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15 jobs that are impossible to explain to your parents

Rachel GillettNov 1, 2016, 01:26 IST

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Many parents have no idea what their adult kids actually do every day. But they want to understand.

In LinkedIn's 2016 global study, more than two thirds of the 16,529 parents surveyed admitted they aren't very confident in knowing what their child does for a living

To help bridge the gap, here are 15 of the most misunderstood jobs in America, according to LinkedIn's survey, and how you could explain them to struggling parents.