The results of the research of professional objectives of future STEM specialists are presented. The initial stage of professional identification of students mastering STEM programs is considered. Factors of choice of STEM profession, strategy of increase of competitiveness, features of professional motivation and ideas of the future career are shown. We used questionnaire "STEM education and career survey", the technique of "Satisfaction with the profession" (V. A. Yadov, in modification N.V. Kuzmina, A.A. Rean). The sample consisted of 372 students mastering STEM programs, students of universities of Ivanovo, Voronezh, Kursk, Orenburg, Bryansk regions. A survey on the Internet was used to collect data. The research results have shown that the STEM job satisfaction ratio was 0.14. The problem of insufficient readiness of future STEM-personnel to implement the received qualifications in the specialty is revealed. The necessity of professional support programs in building STEM career, development and implementation of practice-oriented programs, the use of opportunities of specialized organizations, large campaigns and holdings interested in STEM personnel.