The period of growing up and entering adulthood is the time to make important life decisions. One of the priority is the decision regarding further education and professional career. It is important that when planning your professional future (future career), a young person chooses an area of activity in which he/she will be able to make the best use of his/her resources. When making rational decisions about your own future, knowledge about the labour market and the requirements related to future professional work are certainly helpful. The aim of the research was to determine the image of work in the perception of secondary school students. The research shows that young people studying in secondary schools have a fairly realistic picture o...