Many teachers have rather definite opinions with regard to what happens to our young people after they leave school. As these opinions are rarely based on legitimate evidence, they are not likely to be convincing to anyone who may be called upon to modify a school program in order to meet the existing conditions more adequately. With a view to providing some reliable data regarding the young people who go to work, an examination was made of the report for 1923-24 of the placement department of a prominent vocational school. While the group considered is small, it is believed that it provides a fair cross section of conditions in general. It should be said that the study here summarized was carried on by a placement officer who prepared his report without knowing that an analysis of it was to be made. It should be understood also that his major job is teaching and that his duties as a placement officer are secondary; hence the relatively small number of placements from the school during the year. It is also desirable at this point to refer to the limitations of the study, lest unwarranted generalizations be made. In the first place, there are only 132 pupils considered, all boys. The placements listed include only those made directly through the placement department. Many other pupils were placed by the teachers, while still others obtained positions by personal application. Another limiting factor is that both part-time and all-day pupils are included. Finally, a number of temporary jobs were filled by part-time pupils, thus increasing the number of separations from the job. The data in Table I deal with the question of the range of occupations into which young workers go. It was found that the place-