80,000 Hours
Empowering graduates to make a positive impact through research and guidance.
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Empowering graduates to make a positive impact through research and guidance.
80000hours.orgCrawled Oct 15, 2026
A software engineer with more than 20 years of experience, research engineering publications, and plans to start a computer science PhD asks about career advice for someone nearing 50.
The page says consulting can build career capital, but people with a consulting offer may find a better option.
The page argues that pursuing work one loves need not reduce social impact.
The page discusses Ramit's choice between training as a medic for biomedical research and pursuing finance to earn to give. He works as a quantitative financial analyst, donates over a third of his salary, and takes pre-med courses part time.
80,000 Hours helps people use their careers to tackle pressing problems and currently focuses on making the transition to advanced AI go well. It provides research, a podcast, a job board, and free one-on-one career advising.
The page introduces the team behind 80,000 Hours.
The company offers career coaching and in-depth research on careers that address the world's most pressing problems.
The page explains the research process and principles that guide the company's work. Articles justify claims with footnotes, appendices, or reports, and relevant experts check them for mistakes before publication.
The company had received about £45 million in donations by January 2026 from individual philanthropists, grantmakers, and foundations. Its largest donor is Coefficient Giving.
The company says volunteers translated its content into other languages, and that these translations may not reflect current versions because core content is updated often.
The privacy notice explains how 80,000 Hours Limited and 80,000 Hours Foundation collect, use, and share personal information from website visits and offline interactions.
