Knowing what interests you can help you find the right career path for you. The Interest Profiler will show you which occupations match the interest categories you score strongest in. Indicate how much you like performing each of the 60 activities listed in the Interest Profiler, selecting descriptions for how much you like each activity from strongly dislike to strongly like. This exercise will take about 10-15 minutes to complete. You can save your results if you have a free account on CareerForceMN.com.

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