Best dream jobs

Actor wins 67% of its duels and tops the Career ranking ahead of Singer.

Singer holds second place with 1307 ELO points across 109 duels, but a 51-point gap separates it from third-ranked Athlete at 1256 points. This is the sharpest divide in the ranking, suggesting the community draws a clearer line between performance careers and athletic pursuits. Actor's commanding win rate of 67% marks it as the consensus dream job, while the creative professions dominate the top positions. Photographer at rank 4 with 1216 points and Secret Agent at rank 5 with 1193 points round out the top tier. At the bottom, Veterinarian sits at rank 9 with 1127 points and a 41% win rate, while Fighter Pilot lands at rank 10 with 1120 points despite a 43% win rate, indicating these careers hold less universal appeal as dream jobs.

The Career ranking draws from 889 duels contributed by 40 players across 10 contenders, updated on 12 October 2026. Whether you picture yourself in the spotlight or behind the camera, the ranking captures how aspirations vary across the community. Cast your vote in head-to-head duels to shift the standings and see where your dream job ranks against the field.

Updated on October 12, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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