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Health Career IQ Quiz

Do You Have What It Takes?
Do you want to make a difference? That is what heath careers are all about. Everyone working in the health care field makes a vital contribution to the world around them.

Health careers are diverse and interesting. They pay well and offer great job security. Seven of the ten fastest growing jobs in the U.S. are health related.

Contrary to what you might think, only about 50% of these jobs are in hospitals. The rest are out around the community. And, preparing for a health career does not mean long years in school. Many technical jobs require only one to two years of study.

Health career opportunities are as diverse as the people they serve. Whether you want to be independent or part of a team, work outdoors or use a microscope, there is an interesting job for you.
Student with teacher, learning resuscitation
Student with teacher, learning resuscitation
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Student with teacher, learning resuscitation techniques

Holland Code Career Interest Checklist

 The Holland Code is a system to classify jobs into job categories, interest clusters, or work personality environments. In the Holland Model, these categories represent work personalities. Check all of the activities here that might be enjoyable or interesting to you. In general checking more activities provides more useful results. You will be using the activities you've checked to find your Holland Code below.

  1. Typing reports or entering data
  2. Leading group activities
  3. Reading art and music magazines
  4. Carpentry and other building projects
  5. Using a chemistry set
  6. Making new friends
  1. Keeping detailed records
  2. Working on a sales campaign
  3. Designing clothes
  4. Decorating rooms
  5. Doing puzzles or playing word games
  6. Going to church
  1. Using a cash register
  2. Selling insurance
  3. Playing music
  4. Putting together model kits or craft projects
  5. Working in a lab
  6. Attending sports events
  1. Word processing
  2. Talking to salespeople
  3. Acting in or helping to put on a play
  4. Working with animals
  5. Advanced math
  6. Helping the elderly
  1. Working with a budget and preparing           financial reports
  2. Talking to groups of people
  3. Drawing or painting
  4. Fixing cars
  5. Astronomy
  6. Belonging to a club
  1. Using office equipment
  2. Buying clothes for a store
  3. Writing stories or poetry
  4. Fixing electrical appliances or repairing           household items
  5. Flying airplanes or learning about aircraft
  6. Teaching children
  1. Filing letters
  2. Talking to people at a party
  3. Going to concerts or listening to music
  4. Wildlife biology
  5. Creating a project for a science fair
  6. Studying people in other lands
  1. Working from nine to five
  2. Being elected class president
  3. Learning foreign languages
  4. Cooking
  5. Physics
  6. Helping people solve personal problems

Add up your interests to find your Holland Code

 Count all the number 1s you've checked and put the total in the box marked "1s=C". Repeat this for numbers 2 - 6. Notice that each number corresponds with a letter.

1s = C

 2s = E

 3s = A

 4s = R

 5s = I

 6s = S

Write the letters of your three highest numbers in the boxes below. This is your Holland Code. Learn about your Holland groups and careers that match below.

This is your Holland Code




Holland Code Groups

 Match the letters in your Holland Code to the first letters in the Holland groups listed on this page. For example, SAR matches the Social, Artistic and Realistic groups. Now use your code to find careers on this page that match your interests.

C = Conventional people like to work with data, have clerical or numerical ability and attend to detail. They usually enjoy following other people's instructions.

E = Enterprising people also like to work with people, but they like to influence, persuade or perform. They like to lead or manage for organizational goals or economic gain.

A = Artistic people have artistic, innovative or intuitive abilities. They usually like to work in an unstructured situation, using their imagination or creativity.

R = Realistic people have athletic or mechanical ability. They prefer to work with objects, machines, tools, plants or animals. They usually like to work outdoors.

I = Investigative people like to observe, investigate, learn, analyze, evaluate or solve problems.

S = Social people like to work with people. They like to inform, enlighten, help, train, develop or cure people. They may also be skilled with using language and words.

Conventional
Enterprising
  • Business Executive/Manager
  • Customer Service Representative
  • Database Administrator
  • Funeral Director
  • Occupational Therapist
  • Medical Writer/Editor
Artistic
Realistic
Investigative
Social

These are some of the suggested careers for your Holland Code type. A specific career that you are interested in may not be on this list.

Adapted from Making Vocational Choices, 2nd ed (1985), John Holland, Odessa, FL; Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc.



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