Question

O*NET INTEREST PROFILER SHORT FORM
Read the 60 work activities below. Place a check in the box by the activities you would like to do. Do not think about how much education/training is needed or how much money you will make! Count the number of checks for each shaded section and write that total in the box to the right of each section. These are your scores for each interest area.
 Build kitchen cabinets  Drive a truck to deliver packages to offices and homes  Lay brick or tile  Test the quality of parts before shipment  Repair household appliances  Repair and install locks Total
 Raise fish in a fish hatchery  Set up and operate machines to make products  Assemble electronic parts
 Put out forest fires
Realistic checks =
 Develop a new medicine  Investigate the cause of a fire  Study ways to reduce water pollution  Develop a way to better predict the weather  Conduct chemical experiments  Work in a biology lab Total
 Study the movement of planets  Invent a replacement for sugar  Examine blood samples using a microscope
 Do laboratory tests to identify diseases
Investigative checks =  Write books or plays  Paint sets for plays  Play a musical instrument  Write scripts for movies or television shows  Compose or arrange music  Perform jazz or tap dance Total
 Draw pictures  Sing in a band  Create special effects for movies
 Edit movies
Artistic checks =
 Teach an individual an exercise routine  Teach children how to play sports
 Help people with personal or emotional problems  Teach sign language to people who are deaf or hard of
hearing
 Give career guidance to people  Help conduct a group therapy session Total
 Perform rehabilitation therapy  Take care of children at a day-care center  Do volunteer work at a non-profit organization
 Teach a high-school class
Social checks =
Total
Enterprising checks =
 Develop a spreadsheet using computer software  Calculate the wages of employees  Proofread records or forms  Inventory supplies using a hand-held computer  Install software across computers on a large network  Record rent payments Total
 Operate a calculator  Keep inventory records  Keep shipping and receiving records
 Stamp, sort, and distribute mail for an organization
Conventional checks =
In the boxes below, write the names of the interest areas with the three highest scores. The first box is your highest or primary interest. If there are ties, choose the interest with activities that you think are the best fit for you.
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 Buy and sell stocks and bonds  Manage a retail store  Operate a beauty salon or barber shop  Manage a department within a large company  Start your own business
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 Negotiate business contracts  Represent a client in a lawsuit  Market a new line of clothing  Sell merchandise at a department store  Manage a clothing store
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Answer 1

I see you pasted the O*NET Interest Profiler short form. How would you like me to help? Here are some options — tell me which you want, or pick another:

- I can explain exactly how to score it and interpret the results.
- I can give you a clean, printable/text version (so you can mark checks).
- I can score it for you if you tell me which activities you checked.
- I can explain what each RIASEC interest area means and common occupations for each.

Quick instructions for scoring (if you want to do it yourself)
1. For each shaded section (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional), count the number of activities you checked in that section.
2. Write that total beside the section name — that's your score for that interest area.
3. Put the three interest-area names with the highest scores in the boxes at the bottom (1 = highest). If there are ties, choose the area that seems the best fit for you.

Short descriptions of the six interest areas (RIASEC)
- Realistic (R): Hands-on, mechanical, technical tasks (building, repairing, working with tools/machines).
- Investigative (I): Science, analysis, research, problem solving.
- Artistic (A): Creative expression, arts, writing, design, performing.
- Social (S): Helping, teaching, counseling, working with people.
- Enterprising (E): Leading, persuading, selling, business management.
- Conventional (C): Organized, clerical, data management, routine procedures.

If you want me to score it:
- Tell me which checkboxes you marked (you can list the activity lines you checked or paste the form with checks), or
- Paste a simple list like “Realistic: 7, Investigative: 4, Artistic: 3, Social: 6, Enterprising: 2, Conventional: 5” and I’ll rank and interpret your top three.

Which do you want me to do now?