Work Interest Quiz

To make a good decision about a future career, it helps to know what type of work you enjoy doing.

Should I go to college or look for a job? If I try to find a job, what kind of job should it be? How do I find what jobs are best for me?

The Work Interest Quiz can help you find answers.

Directions:
Just check the the box next to any of the activities that you like to do. Your answers are analyzed and fit into two of the 6 work groups (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising or Conventional).

Activity	Like?
1. Take a course in car engine repair.
2. Counsel other people your age.
3. Study Earth sciences.
4. Construct wooden furniture.
5. Work with scientists to design a new jet engine.
6. Design an office filing system.
7. Manage a sales force.
8. Sing in a musical variety show.
9. Paint a mural.
10. Describe how sunlight is used for energy.
11. Participate in community activities.
12. Conduct research studies.
13. Lead a seminar on taking business risks.
14. Track a company's sales and finances.
15. Direct theatrical productions.
16. Work with abused children.
17. Use weights and measures.
18. Do automotive body work.
19. Write scientific reports.
20. Improve the accounting system of a small business.
21. Find people to invest in your business.
22. Write songs.
23. Take a course in marriage counseling.
24. Build a house.
25. Read to blind people.
26. Enter data into a computer.
27. Think of ideas for starting your own business.
28. Learn how to arrange the subjects for a photograph.
29. Invent scientific products.
30. Participate in a Big Brother/Big Sister program.
31. Compute wages for payroll records.
32. Take a short-story-writing class.
33. Repair a wooden fence.
34. Help your business grow.
35. Learn how to use a word processor.
36. Play a musical instrument.
37. Learn about childcare.
38. Use a prism to study light.
39. Assemble a new bicycle.
40. Change the structure of a corporation.
41. Tax accounting.
42. Design greeting cards.
43. Teach adults how to read.
44. Explain how satellites work.
45. Replace a broken light switch.
46. Learn how to develop real estate.
47. Identify different types of science lab equipment.
48. Restore an old car.
49. Design a set for a play.
50. Provide counseling to people with drug or alcohol problems.
51. Write a business proposal.
52. Fill out order forms for a company.
53. Be a file clerk.
54. Teach learning-disabled students how to read.
55. Cut wood with a handsaw.
56. Write a script for a play.
57. Lead a project team or committee.
58. Conduct an audit.
59. Manage a new area of a large corporation.
60. Build a radio.