Interests

Interests highlight the work environments and outcomes you naturally gravitate toward.

Artistic
Conventional
Enterprising
Investigative
Realistic
Social

Artistic

These careers focus on creative expression—whether through visual art, performance, writing, music for a variety of media, culinary work, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Careers in this interest area are often associated with visual arts, applied arts and design, performing arts, music, creative writing, media, or culinary art. 

Conventional

These careers focus on structure and order, and involve following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Careers in this interest area are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.

Enterprising

These careers focus on emphasizing leadership, persuasion, and strategy and involve managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. This interest area is ideal for those interested in careers associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.

Investigative

These careers focus on research, analysis, and the study of non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Careers in this interest area are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.

Realistic

These careers focus on hands-on activities like building, repairing, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Careers in this interest area often relate to fields such as engineering, construction, mechanics and electronics, woodworking, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, transportation, athletics, or protective services.

Social

These careers focus on a desire to support, teach, advise, guide, or provide service to others. Careers in this interest area are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

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