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Career Wonders 2011, SD Dept. of Labor and RegulationnI grow up .ehwEven if you haven't given too much thought to careers, you've probably been asked what youwant to be when you grow up. You might have even been asked this question many times. Youranswer might have been the same or changed each time you were asked! For this activity, usethe space below to either draw or write the first thing you remember wanting to be. Have youchanged your mind or added other job ideas since then, or do you still want to be the samething?needdirections?Now that you've started thinking about careers, whatdo you do next?10Take the career interest survey on pages 11 to 15 to kick startyour thoughts about what direction you would like to head withfuture career plans. Completing the following steps will point you tosome general work areas where you can explore career possibilities.
interestsurveyTaking care of pets in yourneighborhoodTransplanting small trees1Planting and taking care of flowers& plantsWorking in a garden & creatinglandscapesNursing sick animals back to healthBrushing or grooming dogs, cats,and/or horsesHiking & watching wildlifeChopping wood & replanting treesIdentifying environmental hazards& sick/dying plantsPerforming (music, drama,dance) for an audienceCreating graphic designs on acomputerCareer Wonders 2011, SD Dept. of Labor and RegulationCheck off the activities that interest you in each of theboxes. Add each column. Total your answers to discoverwhich career clusters you may want to explore.Repairing small appliancesPainting houses or buildingsUsing tools to make householdrepairs2Cutting and shaping wood to buildstructuresVolunteering for Habitat forHumanityDrawing floor plansBuilding simple circuit boardsLaying brick or cinder blockLandscaping and planting flowergardensUsing a cash registerTyping minutes of a schoolclub meeting4Creating an original video or filmFiling or sorting mail or otherpapersSketching or painting picturesRunning your own businessTaking photographsDeveloping Web pages and creatingprint layouts using desktoppublishingWriting poems, stories or playsMaking jewelry, sculpture, ceramicsor stained glassDesigning a newspaper layout(artwork)Being an announcer for an amateurradio stationManaging tasks for a groupPreparing reports and analyzingdataTyping documents for other peopleVolunteering to answer phonesSource: Adapted from "Who R U" interest survey with permission from Virginia Career View.11
Career Wonders 2011, SD Dept. of Labor and RegulationinterestsurveyWorking as a kids’ campcounselor or volunteerTutoring young childrenReading to elementary schoolstudents5Baby-sitting young childrenOrganizing and shelving librarybooksPeer counseling or mediationHelping at Special Olympics eventsTeaching young children in anafter-school programMaking political speeches7Volunteering as an urban planningcommittee memberRunning for class officePlanning and preparing budgetsParticipating in a debateVolunteering as a legislative aideLearning and speaking a foreignlanguageResearching and writing grants12Planning a mock stockmarket gameInvesting money and studyinginvestments6Balancing a checkbookGiving instructions for/or directinga playCampaigning for a politicalcandidateCheck off the activities that interest you in each of theboxes. Add each column. Total your answers to discoverwhich career clusters you may want to explore.Opening a savings/checking accountBeing a treasurer for a school clubOrganizing a fund-raiserCollecting money for a school orcommunity eventDeveloping a budgetUsing spreadsheets and financialcomputer programsTaking care of a sick relativeWatching doctor/hospitalshows on TVLearning first aid and CPR8Volunteering at a retirement homeVolunteering as a hospital aideUsing a stethoscope to listen tosomeone's heartIdentifying human body parts froma diagramBandaging sports injuries with atrainer's helpAssisting persons in wheelchairswith daily tasksSource: Adapted from "Who R U" interest survey with permission from Virginia Career View.
interestsurveyWorking in a restaurantPlanning vacations and otherevents9Cooking, baking and serving mealsParticipating in sports orrecreational activitiesCatering an eventWorking at a concession standExercising and working outPlaying video gamesWorking with the elderlyWorking at a shelter10Shopping, comparing prices &consumer goodsParticipating in youth groups orcommunity groupsWorking as a dietetic aidVolunteering to be a Big Brother/Big Sister11Surfing the InternetLearning how to configure operatingsystemsInstalling softwareLearning how to assemble computerhardwarePlaying with electronic gadgetsDesigning video gamesMaking a family menuVolunteering at a retirement homeOfficiating a sporting eventBuilding computersCheck off the activities that interest you in each of theboxes. Add each column. Total your answers to discoverwhich career clusters you may want to explore.Listening & helping friends withproblemsBeing a lifeguardDeveloping softwareprogramsCareer Wonders 2011, SD Dept. of Labor and RegulationReading mystery novelsListening to a policescanner12Watching mystery movies orcourtroom dramasPlaying "Clue" or other mysteryboard gamesVolunteering in a lawyer's officeFollowing court cases in the newsParticipating in EMT trainingVolunteering to search for missingpets or personsParticipating in search and/orrescue trainingSource: Adapted from "Who R U" interest survey with permission from Virginia Career View.13
Career Wonders 2011, SD Dept. of Labor and RegulationinterestsurveyWelding or working withmetalsRepairing andupholstering furniture13Creating wood carvingsTaking machine shop classesMaking belts or other leather goodsOperating a printing pressInstalling and repairing homeelectronicsSewing, weaving, knitting or otherneedleworkBuilding cabinets, shelves and othersimple woodworkingVisiting science museumsDesigning experimentsExploring caves andcollecting rocks15Watching the weather and trackingstormsUsing a computer to solve mathproblems and equationsIdentifying plants, animals and/ormarine lifeDeveloping solutions toenvironmental problemsBuilding model aircraft/boats/trainsLearning about different cultures14Check off the activities that interest you in each of theboxes. Add each column. Total your answers to discoverwhich career clusters you may want to explore.Cutting & styling hairSelling products for aschool fund-raiser14Taking tours of new houses for saleDesigning or modeling clothesGiving people advice on productsthey should buyDecorating your house andrearranging your furniturePlanning and having a yard saleArranging and selling flowersFixing watches and clocksFlying airplanesRepairing vehicles, bikesand engines16Working in a warehouse or takinginventoryOperating motorized machines orequipmentVisiting space campsBuilding and repairing boatsOperating a CB or ham radioReading mechanical and automotivemagazines/blogsHaving a paper routeSource: Adapted from "Who R U" interest survey with permission from Virginia Career View.
interestsurveyCareer Wonders 2011, SD Dept. of Labor and RegulationCount the check marks in each section on pages 11-14 and place the total in the corresponding box below.1.Agriculture, Food &Natural Resources2.Architecture &Construction3.Arts, Audio/VisualTechnology &Communications4.BusinessManagement &Administration5.Education &Training6.Finance7.Government& PublicAdministration8.Health Science9.Hospitality &Tourism10.Human Services11.InformationTechnology12.Law, Public Safety,Corrections &Security13.Manufacturing14.Marketing15.Science, Technology,Engineering & Math16.Transportation,Distribution &Logistics231Source: Adapted from "Who R U" interest survey with permission from Virginia Career View.MytopthreeInterest Areas:1. 2. 3.As you can see, the interest survey is divided into 16 groups. Each group is a career cluster.Career clusters place similar occupations in groups. These clusters help you narrow thethousands of career options in the world to a general area of interest. The clusters connect whatyou learn in school to the skills and knowledge you need beyond high school. Some careers areplaced in more than one cluster.15
Working as a kids' camp counselor or volunteer Tutoring young children Reading to elementary school students Giving instructions for/or directing a play Baby-sitting young children Organizing and shelving library books Peer counseling or mediation Helping at Special Olympics events Teaching young children in an after-school program Planning a .
