Career Interests

As freshmen and sophomores, WorkAbility students take Career Interest surveys to answer questions and determine how their interests and characteristics could translate into a career. The surveys determine their top 3 career categories based on the results.

▢ Manufacturing

These workers change raw materials into useful products, like changing iron ore into sheet metal to make a car.

▢ Business Management & Administration

These workers make plans, direct people and run high levels of work in all areas of business.

▢ Government & Public Administration

These workers oversee all areas of government at local, state and federal levels, such as charging people taxes, managing cities and keeping the country safe.

▢ Hospitality & Tourism

These workers manage and operate businesses that people use for leisure and travel, such as restaurants, hotels, vacation spots, and amusement parks.

▢ Education and Training

These workers help people learn and gain skills. Many of these jobs are in schools.

▢ Marketing, Sales & Service

These workers sell or make plans for how to sell goods (bicycles, shoes, computers, etc.) or services (tax preparation, how to invest money, etc.) to the public.

▢ Architecture & Construction

These workers design, build, remodel and repair buildings and other structures.

▢ Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

These workers operate equipment used to move people and objects from one location to another. They may drive trucks, navigate ships or fly airplanes.

▢ Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

These workers grow and sell farm and forest products, breed and raise animals and catch fish.

▢ Human Services

These workers help people with their needs by offering services ranging from basic personal grooming and household cleaning to in-depth counseling and social service programs.

▢ Health Science

These workers help keep people and animals healthy and take care of them when they are sick.

▢ Law, Public Safety & Security

These workers serve and protect people by offering legal, safety and security services.

▢ Arts, A/V Technology & Communication

These workers create and share ideas or information with other people. They make movies, draw pictures, announce the news on television or communicate in many other ways.

▢ Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

These workers use their knowledge of science and mathematics to do research or experiments, solve problems or invent things.

▢ Finance

These workers offer services in all areas of finance, such as banking, insurance and financial planning.

▢ Information Technology

These workers design, develop and manage all kinds of computer hardware and software systems.