What Career Is Right For Me?

Career Quiz

Take our free career quiz and find out which industries and careers in the United States match your personality and interests. This isn’t just any quiz—your results will show real American companies where you could work. At Explore Careers, we’ve partnered with hundreds of employers across the country to help high school students find their perfect path. At the end of the quiz, you’ll see which career areas are the best match for you, with higher scores showing stronger matches.

Click below to start the quiz and discover your future career!

The quiz only takes about 10 minutes to complete.

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Career Quiz

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5

Part 1A

Select all the subjects that interest you, even if your school does not offer them.

Agricultural Studies (Plants & Animals)
Woodworking or Electrical
Maths
Accounting, Economics or Business Studies
Systems Engineering
Food Studies
Product Design & Technology
Visual Arts (Studio Arts, Media, Visual Communication)
Performing Arts
English
Humanities (Politics, Geography, Religion, etc.)
Psychology
Science
Languages
Computer Studies or Digital Technologies
Legal Studies
Health & Physical Education

Please select at least one subject

Part 1B

Select the level of education you plan to complete.

Middle School
High School
Trade Apprenticeship
TAFE
College
Unsure

Please select one

Part 2

Select the activity you would prefer to do out of the two options.

Look after animals OR Count a store's daily sales

Run the auction of a house OR Build a house

Work alone on a project OR Work in a team on a project

Watch a show about science OR Watch a show about law

Design a building OR Write a story

Work outdoors OR Work in an office

Take a computer apart OR Cook a meal

Help others OR Set personal goals

Think of new ways to complete a task OR Complete a task by following instructions

Design packaging for a supermarket product OR Diagnose a medical condition

Work in a factory OR Perform on a stage

Spend an afternoon at a shopping center OR Spend the afternoon on your computer

Work for three weeks straight, and then have a full week off. OR Work Monday to Friday with weekends off.

Work for a big company OR Work independently or as a freelancer

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Part 3

Select the activity you would prefer to do out of the two options.

Perform surgery on people OR Manage and sell real estate

Drive a forklift OR Do research in a laboratory

Write self-help articles OR Help customers find the perfect item

Plan a city and its infrastructure OR Show people properties for rent or sale

Develop a new medicine OR Run a fundraiser for a charity

Use science and maths to solve problems OR Speak to lots of people every day

Code computer programs OR Use big machinery

Draw a house OR Be in the army

Develop the marketing for a new product OR Fly a plane

Write job descriptions OR Build kitchen cabinets

Lay brick or tile OR Study ways to reduce water pollution

Write books or plays OR Teach an individual an exercise routine

Help people with personal or emotional problems OR Buy and sell stocks and bonds

Manage a retail store OR Develop a spreadsheet using computer software

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Part 4

Select the activity you would prefer to do out of the two options.

Proofread records or forms OR Repair household appliances

Raise fish in a fish hatchery OR Conduct chemical experiments

Compose or arrange music OR Give career guidance to people

Decide what news is published on a website OR Study the movement of planets

Perform rehabilitation therapy OR Use a company's data to help them make decisions

Operate a beauty salon or barber shop OR Install software across computers on a large network

Assemble electronic parts OR Take blood samples from patients

Do volunteer work at a non-profit organization OR Start your own business

Negotiate business contracts OR Test the quality of parts before shipment

Repair and install locks OR Raise and mend plants

Teach sign language to people who are deaf or hard of hearing OR Inventory supplies using a hand-held computer

Record rent payments OR Set up and operate machines to make products

Take care of children at a day-care center OR Keep inventory records

Teach a high-school class OR Create a substitute for sugar

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Part 5

Select the activity you would prefer to do out of the two options.

Use a calculator OR Work with machinery that produces electricity

Work with the government OR Deliver goods to people and companies

Convince stores to sell your products OR Decide where roads will be built

Decide if a house should be built with bricks or wood OR Help people save their money

Calculate the amount of interest a financial investment will earn OR Design a piece of furniture

Evaluate how much a property is worth OR Be a police officer

Create spreadsheets in Excel to solve problems OR Build structures from wood

Develop a new burger to sell at KFC OR Sell oil to foreign countries

Design apartments for a new building OR Take people on walking tours in your city

Work in public service for the people of the US OR Work as a pharmacist

Help grow the US economy OR Manage a sports team

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