Career Interest Inventory

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Career Interest Inventory This Career Interest Inventory is designed to help you match your interests and skills with similar careers. It can help you begin thinking about how your personality will fit in with specific work environments and careers. Imagine walking into a room in which the six groups of people below are already interacting.

Read the descriptions of each group and list the group you would be drawn to first, then your second choice, and finally your third choice. This exercise is based on Dr. John Holland's theory that people and work environments can be loosely classified into six different groups.

Different peoples' personalities may find different environments more to their liking. While you may have some interests in and similarities to several of the six groups, you may be attracted primarily to two or three of the areas. Now select any of the categories below to find out more information on career possibilities, co-curricular activities and identifications that correspond to your strongest interest areas.

This will give you additional ways of checking out your career-related interests and getting involved in your career planning. Realistic People who have athletic or mechanical ability, prefer to work with objects, machines, tools, plants or animals, ... more. less.

or to be outdoors. Investigative People who like to observe, learn, investigate, analyze, evaluate or solve problems. Artistic People who have artistic, innovating or intuitional abilities and like to work in unstructured situations using their imagination and creativity. Social People who like to work with people to enlighten, inform, help, train, or cure them, or are skilled with words. Enterprising People who like to work with people, influencing, persuading, performing, leading or managing for organizational goals or economic gain. Conventional People who like to work with data, have clerical or numerical ability, carry out tasks in detail or follow through on others' instructions. REALISTIC: cThe cDo-ers d ARE YOU: practical athletic straightforward/frank mechanically inclined a nature lover thrifty curious about the material world stable concrete reserved self-controlled independent ambitious systematic persistent CAN YOU: fix electrical things solve electrical problems use your hands play a sport read a blueprint plant a garden LIKE TO: work outdoors be physically active build things tend/train animals operate tools and machinery tinker with machines/vehicles work on electronic equipment HOBBIES: Refinishing furniture Growing plants/flowers Playing sports Hunting/fishing Woodworking Coaching team sports Building models Repairing cars, equipment, etc. Target shooting Landscaping Taking exercise classes CAREER POSSIBILITIES: Aerospace Physiologist Furnace Installer Air-Conditioning Mechanics Geodetic Surveyor Aircraft Mechanic Glazier Appliance Mechanics Groundskeeper Aquaculturist Industrial Supervisor Architectural Drafter Instrument Repair and Maintenance Automobile Body Repairer Jeweler Automotive Engineer Laboratory Technician Automobile Mechanic Line Installer Baker/Chef Logger Bookbinder Machinist Bricklayer Maintenance Repairer Bus driver Mechanical Engineer Butcher Metallurgical Technician Carpenter Oceanographer Cement/Terrazzo Worker Optician Compositor Painter Construction Worker Petroleum Engineer Corrections Officer Plumber Dental Assistant Practical Nurse Dental Laboratory Technician Printing Press Operator Dental Technician Property Manager Diesel Mechanic Quality Control Manager Drafter Radio/T.V. Repair Electrical Engineer Radiochemist Electrician Sailor Electroplater Sheet Metal Worker Exercise Careers Tailor Farmer Tool and Die Maker Farm Manager Truck Driver Fiber Optics Technician Upholsterer Firefighter Watchmaker Fish Hatchery Manager Water Quality Specialist Floral Designer Welder Forester Woodworking INVESTIGATIVE: The "Thinkers" CAN YOU: think abstractly solve math problems understand scientific theories do complex calculations use a microscope or computer interpret formulas LIKE TO: explore a variety of ideas use computers work independently perform lab experiments read scientific or technical journals analyze data deal with abstractions do research be challenged HOBBIES: Book club Astronomy Crossword puzzles/board games Preservation of endangered species Computers Visiting museums Collecting rocks, stamps, coins, etc. Amateur Radio Recreational flying ARE YOU: inquisitive, analytical, scientific, observant, precise, scholarly, cautious, intellectually self-confident Actuary Agronomist Anesthesiologist Anthropologist Archeologist Biochemist Biologist Cardiopulmonary Technician Cartographer Chemical Engineer Chemical Technician Chemist Chiropractor Civil Engineer Computer Engineer Computer Programmer Computer Systems Analyst Dentist Ecologist Economist Electrical Engineer Geographer Geologist Hazardous Waste Technician Horticulturist Industrial Arts Teacher Management Consultant Marketing Research Analyst Mathematician Medical Lab Technologist Medical Technologist Meteorologist Nurse Practitioner Pharmacist Physician, General Practice Physician Assistant Psychologist Research Analyst Software Engineer Statistician Technical Writer Veterinarian Web Site Developer CAREER POSSIBILITIES: ARTISTIC: The "Creators" ARE YOU: creative, intuitive, imaginative, innovative, unconventional, emotional, independent, expressive, original, introspective, impulsive, sensitive, courageous, open, complicated, idealistic, nonconforming CAN YOU: sketch, draw, paint, play a musical instrument, write stories, poetry, music, sing, act, dance design fashions or interiors , LIKE TO: attend concerts, theatres, art exhibits read fiction, plays, and poetry work on crafts take photographs express yourself creatively deal with ambiguous ideas HOBBIES: Photography Performing Writing stories, poems, etc. Desktop publishing Sewing Taking dance lessons Visiting art museums Designing sets for plays Travel Playing a musical instrument Homemade crafts Painting Speaking foreign languages CAREER POSSIBILITIES: Actor/Actress Advertising Art Director Advertising Manager Architect Clothing/Fashion Designer Copywriter Dancer Choreographer Drama Teacher English Teacher Fashion Illustrator Furniture Designer Graphic Designer Interior Designer Journalist/Reporter Landscape Architect Medical Illustrator Museum Curator Music Teacher Photographer Writers/Editors SOCIAL: The "Helpers" : ARE YOU: friendly, helpful, idealistic, insightful, outgoing, understanding, cooperative, generous, responsible, forgiving, patient, empathic, kind, persuasive CAN YOU: teach/train others express yourself clearly lead a group discussion mediate disputes plan and supervise an activity cooperate well with others LIKE TO: work in groups help people with problems participate in meetings do volunteer work work with young people play team sports serve others HOBBIES: Volunteering with social action groups Writing letters Joining campus or community organizations Helping others with personal concerns Meeting new friends Attending sporting events Caring for children Religious activities Going to parties Playing team sports CAREER POSSIBILITIES: Air Traffic Controller Athletic Trainer Chaplain City Manager College Professor Community Planner Counseling Psychologist Counselor/Therapist Cosmetologist Cruise Director Dental Hygienist Detective Dietitian Elementary School Teacher Executive House Keeper Family and Consumer Scientist Hairstylist High School Teacher Historian Home Economist Home Economics Teacher Homemaker Hospital Administrator Ind./Organizational Psychologist Insurance Claims Examiner Librarian Mail Carrier Medical Assistant Medical Record Administrator Minister Priest Rabbi Paralegal Park Naturalist Personnel Recruiter Personnel, Training, and Labor Relations Specialist Physical Therapist Physical Therapy Aide Police Officer Preschool Worker Professional Athlete Probation and Parole Officer Public Health Educator Radiological Technologist Real Estate Appraiser Recreation Director Recreational Therapist Registered Nurse Relocation Counselor Retirement Counselor School Counselor School Principal-Administrator Secondary School Teacher Social Worker Sociologist Special Education Teacher Speech Pathologist Teacher's Aid Business Teacher Ticket Agent Vocational Agricultural Teacher Vocational-Rehab. Counselor X-Ray Technician ENTERPRISING: The "Persuaders" ARE YOU: self-confident, assertive, sociable, persuasive, enthusiastic, energetic, adventurous, popular, impulsive, ambitious, inquisitive, agreeable, talkative, extroverted, spontaneous, optimistic CAN YOU: initiate projects convince people to do things your way sell things or promote ideas give talks or speeches organize activities lead a group persuade others LIKE TO: make decisions affecting others be elected to office win a leadership or sales award start your own service or business campaign politically meet important people have power or status HOBBIES: Discussing Politics Reading Business Journals Watching the Stock Market Attending Meetings and Conferences Selling Products Leading Campus of Community Organizations Operating a Home Business CAREER POSSIBILITIES: Advertising, marketing, and public relations managers Advertising Sales Representative Automobile Sales Worker Financial Planner Barber/Hairdresser Bartender Benefits Manager Financial Manager Buyer Insurance Adjuster Computer Operator Cook/Chef Credit Analyst Credit Manager Dental Assistant Educational - Training Manager Educational Administrator Emergency Medical Technician Flight Attendant Food Service Manager Foreign Service Officer Funeral Director Health Services Manager Hotel Manager Housekeeper Industrial Engineer Insurance Agent Interpreter Journalism Lawyer/Attorney Lobbyist Manufacturer's Representative Office Manager Public Relations Representative Real Estate Agent Restaurant Manager Retail Sales Person Retail Store Manager Sales Manager Sales Representative Social Service Director Stockbroker Tax Accountant Traffic Clerks Travel Agent Urban Planner CONVENTIONAL: The "Organizers" ARE YOU: well-organized, accurate, numerically inclined, methodical, conscientious, efficient, conforming, orderly, practical, thrifty, systematic, structured, polite, ambitious, obedient, persistent CAN YOU: work well within a system do a lot of paper work in a short time keep accurate records use a computer terminal write effective business letters LIKE TO: follow clearly defined procedures use data processing equipment work with numbers type or take shorthand be responsible for details collect or organize things HOBBIES: Collecting memorabilia Arranging and organizing household or workshop, etc. Playing computer or card games Collecting any related objects Keeping club or family records and files Reading home magazines Studying tax laws Practicing Clutter's Last Stand Writing family history CAREER POSSIBILITIES: Abstractor Accountant Accounting Clerk and Bookkeeper Administrative Assistant Bank Teller Budget Analyst Building Inspector Business Teacher Cashier Catalog Librarian Clerk Computer Operator Cost Accountant Court Reporter Customs Inspector Data processing worker Insurance Adjuster Insurance Underwriter Internal Auditor Key Punch Operator Kindergarten Teacher Legal Secretary Library Assistant Medical Records Technician Medical Secretary Safety Inspector Service Station Attendant Tax Consultant Telephone Operator Typist

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