Here's a fun way to learn about yourself. Studies show that people who work at jobs that are compatible with their interests stay in that job longer and enjoy going to work more. Take this inventory or one listed below and see how your interests can become a career. Print the inventory, or keep track of the color of your answers as you put a mark next to the items that sound like they would be fun to do, even if you've never done them before.

Solve a problem	Run for student council	Visit an art gallery	Be on time	Play an instrument.	Play chess
Save money	Build a dog house	Use a microscope	Visit Congress	Play a team sport	Sell things
Plan a party	Research information	Speak your opinion	Organize your notebook	Use a calculator	Clean your room
Use tools	Operate a machine	Design web sites	Build models	Science projects	Plant a garden
Sing for an audience	Learn about diseases	Fix a car	Study law	Write poetry	Arrange flowers
Give directions	Make someone laugh	Go to a dance	Join a club	Give a speech	Care for people
Repair a bike	Sleep in a tent	Drive a bus	Do math problems	Take pictures	Write songs
Fill in charts	Talk about current events	Go fishing	Follow the rules	Run a plant sale	Compose music
Make lists	Hook up a stereo	Meet new people	Study anatomy	Organize meetings	Take care of animals
Take charge	Interview people	Read science fiction

Now that you have taken the inventory, count the number of items you have checked off in each color. Look at the careers people in each color category perform each day based on what they like to do. How about you, would you like a job based on your interests?

Tally your choices by color. record the tallies below.

Blue _______

Purple ______

Yellow ______

Orange _____

Green ______

Pink _______

Are you a yellow, then here are some possible career choices for you?

gardener, pilot, construction manager, landscape architect, conservation scientist, jeweler, fire fighter, auto mechanic, electronics, EMT, farmer, painter, lab technician, plumber carpenter.

Are you an orange, then here are some possible career choices for you?

veterinarian, scientist, biologist, doctor, dentist, drafter, insurance underwriter, financial manager, pharmacist, aerospace engineer, chemist, physical therapist, psychologist, optometrist, marker researcher, geologist, computer programmer, nuclear medicine technician.

Are you a pink , then here are some possible career choices for you?

homemaker, personnel manager, recreation director, interviewer, psychiatric aide, flight attendant, religious worker, food preparer, travel agent, occupational therapist, social worker, athletic trainer, teacher, receptionist, day care paraprofessional, nurse, counselor.

Are you a purple, then here are some possible career choices for you?

sales, politician, executive, hotel manager, insurance agent, lawyer, college professor, advertising manager, plant manager, judge, real estate agent, school principal, loan officer.

Are you a blue, then here are some possible career choices for you?

postal worker, police officer, accountant, auditor, secretary, paralegal, analyst, planner, inspector, air traffic controller, EEG technologist, investigator, medical assistant, bank teller, legal assistant, bookkeeper, museum curator, cashier, librarian.

Are you a green, then here are some possible career choices for you?

chef, radio/television, reporter, photographer, camera operator, designer, musician, dancer, inventor, actor, visual artist,writer,architect, newscaster, printer, cosmetologist.

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This questionaire helps you understand more about your personality. Then helps you link possible jobs that suit you. Are you an idealist, a guardian, or artisian? Go to this link to find out.

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Here's a site with 5 different inventories you can take to decide your interests, if you are the type of person who would do well in a business of your own, or if the college major you're thinking about can lead you to a great job.