| Career Fields Checklist | Word | |
The Career Fields Checklist activity will help you to focus on your interests. Then you will relate those interests to a career field. Put a check mark before each activity that interests you. For each item, choose the response that indicates how much the activity appeals to you. Do not worry if some of the activities are unfamiliar or require training that you do not have. Do not worry about salary, status, or training. Keep in mind that all career fields are open to everyone.
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A. Act in a play. |
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B. Answer phones and transfer calls. |
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D. Arrange a funeral. |
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D. Assist individuals with disabilities. |
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F. Bake bread. |
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B. Be the CEO of a company. |
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E. Build highways. |
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F. Buy and sell cattle. |
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B. Buy and sell stocks and bonds. |
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D. Care for children in your home. |
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C. Care for patients in a hospital. |
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C. Clean surgery rooms. |
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C. Collect and study blood samples. |
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D. Collect taxes. |
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A. Create and sell paintings. |
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A. Create computer games. |
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A. Create designs for magazine ads. |
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E. Create maps. |
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A. Create web pages. |
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D. Cut, color, and style hair. |
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D. Deliver mail. |
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A. Design a new line of clothing. |
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E. Design interiors of homes. |
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E. Design new cars. |
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F. Develop new crops. |
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C. Direct activities at a nursing home. |
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A. Direct filming of movies. |
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E. Dispatch trains. |
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A. Draw cartoons for newspapers. |
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F. Enforce hunting and fishing laws. |
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D. Fight fires. |
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C. Find cures for diseases. |
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E. Fly airplanes. |
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E. Frame houses. |
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D. Guard people in a prison. |
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D. Help people deal with the law. |
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D. Help people find jobs. |
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D. Help people solve personal problems. |
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C. Help people stay healthy. |
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B. Hire and train workers. |
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B. Keep track of expenses and income. |
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C. Learn how the body works. |
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E. Load rail cars. |
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F. Make dairy products. |
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B. Make loans for new homes. |
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E. Make sure buildings are safe. |
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B. Manage a bank. |
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E. Manage a construction project. |
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E. Mow lawns. |
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A. Operate cameras for a TV show. |
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E. Operate machines that make products. |
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F. Operate wastewater systems. |
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B. Order items to sell in a store. |
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E. Paint buildings and houses. |
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B. Plan trips for families. |
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F. Plant trees in forests. |
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A. Play in a rock band. |
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B. Prepare meals in a restaurant. |
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F. Prepare meat for sale. |
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C. Prepare patients for surgery. |
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F. Prevent pollution. |
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C. Provide medications for sick people. |
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D. Provide training for employees |
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F. Raise and train pets. |
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F. Raise crops and livestock. |
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B. Register people at a hotel. |
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E. Repair appliances. |
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E. Repair cars or trucks. |
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C. Repair damaged teeth. |
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F. Repair tractors. |
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D. Run for Congress. |
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C. Schedule appointments. |
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B. Sell cars and trucks. |
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F. Sell fertilizer and weed killers. |
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B. Sell insurance. |
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E. Sell tickets to ride the bus. |
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C. Send patients bills for services. |
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A. Set up computers and install software. |
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C. Set up diet plans for patients. |
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A. Set up displays in museums. |
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A. Set up sound systems for a concert. |
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A. Sing in a community chorus. |
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D. Solve crimes. |
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B. Start your own business. |
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F. Stop insects destroying crops. |
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F. Take care of lawns and flowers. |
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B. Take orders for food. |
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A. Take senior pictures. |
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D. Teach people to learn. |
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C. Test people for hearing problems. |
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C. Treat people at an accident. |
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C. Treat pets that are injured. |
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B. Type letters and documents. |
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D. Work in a library. |
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F. Work in a zoo. |
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A. Write articles for the newspaper. |
Count the number of checks by each of the following letters.
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A. Arts, Communication, and Information Systems |
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B. Business, Marketing, and Management |
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C. Health Sciences |
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D. Human Resources |
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E. Industrial, Manufacturing and Engineering Systems |
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F. Environmental and Agricultural Systems |
The next step is to do further exploration. Identify the field with the highest number of checks. Read about that career field. Is this field of interest to you? Are there three occupations you would like to focus on? Are these courses you plan to take in high school? Do your extracurricular activities or hobbies relate to this field? Would you like to use this field in your career planning?
