Career Pathway Survey

CAREER PATHWAY SURVEY

Name: ______Grade: ______

School Counselor: ______Date: ______

Step 1 Directions: Check the activities, qualities and subjects in each box that best describe you. You may make as many or as few checks in each box as you choose. Add the number of checks in each box and write the total in the indicated area on the far right side of each box.

BOX 1 / Activities that describe what I like to do:
___ Learn how things grow and stay alive.
___ Make the best use of the earth’s
naturalresources.
___ Hunt and/or fish.
___ Volunteer at the SPCA.
___ Protect the environment.
___ Be outdoors in all kinds of weather.
___ Plan, budget, and keep records.
___ Operate machines and keep them in good
repair / Personal qualities
that describe me:
___ Self-reliant
___ Nature lover
___ Physically active
___ Planner
___ Creative problem
solver / School subjects
that I like:
___ Math
___ Biology, Ecology
___ Earth Science
___ Chemistry / Total
number
in
Box 1
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BOX 2 / Activities that describe what I like to do:
___ Read and follow blueprints and/or
instructions.
___ Draw house plans.
___ Work with my hands.
___ Perform work that requires precise
results.
___ Solve technical problems.
___ Visit and learn from beautiful, historic,
orinteresting buildings.
___ Volunteer to build a house for Habitat. / Personal qualities
that describe me:
___ Curious
___ Good at following
directions
___ Pay attention to
detail
___ Good at visualizing
possibilities
___ Patient and
persistent / School subjects
that I like:
___ Math
___ Tech. Drawing,
Architec. Drawing
___ Physics
___ Construction
Trades
___Technology
classes / Total
number
in
Box 2
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BOX 3 / Activities that describe what I like to do:
___ Use my imagination to communicate with
others.
___ Perform in front of others (drama,
music, dance).
___ Read and write.
___ Play a musical instrument.
___ Create jewelry, sculpture, ceramics...
___ Take and manipulate photographs.
___ Use video and recording technology.
___ Design web pages or posters. / Personal qualities
that describe me:
___ Creative
imaginative
___ Good communicator/
goodvocabulary
___ Relate well to
feelingsand thoughts
of others
___ Determined,
independent / School subjects
that I like:
___ Art, Crafts
___ Music
___ Drama and
Speech
___ Journalism,
Yearbook
___ TV Production / Total
number
in
Box 3
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BOX 4 / Activities that describe what I like to do:
___ Perform routine, organized activities
butcan be flexible.
___ Work with numbers and detailed
information.
___ Be the leader in a group.
___ Volunteer to be a club treasurer or
secretary.
___ Make business contact with people.
___ Work with computer programs.
___ Create reports and communicate ideas. / Personal qualities
that describe me:
___ Organized
___ Practical and logical
___ Patient
___ Tactful
___ Responsible / School subjects
that I like:
___ Computer Info.
Systems
___ Business classes
___ Accounting
___ Math
___ English / Total
number
in
Box 4
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BOX 5 / Activities that describe what I like to do:
___ Communicate with different types of
people.
___ Help others with their homework or to
learn new things.
___ Volunteer for Book Buddies at an
elementary school.
___ Direct and plan activities for children.
___ Handle several responsibilities at once.
___ Help people overcome their challenges. / Personal qualities
that describe me:
___ Friendly
___ Decision maker
___ Helpful
___ Innovative,
Inquisitive
___ Good listener / School subjects
that I like:
___ English
___ Social Studies
___ Math
___ Science
___ Psychology
___ Teacher Cadet / Total
number
in
Box 5
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BOX 6 / Activities that describe what I like to do:
___ Work with numbers.
___ Work to meet a deadline.
___ Make predictions based on existing
facts.
___ Invest money and study investments.
___ Use spreadsheets and computer
programs.
___ Handle money with accuracy and
reliability.
___ Take pride in the way I dress and look. / Personal qualities
that describe me:
___ Trustworthy
___ Orderly
___ Self-confident
___ Logical
___ Methodical or
efficient / School subjects
that I like:
___ Accounting
___ Math
___ Economics
___ Finance
___ Computer Information Systems / Total
number
in
Box 6
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BOX 7 / Activities that describe what I like to do:
___ Be involved in politics.
___ Negotiate, defend, and debate ideas and
topics.
___ Plan activities and work cooperatively
withothers.
___ Volunteer in local organizations.
___ Perform a variety of duties that may
changeoften.
___ Get along with different types of
people.
___ Travel and see things that are new to
me. / Personal qualities
that describe me:
___ Good communicator
___ Competitive
___ Service minded
___ Well organized
___ Problem solver / School subjects
that I like:
___ Government
___ English
___ History
___ Math
___ Foreign Language / Total
number
in
Box 7
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BOX 8 / Activities that describe what I like to do:
___ Work under pressure.
___ Help sick people and animals.
___ Make decisions based on logic and
information.
___Volunteer for the Rescue Squad.
___Volunteer at a local nursing home.
___ Work as a member of a team.
___ Follow guidelines precisely and meet
strictstandards of accuracy. / Personal qualities
that describe me:
___ Compassionate and
caring
___ Good at following
directions
___ Conscientious and
careful
___ Patient
___ Good listener / School subjects
that I like:
___ Biology
___ Chemistry
___ Math
___ Health & Medical
Sciences
___English / Total
number
in
Box 8
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BOX 9 / Activities that describe what I like to do:
___ Investigate new places and activities.
___ Work with all ages and types of people.
___ Organize activities in which other people
enjoy themselves.
___ Volunteer as a tour guide.
___Plan a trip or a big event.
___ Cook, bake, serve meals.
___ Learn about other cultures. / Personal qualities
that describe me:
___ Tactful
___ Self-motivated
___ Works well with
others
___ Outgoing
___Communicates
tactfully and
courteously. / School subjects
that I like:
___English/Speech
___ Foreign Language
___ Psychology,
Sociology
___ Marketing
___Culinary Arts / Total
number
in
Box 9
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BOX 10 / Activities that describe what I like to do:
___ Care about people.
___ Participate in community service.
___ Help friends with their problems.
___ Work with children.
___ Participate in Youth groups or community
organizations.
___ Tutor a child or a peer.
___ Make friends with different kinds of
people. / Personal qualities
that describe me:
___ Good
communicator/good
listener
___ Caring
___ Non-materialistic
___ Uses intuition and
logic
___ Non-judgmental / School subjects
that I like:
___English
___ Psychology/
Sociology
___Peer Mediation
___ Finance
___ Foreign Language / Total
number
in
Box 10
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BOX 11 / Activities that describe what I like to do:
___ Work with computers.
___Reason clearly and logically to solve
complex problems.
___ Use machines, techniques, and processes.
___Make electronic gadgets work together.
___Configure operating systems.
___ Play video games and figure out how they
work. / Personal qualities
that describe me:
___ Logic/analytical
thinker
___ See details in the big
picture
___ Persistent
___ Good concentration
skills
___ Precise and accurate / School subjects
that I like:
___ Math
___ Science
___ Computer Info.
Systems
___TV Production
___ Graphic Design
___ High Tech
Hardware and
Electronics / Total
number
in
Box 11
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BOX 12 / Activities that describe what I like to do:
___ Work under pressure or in the face of
danger.
___Volunteer for a lawyer’s office
___ Interact with other people.
___ Be in positions of authority.
___Train with firefighters.
___ Debate and win arguments.
___ Observe and analyze people’s behavior. / Personal qualities
that describe me:
___ Adventurous
___ Dependable
___ Community-minded
___ Decisive
___Positive problem
solver / School subjects
that I like:
___English
___ Psychology,
Sociology
___ Government,
History
___Criminal Justice
___ EMT/Firefighter / Total
number
in
Box 12
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BOX 13 / Activities that describe what I like to do:
___ Work with my hands and learn that way.
___ Put things together.
___ Do routine, organized and accurate work.
___ Perform activities that produce tangible
results.
___Use math to work out solutions.
___ Use hand and power tools and operate
equipment/machinery.
___ Visualize objects in three dimensions
fromflat drawings. / Personal qualities
that describe me:
___ Practical
___ Observant
___ Physically active
___ Step-by-step thinker
___ Coordinated / School subjects
that I like:
___ Math-Geometry
___ Chemistry
___Tech. Drawing,
Technology
classes
___ Physics
___English / Total
number
in
Box 13
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BOX 14 / Activities that describe what I like to do:
___ Shop and go to the mall.
___ Be in charge.
___ Make displays and promote ideas.
___ Give presentations and enjoy public
speaking.
___ Persuade people to buy products or to
participate in activities.
___Have ideas for starting a business.
___ Take advantage of opportunities to make
extra money. / Personal qualities
that describe me:
___ Enthusiastic
___ Competitive
___ Creative
___ Self-motivated
___ Persuasive / School subjects
that I like:
___English
___ Math
___ Business classes,
Marketing
___ Economics
___ Computer Info.
Systems / Total
number
in
Box 14
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BOX 15 / Activities that describe what I like to do:
___Visit science museums.
___ Interpret formulas.
___Find answers to questions I have.
___ Work in a laboratory.
___ Figure out how things work and
investigatenew things.
___ Explore new technology.
___ Experiment to find the best way to
solve a problem. / Personal qualities
that describe me:
___ Detail oriented
___ Inquisitive
___ Objective
___ Methodical
___ Mechanically inclined / School subjects
that I like:
___ Math
___ Science
___Computer Info.
Systems
___ Tech. Drawing,
Engineering
Drawing
___ Technology classes / Total
number
in
Box 15
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BOX 16 / Activities that describe what I like to do:
___ Travel.
___ Drive or ride.
___ Solve mechanical problems.
___ Design efficient processes.
___Repair vehicles, bikes, engines.
___ Work in a warehouse and operate
machinery. / Personal qualities
that describe me:
___ Realistic
___ Mechanical
___ Coordinated
___ Observant
___ Planner / School subjects
that I like:
___ Math
___Auto Body, Auto
Mechanic
___ Technology
classes
___ Physical Sciences
___Computer Info.
Systems
___ Foreign Language / Total
number
in
Box 16
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The Electives Handout is organized by 6 Career Pathways.

The chart below illustrates how the 16 Career Clusters and 6 Career Pathways were combined.

Step 2 Directions: Review your scores on the Career Cluster survey on pages 1-4 and circle your 3 highest scoring clusters on the left side of the chart below. Also, circle the Career Pathways (on the right side) matching your top clusters.

Step 3:

a. In Column A, write your top 3 Career Clusters taken from the left side of the chart above.

b. In Column B, write the corresponding Career Pathways taken from the right side of the chart. A Career Pathway may be listed more than once.

c. Study your Electives Handout and identify electives related to your Career Pathways in Column B.

d. Select 2 electives you might like to take for each Career Cluster and write them in Column C.

A. / Top 3 Career Clusters / B. / Corresponding Career Pathways / C. / Electives
1. / 1.
2.
2. / 1.
2.
3. / 1.
2.

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