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The following article analyses the position work holds on the hierarchy of values of contemporary man on the example of a chosen social group – students. The survey was carried out in the summer 2015 on a group of over 500 students of The State School of Higher Professional Education in Płock. The resultsindicated that although work does not rank highest in their hierarchy of values it still occupies a high, 4thposition. The factors determining the answers were: sex; place of living and the field of study.