The purpose of this study was to analyze the career development of adults with the artistic and conventional occupations. 16 adults with the artistic and conventional occupations in Busan and Kyungnam were sampled. As a way of obtaining informations on adults with the artistic and conventional occupations, semi-constructed interviews were used. The results of the study were as follows: Adults with the artistic occupations were grown up in an atmosphere of freedom and could express their own sensitivities and originalities. They were superior of music, drowing, dance and so on. Adults with the conventional occupations were reared in dilligent and stern family. So they consider endurance more important than their desire. They had a strong sense of responsibility and were good to put in order or conform to the custom. Adults with the artistic occupations developed the career on impulse, in an instant, and intuitional way. They were positive as to the confidence of their faculty in art, so choose the occupation in childhood. Then they kept their hope to be good artist and had a great success in the music, writing, drowing, dance and so on. However, adults with the conventional occupations developed the career on intentional and dependent way. Due to their discretion, integrity, and responsibility, it took long time to chose the occupation. They considered that a job is what they have to do and the most important value is endurance, responsibility, stability, and sincerity. On the other hand, adults with the artistic and the conventional occupation were common to these. First, they expanded their the scope of activities from family, to school, and then to society according to the three periods; childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Second, their career types were formed by interaction of environment and individual. Third, they led career through their own career type. Forth, increasingly they could prospect their whole life and get career identity.