Factors Influencing Career Choice Among Learners in Southern Districts of the Province of Bukidnon

The career choices of southern district learners are understandably overfilled with doubts and concerns, as it is the time of preparation for their future disposition. This study focused on four key objectives, including learners’ characteristics, factors affecting career choices, a test of relationships between their characteristics and the level of influence of academic ability, and parental factors. The research employed a survey questionnaire to 265 respondents, the descriptive correlational method was utilized, and statistical tools such as frequency, percentage, mean, and Pearson Product Moment Correlation were used to test for significant relationships. The study revealed no significant relationships between the characteristics and the level of influence of the factors on the career choice of learners, except for the impact of parental influence factors on learners’ sex, parents’ educational level, and preferred courses. A very high level of parental influence indicates that parents contribute to the overall decisions of children’s careers. This highlights the remarkable role of parents in imparting ideals, standards, and care to learners’ career lives. Parents should constantly nurture the decision-making skills of their children, which they will use to select a career suitable to their capabilities, contributing to their total success in the future.