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The purpose of the study is to investigate the correlation between some factors of parental care as perceived by the students, and the students’ occupational interests. Participating in the research were 290 students (167 female and 123 male) from four high schools in Kuwait. The students were given a parental scale and an occupational interest inventory. The findings showed that there are significant correlation’s between the occupational interests of high school students and parental encouragement of achievement and parental psychological control. There are also significant correlation’s between parental acceptance and parental autonomy and the occupational interests of female students. However, there are significant differences between the interests of males and females, with males favoring realistic in terests, and females, artistic and social interests.