職業行為的期刊出版原始經驗和理論文章,小說的見解有助于職業選擇、職業發展、工作和調整整個壽命,也有價值的應用程序在高校心理咨詢和職業發展規劃,商業和工業,政府,軍隊。該雜志主要關注個人對工作和職業決策的調查，而不是對雇主或組織層面變量的研究。示例主題包括最初的職業選擇(例如，專業選擇、工作或組織的最初選擇、組織吸引力)、職業發展、工作轉換、工作-家庭管理、工作調整和工作場所內的態度(例如工作承諾、多重角色管理、人員流動)。

The Journal of Vocational Behavior publishes original empirical and theoretical articles that contribute novel insights to the fields of career choice, career development, and work adjustment across the lifespan and which are also valuable for applications in counseling and career development programs in colleges and universities, business and industry, government, and the military.The Journal primarily focuses on investigations of individual decision-making about work and careers rather than studies of employer or organizational-level variables. Example topics include initial career choices (e.g., choice of major, initial choice of work or organization, organizational attraction), the development of a career, work transitions, work-family management, work adjustment and attitudes within the workplace (such as work commitment, multiple role management, turnover).