TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page certification Approval page Dedication Acknowledgement Table of contents Abstract CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Statement of the Problem Purpose of the study Significance of the Study Scope of the Study Research Questions CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Conceptual Framework Concept of Career Concept of Career Choice Theoretical Framework Holland's Theory of Career Choice Social Cognitive Theory Theoretical Studies Factors Influencing Career Choice How Family in which students find themselves have affected their Career Choice How Peer Pressure/ Group have affected Students Career Choice How the School affects Students Career Choice Review of Empirical Studies Summary of Related Literature CHAPTER THREE: METHOD Research Design Area of the Study Population of the Study Sample and Sampling Technique Instruments for Data Collection Validity of the instrument Reliability of the instrument Method of Data Collection Method of Data Analysis CHAPTER FOUR:PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA Results Summary of Findings CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION,CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS Discussion of Findings Conclusions Implications of Findings Recommendations Suggestions for Further Studies REFERENCES APPENDIX ABSTRACT This study investigates the factors influencing career choice among secondary school students in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The purpose of the study was to investigate peer pressure/ group factors that influence career choice among secondary school students, investigate family factors that influence career choice among secondary school students and also investigate the school factors that influence career choice among secondary school students in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design and was guided by three research questions. The population of the study was 1,792 secondary school students in Awka South Local Government Area. The sample size was 362 respondents selected through a simple random sampling technique. Consequently, the instrument used for the study was a structured questionnaire of 4 points Likert scale with a mean rating of 2.50 and above as an acceptable value while a mean below 2.50 was rejected. The reliability of the instrument was determined by the Cronbach Alpha method which yielded scores of 0.91,0.77and 0.82 for clusters B1,B2,and B3 respectively. The findings showed that family significantly influences the career choices of secondary school students through factors like parents' occupation and education, family values, and financial resources, while peers exert influence by pressuring them to conform, and schools play a vital role in shaping students' choices. It was recommended that schools should provide educational resources and also invite speakers to educate students on the available careers. It was suggested that a study should also be conducted on the effects of making poor career choices among Anambra State undergraduate students.