Career Interest Survey

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1 areer nterest Survey n order to choose a career that will give you personal satisfaction, you must spend some time thinking about what really interests you. This activity helps you match your interests to different types of careers. or each item, circle the letter of the activity you would rather do. t doesn t matter if you like both of them a lot or dislike both of them a lot; just pick the one you would rather do, and circle that letter. perate a printing press Study the causes of earthquakes ake three-dimensional items nalyze handwriting uild kitchen cabinets efinance a mortgage lant and harvest crops eplace car window and fender esign indoor sprinkler systems un a factory sewing machine Sing in a concert irect the takeoff/landing of planes nalyze reports and records perate a machine evelop personnel policies Train racehorses perate a cash register ollect rocks Work in an office nswer customer questions uard an office building un a department store Start a business raft a blueprint Write reports elp former prison inmates find work Write for a newspaper Use a calculator ssess student progress esign an airplane esign a freeway lan educational lessons elp people at a mental health clinic emodel old houses Wrap a sprained ankle uide an international tour group alance a checkbook Take an X-ray are for young children ocate a missing person Solve technical problems rovide spiritual guidance to others Write a computer program Train animals lan estate disbursements/payments nter data anage a veterinary clinic ead others e in charge of replanting forests ct in a TV show or movie esign a book cover uild toys with written instructions perate heavy equipment anage a fish hatchery Solve a burglary heck products for quality igure out why someone is sick ly an airplane ssemble cars rotect our borders uild an airport eep company business records earn how things grow and stay alive Sell cars lay an instrument lan activities for adult day care ut together small tools esign a website Work as a restaurant host or hostess ight fires esearch soybean use in paint rovide consumer information Tutor students Work at a zoo eep payroll records for a company Work in a nursing home uard money in an armored car Study human behavior Take care of children lan special diets ire new staff un ventilators/breathing machines ix a television set un a school horeograph a dance obby or show support for a cause rive a taxi roadcast the news ix a control panel elp friends with personal problems Sell clothes Work with your hands udit taxes for the government Sort and date dinosaur bones versee a logging crew Study weather conditions Work at an amusement park Sell insurance ive shots esign landscaping ack boxes at a warehouse Teach dancing earn about ethnic groups anage an information system ive tech support to computer users Work in a courtroom Sterilize surgical instruments Study soil conditions ppraise the value of a house ile books at the library are for injured animals Serve meals to customers lay the stock market rotect the environment

2 rade papers perate a train nstall rivets aise worms nspect cargo containers Work in a cannery rder building supplies aint motors alance accounts evelop learning games oach a school sports team Update a website evelop new computer games uy merchandise for a store ead to sick people epair computers unt nlist in a branch of the military Work to get someone elected dentify plants in a forest ompare sizes and shapes of objects ish Sell sporting goods ut and style hair uard inmates in a prison ead blueprints epair bicycles eliver mail xperiment to find new metals Work in a bank ine up concerts for a band sk people questions for a survey Teach Special ducation Set up a tracking system Work with computer programs oan money anage a factory Work as a nurse in a hospital anage a store dvertise goods and services ang wallpaper ake an arrest aint a portrait Testify before ongress istribute supplies to dentists ompete in a sports event eliver babies ersuade people to buy something Work with a microscope Schedule tee times at a golf course heck guests into a hotel Teach adults to read Stock shelves Serve concession stand drinks lassify plants Transcribe medical records ollow step-by-step instructions ollect past due bills areer valuation ount the number of times you circled each letter and record each number in the chart below. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ow that you have the results from your career interest assessment, it s time to learn about specific career fields that match your interests. Write down the two letters with the most responses. These are your top two areas of career interest. f you have a tie, list three: ind and read the description of your top area of career interest on the next page. Then, record your interest area(s) here:

3 areer nterest reas. rts, /V Technology and ommunications: nterest in creative or performing arts, communication or /V technology.. Science, Technology, ngineering and athematics: nterest in problem-solving, discovering, collecting and analyzing information and applying findings to problems in science, math and engineering.. lants, griculture and atural esources: nterest in activities involving plants, usually in an outdoor setting.. aw, ublic Safety, orrections and Security: nterest in judicial, legal and protective services for people and property.. echanical anufacturing: nterest in applying mechanical principles to practical situations using machines, hand tools or techniques.. ndustrial anufacturing: nterest in repetitive, organized activities in a factory or industrial setting.. usiness, anagement and dministration: nterest in organizing, directing and evaluating business functions.. arketing, Sales and Service: nterest in bringing others to a point of view through personal persuasion, using sales or promotional techniques.. ospitality and Tourism: nterest in providing services to others in travel planning and hospitality services in hotels, restaurants and recreation.. uman Service: nterest in helping others with their mental, spiritual, social, physical or career needs.. overnment and ublic dministration: nterest in performing government functions at the local, state or federal level.. rchitecture, esign and onstruction: nterest in designing, planning, managing, building and maintaining physical structures.. ducation and Training: nterest in planning, managing and providing educational services, including support services, library and information services.. inance, anking, nvestments and nsurance: nterest in financial and investment planning and management, and providing banking and insurance services.. ealth Sciences, are and revention: nterest in helping others by providing diagnostic, therapeutic, informational and environmental services, including researching and developing new health care services.. nformation Technology (T): nterest in the design, development, support and management of hardware, software, multimedia, systems integration services and technical support.. nimals, griculture and atural esources: nterest in activities involving the training, raising, feeding and caring for animals.. Transportation, istribution and ogistics: nterest in the movement of people, materials and goods by road, pipeline, air, railroad or water.

4 areer valuation ow that you know what career areas may interest you, explore some of the careers that fall in those categories below. o you see any occupations you want to know more about? f so, those are the careers you might want to research as future occupations. griculture, ood and atural esources gricultural ngineer gricultural Scientist nimal Trainer hef onservation Scientist arm quipment echanic ish and ame Warden orester Veterinarian Zoologist rchitecture and onstruction rchitect abinetmaker arpenter onstruction anager lectrician ivil ngineer eneral onstruction Worker ighway aintenance Worker nterior esigner Sheet etal Worker Surveying and apping Technician rts, /V Technology and ommunications ctor rt irector roadcast Technician amera perator omposer and usic rranger ilm and Video ditor artographer ews eporter hotographer roducer and irector Set and xhibit esigner Technical Writer raphic esigner usiness, anagement and dministration ccountant dvertising anager omputer perator ourt eporter anagement nalyst eeting and onvention lanner ayroll lerk roperty and eal state anager Shipping and eceiving lerk Statistician ducation and Training udio/visual Specialist oach and Sports nstructor ollege/university dministrators lementary School Teacher igh School Teacher ibrarian ublic ealth ducator Special ducation Teacher Speech athologist University and ollege Teacher inance ccounting lerk ppraiser redit nalyst redit hecker conomist inancial ounselor nsurance djuster and xaminer nsurance gent oan fficer Tax reparer overnment and ublic dministration ity lanning ide onstruction/uilding nspector nterpreter and Translator icense lerk ccupational ealth Specialist Tax xaminer ealth Sciences nesthesiologist thletic Trainer hiropractor entist mergency edical Technician hysical Therapist ccupational Therapist harmacist hysician egistered urse ospitality and Tourism aggage orter and ellhop hef and inner ook ood Service Worker otel anager anitor/ousekeeper Supervisor eservation and Ticket gent estaurant anager Tour uide Travel gent Umpire and eferee uman Services hild are Worker lergy osmetologist ounselor uneral irector anicurist rofessional akeup rtist inancial dviser sychologist esidential ounselor Social Worker

5 nformation Technology (T) omputer/nformation Systems anager omputer ngineer omputer rogrammer omputer Security Specialist omputer Support Specialist omputer Systems nalyst ata ommunications nalyst T echanic aw, ublic Safety, orrections and Security oroner orrections fficer ourt lerk etective and nvestigator irefighter udge awyer ife uard and Ski atrolman olice atrol fficer anufacturing (echanical/ ndustrial) hemical ngineer orklift perator as and il lant perator eweler ocksmith etal/lastic rocessing Worker ffice achine epairer ower lant perator Shoe and eather Worker Welder arketing, Sales and Services dvertising Salesperson uyer and urchasing gent ustomer Service epresentative loral esigner arket esearch nalyst odel ublic elations Specialist eal state gent Sales anager Telemarketer Science, Technology, ngineering and athematics erospace ngineer iologist hemist lectrical and lectronics ngineer eographer etroleum ngineer echanical ngineer eteorologist hysicist Safety ngineer Transportation, istribution and ogistics ir Traffic ontroller irplane ilot utomobile echanic light ttendant otorboat echanic School us river Subway and Streetcar perator Traffic Technician Transportation gent