Below are some interest inventories you may use for helping to determine the interests of your students. Feel free to print them out and use them in your classes. Click the button below to go on to more information.

Interest Inventory for late elementary/middle school students.

Fill in the box by each item that sounds good to you.

1)	Teach in a school Be an athletic coach Show kids how to play games Help people who have speech problems Be a swimming instructor Work with books in a library Number of boxes filled in: ________

2)	Help people who have legal problems Try to solve crimes Fight fires Be in the military Be a leader in a city or town Be a police officer Number of boxes filled in: ________

3)	Be an artist painting a picture Use a computer to draw Write stories Act in plays Be a photographer Write or play music Number of boxes filled in: ________

4)	Talk to people about their problems Cook meals for people Take care of young children Drive a bus Work with people Serve people on an airplane Number of boxes filled in: ________

5)	Work in a state park Work on a farm Be an animal doctor Help the environment Work outdoors Work with animals in a zoo Number of boxes filled in: ________

6)	Build houses Work with tools Run heavy machinery Decide what buildings will look like Work in a factory Paint houses and buildings Number of boxes filled in: ________

7)	Help people who need glasses Discover new medicines Help people who are sick Give out medicine in a drug store Help athletes who are injured Work in a dentist office Number of boxes filled in: ________

8)	Sell things Type letters on a computer Work in a bank Be a boss Help people in a store Help people decide where to go on vacation Number of boxes filled in: ________

Key to clusters:

Cluster 1 - Education

Cluster 2 - Government/Legal

Cluster 3 - Art/Design/Communication

Cluster 4 - Social/Personal Services

Cluster 5 - Natural Sciences/Resource Management

Cluster 6 - Manufacturing/Engineering/Construction

Cluster 7 - Health

Cluster 8 - Business/Management

 

These are the Great Eight career areas. We have curriculum materials for teachers to check out in addition to posters and booklets that relate to these career areas. Let us know if you need some.

 

Updated 4/26/02