Vocational interest of Adolescents in relation to the socio-economic status

The change of vocational choice frequent in the period of adolescence. Youth makes career choice and multiplicities of factors influence their vocational interest. Among them socio-economic status is the most important factor and the present study is an effort for the assessment of Vocational Interest of Adolescents in Relation to Socio-Economic Status. The present study is descriptive in nature. In the present study, a sample of 200 school students of 12th class (100 boys and 100 girls) of Sangrur district only, was taken. Schools were selected randomly from Sangrur district only. Students were selected from different schools on the basis of incidental sampling method. In the present study Vocational Interest Record (VIR) by Dr. S.P. Kulshrestha and Socio Economic Status Scale (SESS) by Dr. Meenakshi was used. Data was collected and score were statistically analyzed with the help of t-test, coefficient of correlation, Standard Deviation and Mean and result show the insignificant difference between the vocational interest and socio economic status of male and female adolescents. t-vale of rural and urban adolescents’ socio economic status was also calculated and insignificant difference found in them. t-value of vocational interest of rural and urban adolescents indicate the significant difference on the dimensions of executives, commercial, constructive, artistic and agriculture.