Career Interest Assessment

Interest Profiler

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.

1. Build kitchen cabinets	Like Unsure Dislike
2. Guard money in an armored car	Like Unsure Dislike
3. Study space travel	Like Unsure Dislike
4. Make a map of the bottom of an ocean	Like Unsure Dislike
5. Conduct a symphony orchestra	Like Unsure Dislike
6. Write stories or articles for magazines	Like Unsure Dislike
7. Teach an individual an exercise routine	Like Unsure Dislike
8. Perform nursing duties in a hospital	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. Operate a dairy farm	Like Unsure Dislike
14. Lay brick or tile	Like Unsure Dislike
15. Study the history of past civilizations	Like Unsure Dislike
16. Study animal behavior	Like Unsure Dislike
17. Direct a play	Like Unsure Dislike
18. Create dance routines for a show	Like Unsure Dislike
19. Give CPR to someone who has stopped breathing	Like Unsure Dislike
20. Help people with personal or emotional problems	Like Unsure Dislike
21. Sell telephone and other communication equipment	Like Unsure Dislike
22. Operate a beauty salon or barber shop	Like Unsure Dislike
23. Use a computer program to generate customer bills	Like Unsure Dislike
24. Schedule conferences for an organization	Like Unsure Dislike
25. Monitor a machine on an assembly line	Like Unsure Dislike
26. Repair household appliances	Like Unsure Dislike
27. Develop a new medicine	Like Unsure Dislike
28. Plan a research study	Like Unsure Dislike
29. Write books or plays	Like Unsure Dislike
30. Play a musical instrument	Like Unsure Dislike
31. Teach children how to read	Like Unsure Dislike
32. Work with mentally disabled children	Like Unsure Dislike
33. Sell merchandise over the telephone	Like Unsure Dislike
34. Run a stand that sells newspapers and magazines	Like Unsure Dislike
35. Keep accounts payable/receivable for an office	Like Unsure Dislike
36. Load computer software into a large computer network	Like Unsure Dislike
37. Drive a taxi cab	Like Unsure Dislike
38. Install flooring in houses	Like Unsure Dislike
39. Study ways to reduce water pollution	Like Unsure Dislike
40. Develop a new medical treatment or procedure	Like Unsure Dislike
41. Perform comedy routines in front of an audience	Like Unsure Dislike
42. Perform as an extra in movies, plays, or television shows	Like Unsure Dislike
43. Teach an elementary school class	Like Unsure Dislike
44. Give career guidance to people	Like Unsure Dislike
45. Give a presentation about a product you are selling	Like Unsure Dislike
46. Buy and sell land	Like Unsure Dislike
47. Transfer funds between banks using a computer	Like Unsure Dislike
48. Organize and schedule office meetings	Like Unsure Dislike
49. Raise fish in a fish hatchery	Like Unsure Dislike
50. Build a brick walkway	Like Unsure Dislike
51. Determine the infection rate of a new disease	Like Unsure Dislike
52. Study rocks and minerals	Like Unsure Dislike
53. Write reviews of books or plays	Like Unsure Dislike
54. Compose or arrange music	Like Unsure Dislike
55. Supervise the activities of children at a camp	Like Unsure Dislike
56. Help people with family-related problems	Like Unsure Dislike
57. Sell compact disks and tapes at a music store	Like Unsure Dislike
58. Run a toy store	Like Unsure Dislike
59. Use a word processor to edit and format documents	Like Unsure Dislike
60. Operate a calculator	Like Unsure Dislike
61. Assemble electronic parts	Like Unsure Dislike
62. Drive a truck to deliver packages to offices and homes	Like Unsure Dislike
63. Diagnose and treat sick animals	Like Unsure Dislike
64. Study the personalities of world leaders	Like Unsure Dislike
65. Act in a movie	Like Unsure Dislike
66. Dance in a Broadway show	Like Unsure Dislike
67. Perform rehabilitation therapy	Like Unsure Dislike
68. Do volunteer work at a non-profit organization	Like Unsure Dislike
69. Manage the operations of a hotel	Like Unsure Dislike
70. Sell houses	Like Unsure Dislike
71. Direct or transfer phone calls for a large organization	Like Unsure Dislike
72. Perform office filing tasks	Like Unsure Dislike
73. Paint houses	Like Unsure Dislike
74. Enforce fish and game laws	Like Unsure Dislike
75. Conduct chemical experiments	Like Unsure Dislike
76. Conduct biological research	Like Unsure Dislike
77. Draw pictures	Like Unsure Dislike
78. Sing professionally	Like Unsure Dislike
79. Help elderly people with their daily activities	Like Unsure Dislike
80. Teach children how to play sports	Like Unsure Dislike
81. Sell candy and popcorn at sports events	Like Unsure Dislike
82. Manage a supermarket	Like Unsure Dislike
83. Compute and record statistical and other numerical data	Like Unsure Dislike
84. Generate the monthly payroll checks for an office	Like Unsure Dislike
85. Operate a grinding machine in a factory	Like Unsure Dislike
86. Work on an offshore oil-drilling rig	Like Unsure Dislike
87. Study the population growth of a city	Like Unsure Dislike
88. Study whales and other types of marine life	Like Unsure Dislike
89. Perform stunts for a movie or television show	Like Unsure Dislike
90. Create special effects for movies	Like Unsure Dislike
91. Help disabled people improve their daily living skills	Like Unsure Dislike
92. Teach sign language to people with hearing disabilities	Like Unsure Dislike
93. Manage a department within a large company	Like Unsure Dislike
94. Sell a soft drink product line to stores and restaurants	Like Unsure Dislike
95. Take notes during a meeting	Like Unsure Dislike
96. Keep shipping and receiving records	Like Unsure Dislike
97. Perform lawn care services	Like Unsure Dislike
98. Assemble products in a factory	Like Unsure Dislike
99. Investigate crimes	Like Unsure Dislike
100. Study the movement of planets	Like Unsure Dislike
101. Conduct a musical choir	Like Unsure Dislike
102. Act in a play	Like Unsure Dislike
103. Help people who have problems with drugs or alcohol	Like Unsure Dislike
104. Help conduct a group therapy session	Like Unsure Dislike
105. Sell refreshments at a movie theater	Like Unsure Dislike
106. Sell hair-care products to stores and salons	Like Unsure Dislike
107. Calculate the wages of employees	Like Unsure Dislike
108. Assist senior-level accountants in performing bookkeeping tasks	Like Unsure Dislike
109. Catch fish as a member of a fishing crew	Like Unsure Dislike
110. Refinish furniture	Like Unsure Dislike
111. Examine blood samples using a microscope	Like Unsure Dislike
112. Investigate the cause of a fire	Like Unsure Dislike
113. Paint sets for plays	Like Unsure Dislike
114. Audition singers and musicians for a musical show	Like Unsure Dislike
115. Help families care for ill relatives	Like Unsure Dislike
116. Provide massage therapy to people	Like Unsure Dislike
117. Start your own business	Like Unsure Dislike
118. Negotiate business contracts	Like Unsure Dislike
119. Type labels for envelopes and packages	Like Unsure Dislike
120. Inventory supplies using a hand-held computer	Like Unsure Dislike
121. Fix a broken faucet	Like Unsure Dislike
122. Do cleaning or maintenance work	Like Unsure Dislike
123. Study the structure of the human body	Like Unsure Dislike
124. Develop psychological profiles of criminals	Like Unsure Dislike
125. Design sets for plays	Like Unsure Dislike
126. Announce a radio show	Like Unsure Dislike
127. Plan exercises for disabled patients	Like Unsure Dislike
128. Counsel people who have a life-threatening illness	Like Unsure Dislike
129. Represent a client in a lawsuit	Like Unsure Dislike
130. Negotiate contracts for professional athletes	Like Unsure Dislike
131. Develop an office filing system	Like Unsure Dislike
132. Keep records of financial transactions for an organization	Like Unsure Dislike
133. Maintain the grounds of a park	Like Unsure Dislike
134. Operate a machine on a production line	Like Unsure Dislike
135. Develop a way to better predict the weather	Like Unsure Dislike
136. Work in a biology lab	Like Unsure Dislike
137. Write scripts for movies or television shows	Like Unsure Dislike
138. Write a song	Like Unsure Dislike
139. Teach disabled people work and living skills	Like Unsure Dislike
140. Organize activities at a recreational facility	Like Unsure Dislike
141. Be responsible for the operation of a company	Like Unsure Dislike
142. Market a new line of clothing	Like Unsure Dislike
143. Record information from customers applying for charge accounts	Like Unsure Dislike
144. Photocopy letters and reports	Like Unsure Dislike
145. Spray trees to prevent the spread of harmful insects	Like Unsure Dislike
146. Test the quality of parts before shipment	Like Unsure Dislike
147. Invent a replacement for sugar	Like Unsure Dislike
148. Study genetics	Like Unsure Dislike
149. Perform jazz or tap dance	Like Unsure Dislike
150. Direct a movie	Like Unsure Dislike
151. Take care of children at a day-care center	Like Unsure Dislike
152. Organize field trips for disabled people	Like Unsure Dislike
153. Sell newspaper advertisements	Like Unsure Dislike
154. Sell merchandise at a department store	Like Unsure Dislike
155. Record rent payments	Like Unsure Dislike
156. Enter information into a database	Like Unsure Dislike
157. Operate a motorboat to carry passengers	Like Unsure Dislike
158. Repair and install locks	Like Unsure Dislike
159. Study the governments of different countries	Like Unsure Dislike
160. Do research on plants or animals	Like Unsure Dislike
161. Sing in a band	Like Unsure Dislike
162. Design artwork for magazines	Like Unsure Dislike
163. Assist doctors in treating patients	Like Unsure Dislike
164. Work with juveniles on probation	Like Unsure Dislike
165. Sell automobiles	Like Unsure Dislike
166. Manage a clothing store	Like Unsure Dislike
167. Keep inventory records	Like Unsure Dislike
168. Maintain employee records	Like Unsure Dislike
169. Set up and operate machines to make products	Like Unsure Dislike
170. Put out forest fires	Like Unsure Dislike
171. Do laboratory tests to identify diseases	Like Unsure Dislike
172. Study weather conditions	Like Unsure Dislike
173. Edit movies	Like Unsure Dislike
174. Pose for a photographer	Like Unsure Dislike
175. Provide physical therapy to people recovering from an injury	Like Unsure Dislike
176. Teach a high-school class	Like Unsure Dislike
177. Sell restaurant franchises to individuals	Like Unsure Dislike
178. Sell computer equipment in a store	Like Unsure Dislike
179. Stamp, sort, and distribute mail for an organization	Like Unsure Dislike
180. Handle customers' bank transactions	Like Unsure Dislike

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