Career Interest Survey
The Question is…"Would I Like to…?" Answer the question with Y=Yes or N=No
Section 1
Work with and train horses Y N
Maintain a golf course Y N
Assist in operation of animal boarding facility Y N
Work outside in all kinds of weather Y N
Test water for pollution Y N
Work on farm equipment Y N
Operate chain saw Y N
Grow and care for plants Y N
Work in an environmental testing lab Y N
Create artistic designs of home landscapes Y N
Care for animals Y N
Total Yes _____
Section 2
Plan and schedule banquets for various
types of events Y N
Package and prepare meat Y N
Work as a reservation manager Y N
Show people how to have healthy skin Y N
Create recipes and develop menus Y N
Sell health and beauty supplies Y N
Work on a cruise ship Y N
Prepare food in a restaurant Y N
Style and cut hair Y N
Smoke and cure meat Y N
Manicure fingernails Y N
Total Yes _____
Section 3
Help elderly people in a senior center Y N
Assist a dentist clean someone’s teeth Y N
Examine an injured athlete Y N
Help a doctor perform a surgery Y N
Care for a person in a wheelchair Y N
Identify germs under a microscope Y N
Assist a doctor deliver a baby Y N
Take x-rays in a dental or medical setting Y N
Help someone prepare to work after an injury Y N
Draw blood from a medical patient Y N
Total Yes _____
Section 4
Repair diesel engines on semis Y N
Use computer diagnostic tools Y N
Work on aircraft systems Y N
Repair dented fenders and grills Y N
Paint cars, trucks and planes Y N
Manage teams of technicians Y N
Service new cars in a dealership Y N
Build and work on race cars Y N
Diagnose and repair engines Y N
Customize cars and trucks Y N
Perform preventative maintenance Y N
Total Yes _____
Section 5
Use a website to market and sell products Y N
Design CD covers and posters Y N
Enter and maintain data on a computer Y N
Edit digital videos and manipulate photos Y N
Design web pages Y N
Select which merchandise to sell in a store Y N
Develop digital animation Y N
Build computer networks Y N
Be an administrative assistant or receptionist Y N
Draw using various artistic techniques Y N
Build computers or write software Y N
Total Yes _____
Section 6
Design blueprints for manufacturing and
architecture Y N
Work in teams to solve problems Y N
Make machine parts with a computer Y N
Design and build robots Y N
Use computer programs to solve problems Y N
Build models of machines and appliances Y N
Inspect machine parts for flaws Y N
Create work cells that manufacture things Y N
Design machine parts with a computer Y N
Weld metal together Y N
Design and build parts for automobiles Y N
Total Yes _____
Section 7
Serve as an Emergency Medical Technician Y N
Work in an after-school program Y N
Learn investigative techniques Y N
Care for and teach children Y N
Learn firefighting techniques Y N
Teach children colors, numbers and letters Y N
Learn search and rescue techniques Y N
Set up childcare centers Y N
Help communities during natural disasters Y N
Learn first aid and CPR Y N
Total Yes _____
Section 8
Use your hands to build things Y N
Manage teams of construction workers Y N
Install electrical service to a building Y N
Read blueprints Y N
Maintain heating and air conditioning units Y N
Build a house from the ground up Y N
Inspect new homes so they meet local codes Y N
Work with and repair electric motors Y N
Put roofing on houses and office buildings Y N
Operate bulldozers, backhoes and more Y N
Build fireplaces, chimneys, and walls Y N
Total Yes _____
Career Interest Survey Scoring
Record the scores from your Career Interest Survey by counting the number of "Y" s you circled in each section. Then investigate the possibilities in the career pathway programs where you had the highest scores!
_____ Section 1 Environmental Science and Agriculture – this is for you if you are artistic, personable, detail oriented and responsible. You will also need to have good health and stamina and love animals and/or the outdoors.
Animal Science & Management
Equine Science & Management
Horticulture Operations
Natural Resources Technology
Veterinary Assisting
_____ Section 2 Consumer and Community Services – this is for you if you are personable, patient, dependable, detail oriented, interested in people and stable under pressure. You will also need a high energy level, good health, stamina, good finger dexterity and a flair for creativity and originality.
Chef Training
Cosmetology
Culinary Arts & Hospitality Services
Food Product Processing
Hotel Operations
Restaurant Operations
_____ Section 3 Health Career- this is for you if you desire to help others; adapt easily to change; get along well with people; are detail oriented and dependable. You will also need to have good health, stamina, a pleasant personality and an interest in health and medicine.
Biotechnology
Dental Assisting
Health Technology
Secondary Practical Nursing
Sports Rehabilitation Therapy
_____ Section 4 Automotive and Power Technology – this is for you if you are detail oriented, methodical, precise and have mechanical aptitude. You will also need to have good finger and manual dexterity, good eye-hand coordination and good color perception.
Agricultural/Industrial/Diesel Mechanics
Automotive Technology
Aviation Maintenance Technician
Industrial Diesel Mechanics
_____ Section 5 Business Technology or Information Technology - this is for you if you get along well with people; are accurate; precise; detail oriented, personable, inquisitive, self-motivated and self disciplined. You will also need to have good eye-hand coordination, good perceptual skills and the ability to concentrate.
Business Management & Administrative Services
Digital TV Production Technician
E- Marketing
Computer Service Technician and Networking
Interactive Media
Sales & Marketing (senior-only program)
_____ Section 6 Industry and Engineering – this is for you if you are accurate; precise, patient, self-disciplined and inquisitive. You will also need to have mechanical aptitude, good eye-hand coordination and good depth perception.
Computer Assisted Drafting
Engineering Technologies & Robotics
Pre-Engineering Technology
Welding (senior -only program)
_____ Section 7 Consumer and Community Services – this is for you if you are personable, patient, dependable, detail oriented, interested in people and stable under pressure. You will also need a high energy level, good health, stamina, good finger dexterity and a flair for creativity and originality.
Early Childhood Education
Firefighting/Emergency Medical Services
Law Enforcement
Teaching Professions (senior-only program)
_____ Section 8 Construction and Maintenance - this is for you if you are detail oriented, precise, patient, self-motivated, and trustworthy, like to build and repair things and get along well with people. You will also need to have good manual dexterity, good color perception, good sense of balance, like to work outdoors, enjoy hard physical work and take pride in workmanship.
Commercial & Residential Electricity
Construction Framing & Finishing Tech
Heavy Equipment Operations & Engineering
Heating, Ventilating & Air Conditioning
Industrial Facilities Technician
Masonry
Plumbing
