NA Interest Worksheet

Read the explanation(s) below according to the highest score(s).

REALISTIC aka The DOER.

• Personality traits: You tend to be practical, reserved, curious, persistent, good at solving problems, and prefer to work with things like machines, tools, and greenery.
• Hobbies and career interests: You tend to like to work with your hands to build or fix things, play sports and be physically active, prefer outdoor activities, and are good at electronics, mechanics, engineering, lab work, farming, or carpentry work.
• Possible career options: Mechanical Engineers, Carpenters/Woodworkers, Radiologic Technologists, Drafters, Police Officers, Electricians, Plumbers.

INVESTIGATIVE aka The THINKER.

• Personality traits: You tend to be curious, observant, and analytical, as well as to work independently rather than on a team.
• Hobbies and career interests: You tend to be good at math or science, and enjoy analyzing data, solving puzzles and figuring out difficult problems, enjoy reading, investigating and researching, or using scientific or computer equipment.
• Possible career options: Physicians/Doctors, Psychologists, Medical Lab Technologists, Software Engineers, Computer Programmers, Management Consultants, and College Professors.

ARTISTIC aka The CREATOR.

• Personality traits: You tend to be intuitive, sensitive, and imaginative, prefer to work in unstructured situations, and work where you can use your creativity and come up with new ideas.
• Hobbies and career interests: You may enjoy performing or creating visual arts, going to museums, attending concerts or plays, enjoying fashion, creative writing, drawing, and creating new things in a variety of settings.
• Possible career options: Advertising Executives, Journalists, Architects, Dancers, Copywriters , Actors/Actresses, Landscape Architects, Attorneys/Lawyers, Museum Curators, Librarians, Graphic Designers, Writers/Editors, Technical Writers, and Translators.

SOCIAL aka The HELPER.

• Personality traits: You tend to be friendly, empathetic, cooperative, and responsible, and like to work directly with people rather than things. You may prefer to work as part of a team and sometimes lead or coordinate activities.
• Hobbies and career interests: You tend to enjoy teaching, counseling, or curing others. You might be a good public speaker or trainer. You may like playing team sports. You tend to like to work with children, the elderly, people with special needs, or diverse populations.
• Possible career options: Counselors, Teachers, Dieticians, Social Workers, Trainers, Speech Pathologists, Nurses, and Human Resources.

ENTERPRISING aka The PERSUADER.

• Personality traits: You tend to be enthusiastic, assertive, adventurous, and talkative, like to start new projects and make decisions that affect others. You may like to work with other people and often prefer to be in leadership positions.
• Hobbies and career interests: You tend to enjoy influencing, persuading, and performing, good at selling things, promoting ideas, and managing people. You may enjoy starting your own business or running for political office.
• Possible career options: Real Estate Agents, Politicians, Travel Agents, Food Service Managers, Financial Planners, Insurance Agents, Sales Representatives, Managers/CEOs, Bartenders, and Stockbrokers.

CONVENTIONAL aka The ORGANISER.

• Personality traits: You tend to be respectful, orderly, persistent, and practical, like working with numbers, and are good at following instructions, like working in structured situations with set goals and deadlines.
• Hobbies and career interests: You tend to be detail-oriented and enjoy working with data, good at following budgets and creating reports, and like to make sure that systems and projects work efficiently and effectively.
• Possible career options: Accountants, Actuaries, Bookkeepers, Computer Operators, Data Processors, Medical Records Technicians, Paralegals, and Insurance Adjusters.

Remember that the information in this document is not intended as a substitute for professional advice. Please reach out to a counselor or a professional for further assistance.

Sources: Adapted from John Holland’s Six Occupational Types of Personality.