Job success and steady work are more important to students today than making a lot of money; moreover, the values students place on job success, steady work, and making money diminish as students progress through high school and enter college and the world of work. These findings are based on the longitudinal study High School and Beyond (HS&B), sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics. Estimates are based on responses to questionnaires by HS&B high school sophomores in 1980 and on responses to follow-up questionnaires in 1982, 1984, and 1986. Some of the highlights of the study are as follows: (1) about 82 percent of students rate job success and steady work as being very important; (2) about 33 percent rate making a lot of money as very important; (3) the 1980 high school sophomore group is more concerned than a 1972 national group with being well-off financially and with making a lot of money; (4) the importance students place on these job-related goals declines as the students grow older; and (5) high school graduates and college students are more likely than high school dropouts to say that job success and steady work are important. The study includes comparisons by subcategories such as race/ethnicity and gender; the report contains extensive statistical data. (KC)