What do you want to be when you grow up?

Not sure of what you want to be when you grow up?  Listed below are  6 personality types (as categorized by Dr. John Holland).
Read each personality type and select the one that most accurately reflects your personality.  



Page Index: (Click on links below to view information about each personality type)

Realistic-(R)	Social-(S)
Investigative-(I)	Enterprising-(E)
Artistic-(A)	Conventional-(C)

The codes for each personality type are: R=Realistic, I=Investigative, A=Artistic, S=Social, E=Enterprising, C=Conventional

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General Description: The R type usually has mechanical and athletic abilities, enjoys working outdoors and likes to work with tools and machines.  The R type generally prefers to work with people or things more than ideas. Activities: Make mechanical repairs Organize a hunting, camping or fishing trip Plant a garden Use metal working or machine tools Take a woodworking course Work on a car Set up a stereo system Competencies: Repair furniture Use woodshop power tools such as power saw, lathe or sander Read blueprints Make simple electrical repairs Make simple plumbing repairs Change car's oil or tire Make scale drawings

Examples of Careers: Auto Mechanic Electronic Technician Surveyor Machinist Fire Fighter Welder Fish and Wildlife Specialist Geologist Airplane Mechanic Cabinet Maker Mechanical Engineer Building Inspector Production Planner Safety Engineer Marine Surveyor

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General Description: The I type usually has mathematical and scientific abilities, enjoys working alone and likes to solve problems.  The I type generally favors working with ideas more than with people or things. Activities: Apply math to practical problems Study scientific theory Take a physics course Work in a research lab Take a statistics course Solve technical problems Study the chemical structure of liquids Find solutions to complex problems Competencies: Use a computer to study a scientific problem Interpret simple chemical formulas Understand the half-life of a radioactive element Use algebra to solve math problems Describe the function of the white blood cells Use logarithmic tables Perform a scientific experiment or survey Understand why man-made satellites do not fall to earth

Examples of Careers: Chief Engineer Astronomer Market Researcher Medical Lab Technician Physicist Chemist Botanist Surgeon Anthropologist Family Physician Meteorologist Social Science Researcher Biologist Orthodontist Economist Management Analyst

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General Description: The A type usually has artistic skills, enjoys creating original work and has a good imagination.  The A type usually enjoys working with ideas more than things. Activities: Dramatize an idea or story Play in a band, group or orchestra Write for a magazine or newspaper Create portraits or photographs Read or write poetry Take a course in design Act in a comedy or play Competencies: Write a speech Write advertising copy Sketch people so they can be recognized Design an advertisement Create an artistic representation Act in a play Decorate a suite of offices Do a painting, watercolor or sculptor

Examples of Careers: Architect   Copy Writer Technical Editor Story Editor Composer Stage Director Interior Decorator Commercial Designer Film Editor Journalist Actor/Actress Music Arranger Newspaper Editor Artist Author Singer Photographer

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General Description: The S type usually has social skills, is interested in human relationships and likes to help others with problems.  The S type likes to work with people more than things. Activities: Take a human relations course Work for charity Study juvenile delinquency Take a self-improvement course Study psychological theory Train others to do a job Settle arguments between others Teach in college or public schools Competencies: Good at helping others make decisions Good at explaining things to others Good coach for others Competent at entertaining others People seek me out to tell me their troubles Good at making people feel at ease Find it easy to talk with all kinds of people Good at teaching others Good at leading discussions

Examples of Careers: Hospital Administrator High School Teacher Social Worker Speech Therapist School Principal Physical Therapist Clinical Psychologist Marriage Counselor Youth Camp Director Personal Counselor Sociologist Substance Abuse Counselor Personnel Manager Paralegal Assistant

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General Description: The E type usually has leadership and speaking abilities, is interested in economics and politics and likes to be influential.  The E type likes to work with people and ideas more than things. Activities: Take a course on Leadership Learn strategies for success in business Be a project leader Supervise the work of others Meet important executives and leaders Participate in a political campaign Operate your own business or service Attend a sales meeting Make important decisions Influence others Competencies: Good at measuring own performance Good at motivating others Reputation of being able to deal with difficult people Can manage a sales campaign Can organize the work of others Good sales person Good debater Good public speaker Good at planning a strategy to achieve a goal Know how to be a successful leader

Examples of Careers: Estate Planner Manufacturer's Representative Hotel Manager Real Estate Agent Sales Manager Marketing Director Store Manager Public Relations Executive Advertising Executive Buyer Stockbroker Judge Tax Attorney

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General Description: The C type has clerical and arithmetic ability, prefers working indoors and likes to organize things.  The C type enjoys working with words and numbers.  Activities: Set up a record-keeping system Take a business course Operate a computer Take an inventory of supplies and products Check paperwork or products for errors or flaws Keep records of expenses Write business letters Perform math calculations in bookkeeping or business Operate business machines Fill out detailed forms Competencies: Good at gathering information over the phone Can file correspondence and other papers Can post credits and debits Can keep accurate records of payments or sales Can type 40 words per minute Can operate a word processor Can use a computer to to analyze business data Can write business letters Good at making arrangements for a business meeting Can operate a duplicating machine

Examples of Careers: Budget Reviewer Accounting Clerk Certified Public Accountant Bank Teller Bank Examiner Tax Expert Inventory Controller Credit Investigator Computer Operator Financial Analyst Cost Estimator Quality Control Technician Bookkeeper Secretary Payroll Specialist