Career Inventory
Career Inventory
Created by Cecilia Pershyn and Vincent Betty
Buffalo State College
March 2018
Created by Cecilia Pershyn and Vincent Betty
Buffalo State College
March 2018
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Artistic (Creator)
Your active imagination makes you incredibly creative, and you do your best work in unstructured situations. You are courageous and original; a trend-setter amongst your friends. You are expressive of your emotions.
Artistic (Creator)
Your active imagination makes you incredibly creative, and you do your best work in unstructured situations. You are courageous and original; a trend-setter amongst your friends. You are expressive of your emotions.
Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs, and patterns. They often require self-expression, and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.
- 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 or art, or the works of creative writers
- Sees self as helpful, friendly and trustworthy
Careers for the Creator:
Wildlife Photographer
Reporter/Correspondent
Industrial Designer
Graphic Designer
Architect
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Social (Helper)
You are friendly and outgoing, you love meeting new people! You’re understanding and patient; friends talk to you about their problems. You’re cooperative, responsible, generous and helpful. You work best in groups.
Social (Helper)
You are friendly and outgoing, you love meeting new people! You’re understanding and patient; friends talk to you about their problems. You’re cooperative, responsible, generous and helpful. You work best in groups.
Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
- 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 solving social problems
- Sees self as helpful, friendly, and trustworthy
Careers for the Helper:
Public Educator and Outreach Specialist
Environmental Consultant
Recreation Therapist
Travel Agent
Physical Therapist
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Realistic (Do’er)
You’re an independent problem solver with athletic or mechanical ability. You love to be outdoors working with plants or animals but are also happy tinkering with electronics– as long as you can use your hands or tools!
Realistic (Do’er)
You’re an independent problem solver with athletic or mechanical ability. You love to be outdoors working with plants or animals but are also happy tinkering with electronics– as long as you can use your hands or tools!
Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals and real-world materials like wood, tools and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
- Likes to study and solve math or science problems; generally avoids social activities like teaching, healing, and informing others
- Has good skills in working with tools, mechanical drawings, machines, or plants and animals
- Values practical things you can see, touch, and use like plants and animals, tools, equipment, or machines
- Sees self as practical, mechanical and realistic
Careers for the Do’er:
Environmental Engineer
Conservation Scientist and Forester
Marine Engineer
Wind Turbine Technician
Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist
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Conventional (Organizer)
You are organized and practical. You pay attention to detail and like to follow through on other’s instructions. You tend to be numerically inclined and like to work in an organized and systematic way.
Conventional (Organizer)
You are organized and practical. You pay attention to detail and like to follow through on other’s instructions. You tend to be numerically inclined and like to work in an organized and systematic way.
Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedure and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow
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
Sees self as orderly, and good at following a set plan
Careers for the Organizer:
Wildlife Technician
Geographers
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians
Management Analyst
Air Traffic Controller
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Investigative (Thinker)
You are complex, logical and curious. You love to analyze and investigate to solve problems. You often wonder about how things work, and love to do research to answer the questions you are always asking.
Investigative (Thinker)
You are complex, logical and curious. You love to analyze and investigate to solve problems. You often wonder about how things work, and love to do research to answer the questions you are always asking.
Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for the facts and figuring out problems mentally.
-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
-Sees self as precise, scientific, and intellectual
Careers for the Thinker:
Environmental Policy Analyst
Aquaculture Manager
Hydrologist
Biological Technician
Agriculture and Food Scientist
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Enterprising (Persuader)
You are self-confident and energetic. Because you are so extroverted and persuasive, you are probably a leader in your friend group. You always look on the bright side and love being spontaneous.
Enterprising (Persuader)
You are self-confident and energetic. Because you are so extroverted and persuasive, you are probably a leader in your friend group. You always look on the bright side and love being spontaneous.
Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
-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
-Sees self as energetic, ambitious and sociable
Careers for the Persuader:
Construction Manager
Solar Photovoltaic Installers
Sales Engineer
Restaurant Manager
Hotel Manager
Industrial Engineer
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