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Career Advancement & Professional Development (Job Hunting & Careers, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Career Advancement & Professional Development (Job Hunting & Careers, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $19.96, median 20 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 46/100 (fairly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $16.04 – $24.71 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 37% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Job Hunting & Careers (2,100), one of the easier corners under it.
- 37% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 98% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 73% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 20 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Career Advancement & Professional Development best sellers
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You Can Just Do Things: How High-Agency People Get What They Want Out of Life
by Cate Hall
- List rank#1
- Price$15.14
- Rating4.6
- Reviews237
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So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
by Cal Newport
- List rank#2
- Price$16.65
- Rating4.5
- Reviews8,887
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How to Get a Return on Failure: Fail Smarter―Return Stronger
- List rank#3
- Price$21
- Rating4.8
- Reviews219
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Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: Unconscious Mistakes Women Make that Sabotage their Careers, Revised 3rd Edition
by Lois P. Frankel PhD
- List rank#4
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,852
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So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
by Cal Newport
- List rank#5
- Price$12.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews910
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HEROIC'ish: The Totally Unfiltered Path to Owning Your Identity and Becoming the Hero of Your Own Story . . . Even Before You’re Ready
by Cory M. Charles
- List rank#6
- Price$19.95
- Rating5.0
- Reviews9
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The Control Standard: How to Own Outcomes, Reduce Surprises, and Become the Person Leaders Trust
by Andrew Ward
- List rank#7
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews12
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The Art of Negotiation: How to get what you want (every time)
by Tim Castle
- List rank#8
- Price$13.69
- Rating4.6
- Reviews509
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Mind Your Business: A Workbook to Grow Your Creative Passion Into a Full-time Gig
by Ilana Griffo
- List rank#9
- Price$17.04
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,975
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Center Stage Confidence: How to Own your Story and Command Any Room
by Justin Guarini
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews18
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FAQ
Is Career Advancement & Professional Development a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 46/100, which makes it fairly competitive. The median best seller has 20 reviews and sells for $19.96.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Career Advancement & Professional Development?
The median best seller has 20 reviews, and 71% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Career Advancement & Professional Development best sellers cost?
The median price is $19.96; half of the best sellers are priced between $16.04 and $24.71.
Can new books break into Career Advancement & Professional Development?
37% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.