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Factors Influencing the Career Choice of Senior High School Students and their Career Path

Author(s) Ms. Caren M. Betonio, Dr. Estrella S. Ferenal
Country Philippines
Abstract Career choice is a lifelong journey shaped by personal experience, reflection, and decision-making. This study determined the factors influencing the career choice of senior high school students and their career path in selected public schools in Misamis Oriental for the School Year 2025–2026. Specifically, this aimed to describe respondents’ profiles; find out the respondents’ assessment of the factors influencing career choice; examine the students’ level of career path; determine the significant relationship between the respondents’ assessment of the factors influencing career choice and their career path; and test the significant difference in the respondents’ career path when grouped according to their profile. A descriptive-correlational research design was employed, with a stratified sampling technique used to obtain 150 students. It made use of a patterned and modified questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, Pearson Correlation, t-tests, and ANOVA were used to analyze results.
Findings revealed that most of the respondents were 17 years old, female with HUMSS as their strand. The respondents’ assessment of the factors influencing their career choice was high with personal, as the highest and environmental, the lowest. Moreover, their level of career path was also high with the variable social as the highest and realistic, the lowest. Hence, the respondents’ factors influencing career choice were related to their career path. The null hypotheses on no significant relationship between the respondents’ assessment of the factors influencing their career choice and their career path was rejected. Indeed, there was no significant difference in the respondents’ career path when grouped according to their profile. The study concludes that career development is shaped more by behavior and environmental support than by fixed traits. It is recommended that guidance counselors and teachers may strengthen strand alignment to help students align their educational paths with authentic interests and long-term goals.
Keywords career choice, career path
Field Sociology > Education
Published In Volume 17, Issue 1, January-March 2026
Published On 2026-01-10
DOI https://doi.org/10.71097/IJSAT.v17.i1.10047
Short DOI https://doi.org/hbjmpn
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