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Career Interest Survey

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You are more likely to look forward to going to work each day when your career matches your skills and personal interests. And that can open doors to even more opportunities.

This career assessment tool takes 10 to 15 minutes to complete. It will help determine your skills and interests and then suggest one or more career fields that matches them.

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Theo: "What do you want do when you grow up? Well… I wanted to be a seven foot three starting Center, lead my team to multiple championships, and then retire and become a well loved celebrity with a cool clothing line.

Sadly, I chose the wrong parents for that particular gig, so now I’m stuck with doing something that matches my actual interests and abilities.

And that’s the key – study and do something that you really enjoy. Take this Career Interest Survey and we’ll suggest some fields where you’ll find true happiness (and make bank).

Activities that best describe what I like to do (page 1 of 3)

Select as many as you like

  1.    Learn how things grow and stay alive
  2.    Make the best use of the earth's natural resources
  3.    Hunt and/or fish
  4.    Protect the environment
  5.    Be outdoors in all kinds of weather
  6.    Plan, budget, and keep records
  7.    Operate machines and keep them in good repair
  8.    Read and follow blueprints and/or instructions
  9.    Picture in my mind what a finished product looks like
  10.    Work with my hands
  11.    Perform work that requires precise results
  12.    Solve technical problems
  13.    Visit and learn from beautiful, historic, or interesting buildings
  14.    Follow logical, step-by-step procedures
  15.    Use my imagination to communicate new information to others
  16.    Perform in front of others
  17.    Read and write
  18.    Play a musical instrument
  19.    Perform creative, artistic activities
  20.    Use video and recording technology
  21.    Design brochures and posters
  22.    Perform routine, organized activities but can be flexible
  23.    Work with numbers and detailed information
  24.    Be the leader in a group
  25.    Make business contact with people
  26.    Work with computer programs
  27.    Create reports and communicate ideas
  28.    Plan my work and follow instructions without close supervision
  29.    Communicate with different types of people
  30.    Help others with their homework or to learn new things
  31.    Go to school
  32.    Direct and plan activities for others
  33.    Handle several responsibilities at once
  34.    Acquire new information
  35.    Help people overcome their challenges
  36.    Work with numbers
  37.    Work to meet a deadline
  38.    Make predictions based on existing facts
  39.    Have a framework of rules by which to operate
  40.    Analyze financial information and interpret it to others
  41.    Handle money with accuracy and reliability
  42.    Take pride in the way I dress and look
  43.    Be involved in politics
  44.    Negotiate, defend, and debate ideas and topics
  45.    Plan activities and work cooperatively with others
  46.    Work with details
  47.    Perform a variety of duties that may change often
  48.    Analyze information and interpret it to others
  49.    Travel and see things that are new to me
  50.    Work under pressure
  51.    Help sick people and animals
  52.    Make decisions based on logic and information
  53.    Participate in health and science classes
  54.    Respond quickly and calmly in emergencies
  55.    Work as a member of a team
  56.    Follow guidelines precisely and meet strict standards of accuracy
  57.    Investigate new places and activities
  58.    Work with all ages and types of people
  59.    Organize activities in which other people enjoy themselves
  60.    Have a flexible schedule
  61.    Help people make up their minds
  62.    Communicate easily, tactfully, and courteously
  63.    Learn about other cultures
  64.    Care about people, their needs, and their problems
  65.    Participate in community services and/or volunteering
  66.    Listen to other people's viewpoints
  67.    Help people be at their best
  68.    Work with people from preschool age to old age
  69.    Think of new ways to do things
  70.    Make friends with different kinds of people
  71.    Work with computers
  72.    Reason clearly and logically to solve complex problems
  73.    Use machines, techniques, and processes
  74.    Read technical materials and diagrams and solve technical problems
  75.    Adapt to change
  76.    Play video games and figure out how they work
  77.    Concentrate for long periods without being distracted
  78.    Work under pressure or in the face of danger
  79.    Make decisions based on my own observations
  80.    Interact with other people
  81.    Be in positions of authority
  82.    Respect rules and regulations
  83.    Debate and win arguments
  84.    Observe and analyze people's behavior
  85.    Work with my hands and learn that way
  86.    Put things together
  87.    Do routine, organized and accurate work
  88.    Perform activities that produce tangible results
  89.    Apply math to work out solutions
  90.    Use hand and power tools and operate equipment/machinery
  91.    Visualize objects in three dimensions from flat drawings
  92.    Shop and go to the mall
  93.    Be in charge
  94.    Make displays and promote ideas
  95.    Give presentations and enjoy public speaking
  96.    Persuade people to buy products or to participate in activities
  97.    Communicate my ideas to other people
  98.    Take advantage of opportunities to make extra money
  99.    Interpret formulas
  100.    Find the answers to questions
  101.    Work in a laboratory
  102.    Figure out how things work and investigate new things
  103.    Explore new technology
  104.    Experiment to find the best way to do something
  105.    Pay attention to details and help things be precise
  106.    Travel
  107.    See well and have quick reflexes
  108.    Solve mechanical problems
  109.    Design efficient processes
  110.    Anticipate needs and prepare to meet them
  111.    Drive or ride
  112.    Move things from one place to another
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Source: Adapted from the Guidance Division Survey, Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education (2005) Permission provided by: States’ Career Clusters Initiative, 2007, www.careerclusters.org

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