Background and Aim: The discussion about extended working lives and later careers are high on the policy agenda in several countries. There is, however, scarce research on this area. To provide knowledge to the current discussion, a literature review of peer reviewed articles on midlife and older adults’ careers issues has been conducted.

Method: The process of locating material from databases resulted in 141 articles selected for a deeper screening. Among these, 63 were finally selected as empirical material for analysis. Initially, the content of each article was identified, mapped, coded and categorized with content analysis as the basic method. The codes and categories with same or similar content were then brought together.

Results: Five overall themes were identified: the need for all-age-career guidance services, career issues among certain professions, immigrants’ career paths, later careers and factors of well-being, and longitudinal correlations between early life conditions and late career.

Discussion and implications: The presentations discuss the role of and need for guidance and learning later in working life.