I feel gunas play a great part picking a career.
I can just give you, my example. Originally, I was a chemist then worked in the bank industry even though I worked well was paid well but I never enjoyed it. Much later in life, I went to school and became a physical therapist and I truly enjoy the profession. Not only that, as a therapist, I tried working with kids, ortho, neuro etc etc and I loved working with elderly population. I’m close to 65 now and am still enjoying.
I don’t get paid much. In fact, had many pay cuts, more work. Quite a few of my colleagues have left the profession but I am still doing it because I truly love it. I need the money, but I would be fine retiring anytime.
But I think being a therapist was my calling and I attribute it to my latent gunas .