WHICH PROGRAM IS RIGHT FOR ME?

CAREER INTEREST SURVEY

THE QUESTION IS: WHAT WOULD I LIKE TO DO? ANSWER THE QUESTION WITH Y=YES OR N=NO

Section 1 

Section 5 

Maintain a golf course 

Y 

N 

Design CD covers and posters 

Y 

N 

Assist in operation of animal boarding facility 

Y 

N 

Edit digital videos and manipulate photos 

Y 

N 

Work outside in all kinds of weather 

Y 

N 

Design web pages 

Y 

N 

Test water for pollution 

Y 

N 

Develop digital animation 

Y 

N 

Operate chain saw 

Y 

N 

Build computer networks 

Y 

N 

Grow and care for plants 

Y 

N 

Draw using various artistic techniques 

Y 

N 

Work in an environmental testing lab 

Y 

N 

Build computers or write software 

Y 

N 

Create artistic designs of home landscapes 

Y 

N 

Learn computer programming 

Y 

N 

Total Yes 

Total Yes 

Section 2 

Section 6 

Plan/schedule banquets for various types of events 

Y 

N 

Design blueprints for manufacturing 

Y 

N 

Package and prepare meat 

Y 

N 

Work in teams to solve problems 

Y 

N 

Work as a reservation manager 

Y 

N 

Make machine parts using a computer Design and build robots 

Y 

N 

Teach people how to have healthy skin 

Y 

N 

Use computer programs to solve problems 

Y 

N 

Create recipes and develop menus 

Y 

N 

Build models of machines and appliances 

Y 

N 

Sell health and beauty supplies 

Y 

N 

Inspect machine parts for flaws 

Y 

N 

Work on a cruise ship 

Y 

N 

Create work cells for manufacturing 

Y 

N 

Prepare food in a restaurant 

Y 

N 

Design machine parts using a computer 

Y 

N 

Cut and style hair 

Y 

N 

Weld metal together 

Y 

N 

Smoke and cure meat 

Y 

N 

Design and build parts for automobiles 

Y 

N 

Manicure fingernails 

Y 

N 

Work with and repair electric motors 

Y 

N 

Total Yes 

Total Yes 

Section 3 

Section 7 

Help elderly people in a senior center 

Y 

N 

Use your hands to build things 

Y 

N 

Assist a dentist in cleaning teeth 

Y 

N 

Manage teams of construction workers 

Y 

N 

Help a doctor perform a surgery 

Y 

N 

Install electrical service for a building 

Y 

N 

Care for a person in a wheelchair 

Y 

N 

Read blueprints 

Y 

N 

Identify germs under a microscope 

Y 

N 

Maintain heating and air conditioning units 

Y 

N 

Assist a doctor in delivering a baby 

Y 

N 

Build a house from the ground up 

Y 

N 

Take x-rays in a dental or medical setting 

Y 

N 

Inspect new homes so they meet local codes 

Y 

N 

Help someone prepare to work after an injury 

Y 

N 

Install roofing on houses and office buildings 

Y 

N 

Draw blood from a medical patient 

Y 

N 

Operate bulldozers, backhoes and more 

Y 

N 

Serve as an Emergency Medical Technician 

Y 

N 

Build fireplaces, chimneys and walls 

Y 

N 

Learn firefighting skills 

Y 

N 

Total Yes 

Help communities during natural disasters 

Y 

N 

Learn first aid and CPR 

Y 

N 

Section 8 

Learn search and rescue techniques 

Y 

N 

Work in an after-school program 

Y 

N 

Total Yes 

Learn investigative techniques 

Y 

N 

Care for and instruct children 

Y 

N 

Section 4 

Teach children colors, numbers and letters 

Y 

N 

Repair diesel engines on semis 

Y 

N 

Set up childcare centers 

Y 

N 

Use computer diagnostic tools 

Y 

N 

Total Yes 

Work on aircraft systems 

Y 

N 

Repair dented fenders and grills 

Y 

N 

Section 9 

Paint cars, trucks and planes 

Y 

N 

Use a website to market and sell products 

Y 

N 

Manage teams of technicians 

Y 

N 

Be an administrative assistant or receptionist 

Y 

N 

Service new cars in a dealership 

Y 

N 

Select which merchandise to sell in a store 

Y 

N 

Build and work on racecars 

Y 

N 

Design web pages 

Y 

N 

Diagnose and repair engines 

Y 

N 

Enter and maintain data on a computer 

Y 

N 

Customize cars and trucks 

Y 

N 

Maintain business project timelines and 

Perform preventative maintenance 

Y 

N 

costs in a spreadsheet 

Y 

N 

Total Yes 

Total Yes 

 

 

 

CAREER INTEREST SURVEY SCORING

RECORD THE SCORES FROM YOUR CAREER INTEREST SURVEY BY COUNTING THE NUMBER OF ITEMS YOU CIRCLED IN EACH SECTION. THEN INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBILITIES IN THE CAREER PATHWAY PROGRAMS WHERE YOU HAD THE HIGHEST SCORES! 

_____ Section 1  Agricultural and Environmental Systems This career is for you if you are artistic, personable, detail oriented and responsible. You will also need to have good health and stamina and the outdoors. 

Greenhouse & Landscaping (GNL) 

_____ Section 2  Service Industry This career 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, finger dexterity and a flair for creativity and originality. 

  • Cosmetology (COS)
  • Culinary Arts (CUL)

 

_____ Section 3  Health Science This career is for you if you desire to help others, adapt easily to change, get along well with people and are detail-oriented and dependable. You will also need to have good health, stamina, a pleasant personality and an interest in health and medicine. 

  • Allied Health Technology (AHT)
  • Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
  • Patient Care Technician (PCT)

 

_____ Section 4  Transportation Systems This career is for you if you are detail-oriented, methodical, precise and have mechanical aptitude. You will also need to have good manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination and good color perception. 

  • Automotive Collision Repair (ACR)
  • Automotive Technology (AUT)

 

_____ Section 5  Information Technology This career 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 hand-eye coordination, good perceptual skills and the ability to concentrate. 

  • CISCO Networking (CCN)
  • Interactive Multimedia Technology (IMT)
  • Internet Programming and Hardware (IPH)

 

_____ Section 6  Industrial and Engineering This career is for you if you are precise, patient, self-disciplined and inquisitive.You will also need to have mechanical aptitude, good hand-eye coordination and good depth perception. 

  • CAD Engineering (CAD)
  • Electrical Trades (ELE)
  • Welding (WLD)

 

_____ Section 7  Construction This career 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, color perception, sense of balance, like to work outdoors, enjoy hard physical work and take pride in workmanship. 

  • Construction (CON)
  • Construction Engineering Technology (CET)

 

_____ Section 8  Education and Training This career is for you if you are interested in a technical- or professional-level career in planning, managing and providing education and training services and related learning support services. 

  • Early Childhood Education (ECE)
  • Teacher Academy (TEA)

 

_____ Section 9  Business and Marketing This career is for you if you are interested in a technical- or professional-level career in business management, administrative support, human resources and business administration that encompasses planning, organizing, directing and evaluating business functions essential to efficient and productive business operations. 

  • Business Computer Services (BCS)
  • Marketing (MKT)