Career Clusters Interest Survey

First Name: Last Name:

Check the items in each box that best describe you. You may check as many items as you choose in each box.

This survey does not make any claims of statistical reliability and has not been normed. It is intended for use as a guidance tool to generate discussion

regarding careers and is valid for that purpose.

Box 1
Activities that describe what I like to do:	Personal qualities that describe me:	School subjects that I like:
Learn how things grow and stay alive	Self-reliant	Math
Make the best use of earth's natural resources	Nature lover	Life Sciences
Hunt and/or fish	Physically active	Earth Sciences
Protect the environment	Planner	Chemistry
Be outdoors in all kinds of weather	Creative problem solver	Agriculture
Plan, budget and keep records
Operate machines and keep them in good repair

Box 2
Activities that describe what I like to do:	Personal qualities that describe me:	School subjects that I like:
Read and follow blueprints and/or instructions	Curious	Math
Picture in my mind what a finished product looks like	Good at following directions	Drafting
Work with my hands	Pay attention to detail	Physical Sciences
Perform work that requires precise results	Good at visualizing possibilities	Construction trades
Solve technical problems	Patient and persistent	Electrical trades/ Heating Air conditioning, refrigeration, Technology Education
Visit and learn from beautiful, historic, or interesting buildings
Follow logical, step-by-step procedures

Box 3
Activities that describe what I like to do:	Personal qualities that describe me:	School subjects that I like:
Use my imagination to communicate new information to others	Creative and imaginative	Art / Graphic Design
Perform in front of others	Good communicator / good vocabulary	Music
Read and write	Curious about new technology	Speech and drama
Play a musical instrument	Relate well to feelings / thoughts of others	Journalism / Literature
Perform creative, artistic activities	Determined / tenacious	Audiovisual Technologies
Use video and recording technology
Design brochures and posters

Box 4
Activities that describe what I like to do:	Personal qualities that describe me:	School subjects that I like:
Perform routine, organized activities but can be flexible	Organized	Computer Applications, Business and Information Technology
Work with numbers and detailed information	Practical and logical	Accounting
Be the leader in a group	Patient	Math
Make business contact with people	Tactful	English
Work with computer programs	Responsible	Economics
Create reports and communicate instructions
Plan my work and follow instructions without close supervision

Box 5
Activities that describe what I like to do:	Personal qualities that describe me:	School subjects that I like:
Communicate with different types of people	Friendly	Language Arts
Help others with homework or to learn new things	Decision maker	Social Studies
Go to school	Helpful	Math
Direct and plan activities for others	Innovative / Inquisitive	Science
Handle several responsibilities at once	Good listener	Psychology
Acquire new information
Help people overcome their challenges

Box 6
Activities that describe what I like to do:	Personal qualities that describe me:	School subjects that I like:
Work with numbers	Trustworthy	Accounting
Work to meet a deadline	Orderly	Math
Make predictions based on existing facts	Self-confident	Economics
Have a framework of rules by which to operate	Logical	Banking / Financial
Analyze financial information and interpret it to others	Methodical or efficient	Business Law
Handle money with accuracy and reliability
Take pride in the way I dress and look

Box 7
Activities that describe what I like to do:	Personal qualities that describe me:	School subjects that I like:
Be involved in politics	Good communicator	Government
Negotiate, defend and debate ideas and topics	Competitive	Language Arts
Plan activities and work cooperatively with others	Service-minded	History
Work with details	Well organized	Math
Perform a variety of duties that may change often	Problem solver	Foreign Languages
Analyze information and interpret it to others
Travel and see things that are new to me

Box 8
Activities that describe what I like to do:	Personal qualities that describe me:	School subjects that I like:
Work under pressure	Compassionate and caring	Biological Sciences
Help sick people and animals	Good at following directions	Chemistry
Make decisions based on logic and information	Conscientious and careful	Math
Participate in health and science classes	Patient	Occupational Health
Work as a member of a team	Good listener	Language Arts
Respond quickly and calmly in emergencies
Follow guidelines precisely and meet strict standards for accuracy

Box 9
Activities that describe what I like to do:	Personal qualities that describe me:	School subjects that I like:
Investigate new places and activities	Tactful	Language Arts / Speech
Work with all ages and types of people	Self-motivated	Foreign Languages
Organize activities in which other people enjoy themselves	Works well with others	Social Sciences
Have a flexible schedule	Outgoing	Marketing
Help people make up their minds	Slow to anger	Food Services
Communicate easily, tactfully, and courteously
Learn about other cultures

Box 10
Activities that describe what I like to do:	Personal qualities that describe me:	School subjects that I like:
Care about people, their needs and their problems	Good communication / good listener	Language Arts
Participate in community services and/or volunteering	Caring	Psychology / Sociology
Listen to other people's viewpoints	Non-materialistic	Family / Consumer Science
Help people be at their best	Intuitive and logical	Finance
Work with people from preschool age to old age	Non-judgmental	Foreign Languages
Think of new ways to do things
Make friends with different kinds of people

Box 11
Activities that describe what I like to do:	Personal qualities that describe me:	School subjects that I like:
Work with computers	Logical / Analytical thinker	Math
Reason clearly and logically to solve complex problems	See details in the big picture	Science
Use machines, techniques and processes	Persistent	Computer / Technology Applications
Read technical materials and diagrams and solve technical problems	Good concentration skills	Communications
Adapt to change	Precise and accurate	Graphic Design
Play video games and figure out how they work
Concentrate for long periods without being distracted

Box 12
Activities that describe what I like to do:	Personal qualities that describe me:	School subjects that I like:
Work under pressure in the face of danger	Adventurous	Language Arts
Make decisions based on my own observations	Dependable	Psychology / Sociology
Interact with other people	Community-minded	Government / History
Be in positions of authority	Decisive	Law Enforcement
Respect rules and regulations	Optimistic	First Aid / First Responder
Debate and win arguments
Observe and analyze people's behavior

Box 13
Activities that describe what I like to do:	Personal qualities that describe me:	School subjects that I like:
Work with my hands and learn that way	Practical	Math / Geometry
Put things together	Observant	Chemistry
Do routine, organized and accurate work	Physically active	Trade and Industry
Perform activities that produce tangible results	Step-by-step thinker	Physics
Use hand and power tools and operate equipment / machinery	Coordinated	Language Arts
Apply math to work out solutions
Visualize objects in three dimensions from flat drawings

Box 14
Activities that describe what I like to do:	Personal qualities that describe me:	School subjects that I like:
Shop and go to the mall	Enthusiastic	Language Arts
Be in charge	Competitive	Math
Make displays and promote ideas	Creative	Business Education / Marketing
Give presentations and enjoy public speaking	Self-motivated	Economics
Persuade people to buy products or to participate in activities	Persuasive	Computer Applications
Communicate my ideas to other people
Take advantage of opportunities to make extra money

Box 15
Activities that describe what I like to do:	Personal qualities that describe me:	School subjects that I like:
Interpret formulas	Detail-oriented	Math
Find the answers to questions	Inquisitive	Science
Work in a laboratory	Objective	Drafting / Computer-Aided Drafting
Figure out how things work and investigate new things	Methodical	Electronics/ Computer Networking
Explore new technology	Mechanically inclined	Technical Classes / Technology Education
Experiment to find the best way to do something
Pay attention to details and help things be precise

Box 16
Activities that describe what I like to do:	Personal qualities that describe me:	School subjects that I like:
Travel	Realistic	Math
See well and have quick reflexes	Mechanical	Trade / Industry
Solve mechanical problems	Coordinated	Physical Sciences
Design efficient processes	Observant	Economics
Anticipate needs and prepare to meet them	Planner	Foreign Languages
Drive or ride
Move things from one place to another

Disclaimer: Your interests may change over time. These survey results are intended to assist you with informal career exploration. Consider more formal

assessments and other resources or services to help you plan your career. This survey does not make any claims of statistical reliability.

Source: Adapted from the Guidance Division Survey, Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education (2005).