The Hidden Career Skills Gamers Learn as Kids
Can video games help your child succeed professionally? New research reveals surprising long-term benefits.
A new national survey of parents and working professionals looked at the long-term impact of childhood gaming on adult careers, from the skills gamers build early on to how those lessons translate into higher salaries, leadership roles, and job satisfaction. Key findings from the survey include:
- More than half of working professionals (52%) believe that their childhood gaming experience helped them develop skills that benefited their career.
- Problem-solving (66%) and strategic thinking (63%) are the top career-relevant skills adults say they learned from gaming as kids.
- 86% of childhood gamers said they easily adjust to new tools and technologies, including AI, compared to 77% of those who did not grow up gaming.
- 44% of working professionals say they’ve applied a lesson they learned in a video game to a real-life work situation.
- 63% of parents would support their child enrolling in an esports league.
- 51% of parents believe video games should be recognized as a legitimate extracurricular activity in schools.
- 80% of parents would support their child majoring in game design or development.
Read the full article on the K12 Blog.