Research On The Occupational Mobility Intention Of The New Generation Of Migrant Workers And Its Impact Factors

This research focuses on new generation of migrant workers in Chongqing,discusses about their occupational mobility intention and its impact factors, hopes toprovide reference for new generation of migrant workers about their occupationalchoice and self-development, and also, for human resources management of enterprisesand government departments.This paper is based on related literature review, discusses about occupationalmobility intention and its impact factors through empirical investigation， then foundthat more than half of the new generation of migrant workers has varying degrees ofoccupational mobility intention. The mainly impact factors of occupational mobilityintention are the followings:The first is individual factors. Gender, age, occupational skills and career identityfactors affecting the new generation of migrant workers’ mobility intention. The malemigrant workers’ mobility intention are stronger than the females; the younger’s arestronger than the elders; and mobility intention of the one who lack of professionalskills is stronger than the one who masters professional skills; lower career identitymakes the new generation of migrant workers’ occupational mobility intention strongerthan the higher’s.The second is family factors. Family factors such as family background, maritalstatus are also important factors influencing migrant workers’ mobilityintention.Research found that the poorer the family is, the significantly stronger themigrant workers’ mobility intention. And, the occupational mobility intention of themarried is stronger than the unmarried.The third is circumstance factors. The new generation of migrant workers isinfluenced by hard environment and soft environment at work. The one who is notsatisfied with workplace, in not harmonious relationship with leadership and colleaguesis more likely to change his job. The one who has very little contact with other peopleget relatively good occupation stability because he is in a simple Interpersonalrelationship.The fourth is institutional factors. Household registration system, employmentsystem and redistribution system is the influence of different degree of occupationalmobility intention of the new generation of migrant workers.The new generation of migrant workers who gets urban household, considers the employment system is fair,has little or no gap with urban employees’ benefits gets lower occupational mobilityintention.The new generation of migrant workers’occupational mobility intention is affectedby many joint factors, so we need to take measures from government, enterprise andindividuals aspects to rationalize their occupational mobility intention. As for this, thegovernment should reinforce system reform, reduce social exclusion the new generationof migrant workers suffers in the process of occupational mobility, the enterprisesshould provide professional training and more career development opportunities, and,basically, the new generation of migrant workers should try hard in the construction oftheir own valve and social valve.