Name ________________________ Date _______
Grade Level ________________________ Age _______
Gender _____
Which Career Pathway is right for you?
THE RIASEC TEST Read each statement. If you agree with the statement, select the
checkbox. There are no wrong answers!
1. I like to work on cars
2. I like to do puzzles
3. I am good at working
independently
4. I like to work in teams
5. I am an ambitious person,
I set goals for myself
6. I like to organize things,
(files, desks/offices)
7. I like to build things
8. I like to read about art
and music
9. I like to have clear
instructions to follow
10. I like to try to influence
or persuade people
11. I like to do experiments
12. I like to teach or train people
13. I like trying to help people
solve their problems
14. I like to take care of animals
15. I wouldn't mind working 8
hours per day in an office
16. I like selling things
17. I enjoy creative writing
18. I enjoy science
19. I am quick to take on new
responsibilities
20. I am interested in healing
people
21. I enjoy trying to figure out
how things work
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22. I like putting things
together
or assembling things
23. I am a creative person
24. I pay attention to details
25. I like to do filing or typing
26. I like to analyze things
(problems/situations)
27. I like to play instruments
or sing
28. I enjoy learning about
other cultures
29. I would like to start my
own business
30. I like to cook
31. I like acting in plays
32. I am a practical person
33. I like working with
numbers
or charts
34. I like to get into
discussions
about issues
35. I am good at keeping
records
of my work
36. I like to lead
37. I like working outdoors
38. I would like to work in
an office
39. I'm good at math
40. I like helping people
41. I like to draw
42. I like to give speeches
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Grand Total Scores
Holland's Six Personality Types
According to John Holland's theory, most people are one of six personality types: Realistic, Investigative,
Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional. The characteristics of each of these are described below:
Realistic
Likes to work with animals, tools, or machines; generally, avoids social activities like teaching, healing, and
informing others;
Has good skills in working with tools, mechanical or electrical drawings, machines, or plants and animals;
Values practical things you can see, touch, and use like plants and animals, tools, equipment, or machines;
and
Sees self as practical, mechanical, and realistic.
Investigative
Likes to study and solve math or science problems; generally, avoids leading, selling, or persuading people;
Is good at understanding and solving science and math problems;
Values science; and
Sees self as precise, scientific, and intellectual.
Artistic
Likes to do creative activities like art, drama, crafts, dance, music, or creative writing; generally, avoids
highly ordered or repetitive activities;
Has good artistic abilities -- in creative writing, drama, crafts, music, or art;
Values the creative arts -- like drama, music, art, or the works of creative writers; and
Sees self as expressive, original, and independent.
Social
Likes to do things to help people -- like, teaching, nursing, or giving first aid, providing information;
generally, avoids using machines, tools, or animals to achieve a goal;
Is good at teaching, counseling, nursing, or giving information;
Values helping people and solving social problems; and
Sees self as helpful, friendly, and trustworthy.
Enterprising
Likes to lead and persuade people, and to sell things and ideas; generally, avoids activities that require
careful observation and scientific, analytical thinking;
Is good at leading people and selling things or ideas;
Values success in politics, leadership, or business; and
Sees self as energetic, ambitious, and sociable.
Conventional
Likes to work with numbers, records, or machines in a set, orderly way; generally, avoids ambiguous,
unstructured activities
Is good at working with written records and numbers in a systematic, orderly way;
Values success in business; and
Sees self as orderly, and good at following a set plan.
