Subject and purpose of work: the subject and the purpose of the work: from the papers that have been written so far a conclusion may be drawn that the situation of disabled people on the labour market is presented as rather unfavourable. Professionally passive people predominate in the population of the disabled. In the group of the disabled there are slightly more men than women, moreover the percentage of the disabled is higher in the rural areas. The aim of this study is presentation of parts of the research concerning the professional activity of disabled men. Materials and methods: the research was conducted in 2010. The presented material refers to a research conducted on 467 disabled men dwelling in the rural areas of Lublin voivodeship. The research tool was diagnostic survey within which the questionnaire was used. Results: few disabled men dwelling in the rural areas of Lublin voivodeship were professionally active. The professional passiveness, in the respondents’ opinion, results from the limitations and deficits as well as the shortage of adequate jobs. The professional activity correlated with the men’s age, their education and level of disability. Conclusions: the lack of work is becoming a factor causing the social and economic marginalisation of people with partial disability and existence of prejudices towards this group of people.