Student Career Interest Survey

Please read the descriptions provided for each of the career clusters. Identify which of the career areas you are considering.

After reading the questions about each career cluster, if you answered yes to two or more of the questions, you might be a good candidate for a career in the cluster identified.

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  1. Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

    Do you have a green thumb?
    Do you enjoy working with plants and animals?
    Are you interested in geology and mining?
    Are you passionate about protecting the environment?
    Do you have physical dexterity?
    Do you enjoy an outdoor work environment?

    Animal breeder
    Animal trainer
    Aquaculturist
    Farm manager
    Fish and game warden
    Greenhouse manager
    Groundskeeper
    Logger
    Mining engineer


  1. Architecture & Construction

    Are you good at making designs or models?
    Can you visualize projects in your mind?
    Do you enjoy beautiful and historic buildings?
    Are you good with plans and blueprints?
    Are you good with your hands?
    Would you enjoy designing a park or garden?
    Architect
    Architectural restorer
    Brick mason
    Construction worker
    Drafter
    Electrician
    Landscape Architect
    Surveyor
    Urban Planner


  1. Arts, A/V Technology & Communications

    Are you interested in working in television, film, or radio?
    Do you like to perform or interpret music?
    Does computer graphics or computer animation interest you?
    Do you like to work with technology?
    Do you have a talent for writing?
    Are you visually oriented?
    Is artistic expression important to you?
    Do you enjoy the limelight?
    Are you persistent?
    Actor
    Animator
    Audio designer
    Broadcast technician
    Cable TV engineer
    Commercial artist
    Journalist
    Museum curator
    Musician
    Producer
    Set Designer
    Reporter


  1. Business, Management & Administration

    Are you good at working with numbers?
    Are you good at working with other people?
    Are you a natural leader?
    Are you entrepreneurial?
    Do you have a talent for organizing and planning?
    Are you precise, responsible, and creative?
    Account Executive
    Accountant
    Administrative assistant
    Business Owner
    Customer Service Representative


  1. Education & Training

    Do you enjoy teaching others?
    Are you patient?
    Are you comfortable with public speaking?
    Are you creative?
    Do you enjoy working with children or teenagers?
    Do you enjoy helping people learn new skills?
    Are you outgoing?
    Child care worker
    College professor
    Corporate trainer
    Elementary school teacher
    High school teacher
    Instructional media designer
    Physical trainer
    School administrator (Principal, Superintendent, etc.)


  1. Finance

    Do you enjoy working with numbers?
    Are you good at math?
    Are you interested in the stock market?
    Do you want to help people secure their financial futures?
    Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment?
    Do you feel confident handling other people's money?
    Bank Teller
    Credit analyst
    Financial advisor
    Financial examiner
    Insurance agent
    Loan officer
    Marketing Researcher
    Stockbroker
    Tax preparer


  1. Government & Public Administration

    Do you value public service?
    Are you interested in government and politics?
    Would you enjoy working at the post office or helping people plan new communities?
    Would you like to work overseas?
    Would you be interested in joining the military?
    Bank examiner
    Cryptologist
    Foreign service officer
    Intelligence agent
    IRS agent
    Legislator
    Regional planner
    Soldier or sailor


  1. Health Science

    Do you enjoy helping people feel better?
    Are you interested in medicine or dentistry?
    Do you enjoy school, especially science classes?
    Would you enjoy teaching people how to live a healthy lifestyle?
    Do you pay attention to small details?
    Do you have an excellent memory?
    Would you like working in a hospital or other medical facility?
    Audiologist
    Biostatistician
    Chiropractor
    EMT/paramedic
    Health educator
    Industrial hygienist
    Medical records administrator
    Optometrist
    Pharmacist
    Radiologist
    Registered Nurse
    Sonographer
    Speech Therapist


  1. Hospitality & Tourism

    Do you enjoy travel?
    Do you enjoy dining in restaurants?
    Do you like to cook?
    Do you want to help other people enjoy themselves?
    Are you friendly and outgoing?
    Would you like to work in a hotel, on a cruise ship, or in a restaurant?
    Are you a great athlete?
    Athlete
    Bartender
    Chef
    Concierge
    Convention manager
    Hotel manager
    Lifeguard
    Recreation director
    Travel agent
    Vacation Planner
    Waiter or waitress


  1. Human Services

    Do you enjoy helping other people?
    Are you sympathetic to people in unfortunate situations?
    Do you like to help people feel better and look better?
    Would you enjoy teaching people to improve their lives?
    Do you believe it is important for consumers to be protected from fraud?
    Do you enjoy shopping and organizing parties?
    Child development specialist
    Consumer advocate
    Cosmetologist
    Counselor
    Food pantry organizer
    Home care aide
    Massage therapist
    Preschool teacher
    Social worker
    Wedding consultant


  1. Information Technology

    Do you enjoy working with computers?
    Are you fascinated by technology?
    Are you a logical and mathematical learner?
    Are you the person people rely on to set up or use computer hardware and software?
    Have you ever created your own computer program or video game?
    Are you organized and detail-oriented?
    Do you learn new computer programs easily?
    Do you adapt well to change?
    Data analyst
    Data Entry Clerk
    Digital media specialist
    Graphics Designer
    Help desk technician
    Network administrator
    Network technician
    Programmer
    Software engineer
    Technical writer
    Webmaster


  1. Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security

    Do you want to be a firefighter or police officer?
    Do you respect the law and the rule of law?
    Do you like to help people?
    Do you think it would be exciting to work in a courtroom?
    Are you good at debating and winning arguments?
    Do you enjoy school?
    Are you detail-oriented and driven?
    Would you enjoy being responsible for other people's safety?
    Bailiff
    Corrections officer
    Firefighter
    Judge
    Lawyer
    Paralegal
    Police officer
    Security/prison guard


  1. Manufacturing

    Do you enjoy creating or designing things?
    Are you good at visualizing concepts and ideas?
    Would you like to work in a factory?
    Do you have good manual dexterity?
    Do you enjoy learning about and using new technology?
    Business machine repairer
    Electrical equipment installer
    Factory production worker
    Instrument control technician
    Instrument maker
    Millwright
    Quality control technician
    Sheet metal worker


  1. Retail, Wholesale Sales and Services

    Do you love shopping?
    Is the mall your favorite place to hang out?
    Can you see yourself as a salesperson?
    Would you like to run your own business?
    Would you enjoy creating advertisements or public relations campaigns?
    Are you detail oriented?
    Are you friendly and outgoing?
    Distribution manager
    Food products salesperson
    Marketing manager
    Public relations specialist
    Retail buyer
    Sales supervisor
    Small business entrepreneur
    Traffic clerk


  1. Scientific Research and Engineering

    Do you enjoy science?
    Are you good at math?
    Do you enjoy building and fixing things?
    Do you want to find answers to questions?
    Would you enjoy working in a laboratory?
    Are you detail-oriented?
    Astronomer
    Biologist
    Electrical engineer
    Hazardous materials technician
    Mechanical engineer
    Nuclear technician
    Physicist
    Statistician


  1. Transportation, Distribution and Logistics

    Would you like to fly planes, drive trucks, or pilot ships?
    Are you organized and efficient?
    Do you have good eyesight and quick reflexes?
    Are you good at solving problems?
    Are you good at understanding mechanics?
    Would you enjoy planning roads or power systems?
    Would you like working on a train or in a shipyard?
    Aircraft mechanic
    Airline pilot
    Bus driver
    Civil engineer
    Dredge operator
    Freight agent
    Locomotive engineer
    Ship captain
    Shipping clerk
    Transportation inspector
    Truck driver





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Hampton, VA