Formação profissional e mundo do trabalho: uma análise sobre a não atuação dos bacharéis em Educação Física

This investigation aimed to identify and analyze the justifications that lead bachelors in Physical Education to not work in the area of ​​initial training. The research adopted interlocution with references based on historical-dialectical materialism. It was carried out at a large university, located in the interior of the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. All graduates of the Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education, in the 2015-2018 period, were invited, by email, to answer a questionnaire on Google Forms with open and closed questions, 56 of whom contributed to the investigation. The results pointed that just over half of the participants are working in the area (64.30%). Of those who aren’t working, the main justifications focus on the precarious working conditions, as well as the absence of vacancies and/or opportunities. Finally, of the bachelors, an expressive portion didn’t continue in their studies (53.60%), contradicting the principles for a professional performance based on scientific knowledge.