the linkedin inspiration index

Who are the most inspired professionals

in the world?

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It’s a tool that measures professional inspiration by asking one simple question…

In July 2013, we launched the LinkedIn Inspiration Index.

How often do you feel inspired by your work?

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We believe that feeling inspired by your work is one of the most important aspects of having

a productive and successful career.

Why measure inspiration?


leadership

creativity

helping

We also want to help members like you measure your own inspiration

and identify the most inspiring places, careers, and industries.

opportunity

collaboration

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100,000 professionals around the world have contributed

to the Inspiration Index.

As of today, nearly

Each of them has shared their inspiration score — a number from:


to

Always feel inspired

Never feel inspired

To date, the average score is 70.

Male average Female average Overall average

We also discovered some fascinating trends. For example, men tend to rate themselves

higher than women.


Age

On the whole, people seem to grow more inspired with age.


18-29 30-44 45-64 65+

67

69

71

74

Diving into specific locations, we saw that Ahmedabad is the most inspired

city, while Madison is the least inspired.


Madison, Wisconsin

63 Ahmedabad Gujarat, India

77


Highest in Mexico

Lowest in China

And members rate themselves:


Russia has the biggest gender gap where men are much more inspired than women.

Inspiration gap

Female average

Male average

Male average Female average


Israel has the biggest gender gap where

women are more inspired than men.

Inspiration gap


Company size also plays a role. Professionals tend to feel less inspired

in large companies…

1-10 11-50 51-200 201-500

70

76

Number of employees

1,000+

68 68 66

Training Entry Manager Director Partner Owner

67 70 71

74

66

81


…especially when they’re in middle management.

Creative Industries are the most inspired.

83 Fine Art

82 Arts & Crafts

81 Professional Training & Coaching

80 Photography

80 Religious Institutions


Plastics & Defense are the least inspired.

64 Public Safety

63 Tobacco

63 Law Practice

62 Defense & Space

61 Plastics


And what about departments within companies?

We found the highest scores among:

Design Research Business Development


69 74 69

While general and administrative departments had the lowest scores.


Finance Legal Accounting

58 64 63

we’re left with one final question…

Now that we’ve looked at inspiration by gender, age, location, industry, and department,


How inspired are you? linkedin.com/inspiration-index

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