The aim of the work was assaying motivational aspects of senior pupils’ career guidance. Today the emotional focus of young people is pragmatic: material and personal well-being, the ability to survive in modern society, profitable employment, meeting well-to-do life partner, "having good sponsors," " rich patron", "avoiding army service". Civil loadings such as service of the country and society aren’t appreciated. The lack of sufficiently deep professional orientation of graduates does not preclude its formation during pariod of training at higher educational institutions. Therefore, the task of the school (family and community) consists in choosing of profession which is logical consequence of gradually increasing professional orientatio...