Career Interest Assessment

Interest Profiler - Short Version

The Interest Profiler (career interest assessment) helps you find out what your interests are and how they relate to the world of work. It does this by asking you to answer questions that represent important interest areas. Your Interest Profiler scores will help you identify your strongest work-related interests. Knowing your work interests can help you decide what kinds of occupations and careers you want to explore.

You should use your Interest Profiler results to explore the world of work and identify occupations that can satisfy your particular interests. You will be able to look at the interests of workers in occupations and compare them to your own interests. Talk to your career development coordinator/facilitator/counselor for more help on how to use your Interest Profiler results.

The Interest Profiler questions describe work activities that some people do at their jobs. Read each question carefully and decide whether or not you would like to do the activity.

Try not to think about:

whether you have enough education or training to perform the activity, or
how much money you would make performing the activity.

Simply think about whether you would "like" or "dislike" performing the work activity.

Points to remember:

This is not a test! There are no right or wrong answers to the questions. The goal is for you to learn more about your personal work-related interests.
There is no time limit for completing the questions. Take your time.

(optional) Name:
(Optional, to identify your printout if printed on a group printer.)

Directions:

If you think that you would like the work activity, select the Like button next to the item.

If you think that you would dislike the work activity, select the Dislike button next to the item.

If you are unsure whether you would like the work activity, select the Unsure button next to the item.

Like Unsure Dislike	1. Build kitchen cabinets
Like Unsure Dislike	2. Lay brick or tile
Like Unsure Dislike	3. Develop a new medicine
Like Unsure Dislike	4. Study ways to reduce water pollution
Like Unsure Dislike	5. Write books or plays
Like Unsure Dislike	6. Play a musical instrument
Like Unsure Dislike	7. Teach an individual an exercise routine
Like Unsure Dislike	8. Help people with personal or emotional problems
Like Unsure Dislike	9. Buy and sell stocks and bonds
Like Unsure Dislike	10. Manage a retail store
Like Unsure Dislike	11. Develop a spreadsheet using computer software
Like Unsure Dislike	12. Proofread records or forms
Like Unsure Dislike	13. Repair household appliances
Like Unsure Dislike	14. Raise fish in a fish hatchery
Like Unsure Dislike	15. Conduct chemical experiments
Like Unsure Dislike	16. Study the movement of planets
Like Unsure Dislike	17. Compose or arrange music
Like Unsure Dislike	18. Draw pictures
Like Unsure Dislike	19. Give career guidance to people
Like Unsure Dislike	20. Perform rehabilitation therapy
Like Unsure Dislike	21. Operate a beauty salon or barber shop
Like Unsure Dislike	22. Manage a department within a large company
Like Unsure Dislike	23. Load computer software into a large computer network
Like Unsure Dislike	24. Operate a calculator
Like Unsure Dislike	25. Assemble electronic parts
Like Unsure Dislike	26. Drive a truck to deliver packages to offices and homes
Like Unsure Dislike	27. Examine blood samples using a microscope
Like Unsure Dislike	28. Investigate the cause of a fire
Like Unsure Dislike	29. Create special effects for movies
Like Unsure Dislike	30. Paint sets for plays
Like Unsure Dislike	31. Do volunteer work at a non-profit organization
Like Unsure Dislike	32. Teach children how to play sports
Like Unsure Dislike	33. Start your own business
Like Unsure Dislike	34. Negotiate business contracts
Like Unsure Dislike	35. Keep shipping and receiving records
Like Unsure Dislike	36. Calculate the wages of employees
Like Unsure Dislike	37. Test the quality of parts before shipment
Like Unsure Dislike	38. Repair and install locks
Like Unsure Dislike	39. Develop a way to better predict the weather
Like Unsure Dislike	40. Work in a biology lab
Like Unsure Dislike	41. Write scripts for movies or television shows
Like Unsure Dislike	42. Perform jazz or tap dance
Like Unsure Dislike	43. Teach sign language to people with hearing disabilities
Like Unsure Dislike	44. Help conduct a group therapy session
Like Unsure Dislike	45. Represent a client in a lawsuit
Like Unsure Dislike	46. Market a new line of clothing
Like Unsure Dislike	47. Inventory supplies using a hand-held computer
Like Unsure Dislike	48. Record rent payments
Like Unsure Dislike	49. Set up and operate machines to make products
Like Unsure Dislike	50. Put out forest fires
Like Unsure Dislike	51. Invent a replacement for sugar
Like Unsure Dislike	52. Do laboratory tests to identify diseases
Like Unsure Dislike	53. Sing in a band
Like Unsure Dislike	54. Edit movies
Like Unsure Dislike	55. Take care of children at a day-care center
Like Unsure Dislike	56. Teach a high-school class
Like Unsure Dislike	57. Sell merchandise at a department store
Like Unsure Dislike	58. Manage a clothing store
Like Unsure Dislike	59. Keep inventory records
Like Unsure Dislike	60. Stamp, sort, and distribute mail for an organization

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