15 professions trending on TikTok

While TikTok may not be the first resource people think of for learning more about different professions, the app has garnered billions of views through its profession-centered content alone.

Registered Nurse.org, an educational resource for prospective RNs, ranked which professions have garnered the most views on TikTok, noting that the app's users have spent nearly four billion hours watching videos about 35 different professions, from doctors and nurses to electricians and accountants. And while users may not be watching because they want to pursue the same career, TikTok has become a way to gain insight across a host of disciplines, explains Melissa Stephenson, a media relations associate who works with Registered Nursing.org. 

"TikTok is a platform where professionals' reach is endless, so they can shed light on what they experience in a certain industry to anyone interested in their field," says Stephenson. "These videos can also provide honest, sometimes not-so-glamorous advice, so job seekers know exactly what they are getting themselves into."

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Doctors and nurses ranked number one and three respectively, hinting at a widespread interest in the healthcare field. Stephenson notes that TikTok at times acts as a valuable resource for information about individual and public health, while revealing just how challenging the field can be, especially amid nationwide staffing shortages. Teachers took the number two spot on the list, with its popularity partly due to many teachers offering advice to one another as budget cuts and resignation rates lead to further burnout in the field, says Stephenson.

Regardless, TikTok users are more than interested in what different professions are like and the applicable expertise those professionals can bring to the table. Here are the most popular jobs on TikTok, according to Registered Nurse.org.