Professional careers of masters of Tourism (and Recreation) at Academy of Physical Education in Cracov In the following article has been shown the results ofresearch.es about the job careers of the students graduated the direction of tourism and recreation at Academy if Physical Education in Krakow in 1977 - 1997. Analyzed were such factors describing the ways of career like: place of employment in tourism, the length of personal experience in tourism, reasons of starting to work in the other branch of economy, the kind of practicing job, possibilities of using the knowledge acquired during the period of study in professional work. The graduated students were asked both about their difficulties in practicing job as well as the factors deciding about promotion in work and also about their satisfaction from professional work and compatibility of their present activity in comparison to the previous images. The researchers also have got the information about intentions of change the current work and reasons of these eventual decisions and about the plans of further improve the current qualifications.