Some people want their leisure activities to be expensive expressions of their status while others want to spent their time simply. This refers to how much and what type of formal education people want to pursue. Some people enjoy going to school and attend many years of college and post-graduate school. Other people want to spend as little time as possible in formal educational settings and, rather, learn by doing. To an extent, people's attitudes toward education determine their career options.
Many careers require certain types and amounts of formal education.
If education is more important than career, this will shape all their other life experiences. This refers to people's long term vocational aspirations. To an extent it pertains to specific jobs they may take, but career extends beyond that to indicate the overall course of their work-related experience. Career pertains to the types of working conditions people want, the type of salary and benefits they expect, how many hours they want to work, and when they want to retire. It also refers to the types of people they want to work with and the types of relationships they want to have with them.