Many Americans are feeling positive about the future of the job market under a Donald Trump presidency. A recent Resume Genius survey of 1,000 working-age Americans found that about 2 in 3 Americans (65%) are optimistic about how the Trump administration will influence their career and job prospects.

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Younger Americans, in particular, believe Trump will be good for jobs — 69% of Gen Z and 67% of millennials feel positive about the current political climate’s effect on their careers. In addition, men (67%) are more confident than women (61%) that Trump’s presidency will positively influence their professional futures.

But is this optimism warranted? Here’s what one career expert predicts.

Nathan Soto, career expert at Resume Genius, believes that most working-age Americans are optimistic because of the change in presidency rather than because of Trump himself.

“During this period of change, Americans’ optimism about their career outlook comes from their dissatisfaction with the status quo,” he said. “I believe the overwhelming optimism we’re seeing in our survey results would be misattributed if we say it’s about the Trump administration itself.

“One of the most pertinent criticisms of the Democratic party’s campaign was that their messaging on the economy — that it’s actually doing very well — was insensitive to working-class people whose wages have stagnated and for whom inflation has been devastating,” he continued. “Americans obviously want something different.”

Soto said that in reality, Trump’s proposed policies will have mixed effects on American workers.

“Trump didn’t commit to raising the minimum wage during his campaign, but he promised an end to taxing tips and overtime pay,” he said. “His focus on mass deportations and tariffs largely side-steps employment concerns for most Americans, but still, Americans are eager to return to a pre-pandemic economy and it seems that most are optimistic Trump can deliver it.”

While Soto said it’s OK to be optimistic about the job market over the next four years, it’s also important to be realistic.

“A bit of cautious optimism is healthy, but one president cannot improve the career outlook of the entire country — or even 65% of it,” he said. “It’s likely that only some will benefit directly from Trump’s policies, while many will have to make their own success.”

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