The purpose of this study is to understand the types of support systems that students report as influential to their future careers. The results of this study will provide some important implications for career interventions and counseling with youth. In this study we will be able to examine the relative contributions of support systems to career aspirations among a group of 9th - 12th grade students in rural Appalachian high schools. Many people experience career journeys that bring them in close contact with others through emotionally enriching and, at times, emotionally challenging territory. As people navigate their careers to unfamiliar educational and career terrain, the interconnected and reciprocal nature of their paths with those people closest to them takes on added significance (Schultheiss, D.E.P., Palma, T.V., Predragovich, K.S., & Glassock, J.M.J., 2002). Successful transitions through adolescence are facilitated by social support. Social support during adolescents are family, peers, and teachers (Wall, J., Covell, K., & Macintyre, P.D., 1999).