O*NET Interest Profiler (Short Form)
Measures career interests across the six Holland RIASEC areas (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional) and derives a three-letter interest code from the three highest scales.
Indicate how much you would like to do each activity if it were part of your job.
1. Build kitchen cabinets
2. Lay brick or tile
3. Repair household appliances
4. Raise fish in a fish hatchery
5. Assemble electronic parts
6. Drive a truck to deliver packages to offices and homes
7. Test the quality of parts before shipment
8. Repair and install locks
9. Set up and operate machines to make products
10. Put out forest fires
11. Develop a new medicine
12. Study ways to reduce water pollution
13. Conduct chemical experiments
14. Study the movement of planets
15. Examine blood samples using a microscope
16. Investigate the cause of a fire
17. Develop a way to better predict the weather
18. Work in a biology lab
19. Invent a replacement for sugar
20. Do laboratory tests to identify diseases
21. Write books or plays
22. Play a musical instrument
23. Compose or arrange music
24. Draw pictures
25. Create special effects for movies
26. Paint sets for plays
27. Write scripts for movies or television shows
28. Perform jazz or tap dance
29. Sing in a band
30. Edit movies
31. Teach an individual an exercise routine
32. Help people with personal or emotional problems
33. Give career guidance to people
34. Perform rehabilitation therapy
35. Do volunteer work at a non-profit organization
36. Teach children how to play sports
37. Teach sign language to people who are deaf or hard of hearing
38. Help conduct a group therapy session
39. Take care of children at a day-care center
40. Teach a high-school class
41. Buy and sell stocks and bonds
42. Manage a retail store
43. Operate a beauty salon or barber shop
44. Manage a department within a large company
45. Start your own business
46. Negotiate business contracts
47. Represent a client in a lawsuit
48. Market a new line of clothing
49. Sell merchandise at a department store
50. Manage a clothing store
51. Develop a spreadsheet using computer software
52. Proofread records or forms
53. Install software across computers on a large network
54. Operate a calculator
55. Keep shipping and receiving records
56. Calculate the wages of employees
57. Inventory supplies using a hand-held computer
58. Record rent payments
59. Keep inventory records
60. Stamp, sort, and distribute mail for an organization
Rounds, Su, Lewis & Rivkin (2010)
Holland (1997)