Manifestations of the autonomous (independent) and dependent style of self-regulation of 8-10 form schoolchildren (171 Ss) in such aspects of the occupational choice as 1) knowledge of the nature and conditions of work, job requirements, forms and periods of training, etc., 2) assuredness of the correctness of the choice, 3) domination of "internal" or "external" criteria of the choice, 4) independence of the choice, 5) occupational expectations. It has been established that pupils with the autonomous style rather often proceed in choosing a vocation from the analysis of their possibilities, interests, and capacities, comparing them with the content and conditions of work, while those with the dependent style tend to rely on the advice from relatives and the people they know; much more often they make their choice under the influence of haphazard factors.