The career interest explorer

Thirty everyday activities, six interest areas, and for each area: careers to explore, the paths that lead to them, and what to try in high school.

Thirty activities, about five minutes

For the student to take. Rate each activity by how much you would enjoy it, not by how good you are at it. Answers stay on this device.

How to use the results

Interests are a starting point. They change, especially between 8th and 12th grade. Retake this once a year.
Try before you choose. A class, a club, a summer job or a day shadowing someone tells you more than any quiz.
Every area has every path. Careers in each area are reached through four-year degrees, two-year degrees, certificates, apprenticeships and the military.
Go deeper with My Next Move (mynextmove.org), a free career site from the U.S. Department of Labor, for real job descriptions, education and pay data.

An interest explorer, not an aptitude or personality test. Education requirements are typical examples and vary by state and employer.

Want help with this part? Your Caveat advisor turns interests into a plan: the high school courses, activities and summer experiences that let your student test a field before committing.

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This tool is general information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Each college decides admission, aid and how credit counts, and requirements change; check each college's own pages. Examples are examples, not promises. Caveat Academic Services is an independent college preparation company. Students do all of their own work.