Job expectations have changed over the past 40 years. Research has been done to see the differences between these expectations and compare them by examining the expectations from time to time. This is relevant because we can see today's popular jobs and understand why these jobs are so popular. Is this a societal norm and that's why they change, or is it just the demand for different jobs that affects people's career choice? This question can be answered by examining the results of the analysis. The hypothesis is that employment expectations of Tri-Valley seniors have changed over the past 40 years. To determine the employment expectations of older adults 40 years ago, we used secondary analysis as a tool to find this information. Secondary analysis uses pre-collected information for data collection and research purposes without distortion. Finding the information using any other method would be almost impossible because there is no way to locate all students, they could have memory distortions and even inaccurate answers. By reviewing the directory, we would bypass all these possible errors and get their real answer at that time by looking at their future plans. The research was also carried out using the seven steps of the research method. The first step, identifying the problem, was to create jobs. To review the literature, four directories were used. The directories included the years; 1958, 1959, 1999 and 2002. After consulting the books, our previous hypothesis was formed. From there, we used secondary analysis as our research design. Data was collected by creating categories for all jobs and then collapsing those categories. Once the categories were broad enough... middle of paper ... he can do it best, and that's why there is a decrease in the number of people wanting to join in on the fun. Ultimately, our research showed that our hypothesis was successful. The expectations of Tri-Valley seniors have changed over the past 40 years. Some of the changes were very drastic, while others were more minor changes. Whether major or minor, these were changes and so our hypothesis was. There was only one drawback to the research design. When creating categories, we created a category known as Else. This category has grown significantly from then until today. Many students wrote that they wanted to be rich or successful, but didn't develop a real plan for themselves. If this category had a lower number, the results we found could have been even more accurate because there would have been more results from a larger number of students..