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O*NET Ability Profiler™ Score Report

Date
Name: Gregory Jackson-Edwards January 12, 2022
Completed:

How can the Ability Profiler help you?

Recently, you took the Ability Profiler to explore the world of work by comparing
learn more about your job-related abilities. your abilities to the abilities necessary for
This information can help you explore the performing certain occupations. Your
world of work. With this knowledge you can results must not be used for employment
identify and learn more about occupations or hiring decisions. Employers, education
that would give you the highest chances to programs, or other job-related programs
use your abilities. You are much more likely should not use your results as part of a
to be satisfied with work that best uses screening process.
your abilities.
This score report will help you better
Your Ability Profiler results will help you understand your Ability Profiler results and
learn more about your strengths and areas show you how to use them for career
where you might want to seek more exploration and career development
education or training. You should use your
results to

What information does the Ability Profiler provide?

The Ability Profiler measures nine abilities logical thinking to solve problems in
that can help you do well in most jobs. Look everyday situations. It involves gathering
at the names of these abilities. You will and sorting through all information related
recognize that you have developed some of to a problem, making educated guesses
these abilities, such as verbal and math about how best to solve the problem,
skills, through your education. picking a likely way to solve it, and, then,
explaining your decisions. This ability is
You have developed other abilities, like measured by the Arithmetic Reasoning
form perception and finger dexterity, exercise.
through your experiences and training. The
Ability Profiler helps you identify your Computation: Computation ability is using
strongest abilities. Knowing your strongest arithmetic operations of addition,
abilities is very helpful when you are subtraction, multiplication, and division to
exploring careers. The nine abilities solve everyday problems involving
measured by the Ability Profiler are: numbers. This ability is measured by the
Computation exercise.
Verbal Ability: Verbal ability is
understanding the meaning of words and Ability: Spatial ability is being able to form
using them correctly in good pictures of objects in your mind. It involves
communication when you listen, speak, or easily understanding how drawings
write. This ability is measured by the represent real objects and correctly
Vocabulary exercise. imagining how parts fit together. It is an
important ability for many artistic,
Arithmetic Reasoning: Arithmetic engineering, architectural,
reasoning is an ability that uses several
math skills and
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and mechanical jobs. This ability is
measured by the Three-Dimensional Space Motor Coordination: Motor coordination
exercise. is the ability for different parts of your body
to work well together. For many jobs, it
Form Perception: Form perception is the involves coordinating your eyes and hands
ability to see details in objects, pictures, or or fingers to make quick, accurate, and
drawings quickly and correctly. It involves precise movements. This ability is
noticing little differences in shapes of measured by the Mark-Making exercise.
figures, shading, and lengths and widths of
lines. It is an important ability for many Finger Dexterity: Finger dexterity is the
inspection, quality control, and scientific ability to move your fingers skillfully and
jobs. This ability is measured by the Object easily. It involves using your fingers to
Matching exercise. handle small objects quickly and
accurately. This ability is measured by the
Clerical Perception: Clerical perception is combination of the Assemble and
the ability to see details in written Disassemble exercises.
materials quickly and correctly. The
material may be text or numbers on a Manual Dexterity: Manual dexterity is the
page, in lists, or in tables. It involves ability to move your hands skillfully and
noticing if there are mistakes in the text easily. It involves using your hands to place
and numbers, or if there are careless errors and turn objects quickly and accurately.
in working math problems. Many industrial This ability is measured by the Place and
occupations call for clerical perception even Turn exercise.
when the job does not require reading or
math. This ability is measured by the Name
Comparison exercise.

What is your Ability Profile?

These are your scores from the Ability Your percentile scores also are shown in a
Profiler. They are reported as percentiles, profile. The height of each bar represents
which range from 1 to 99. Percentiles show your score for that ability. The 50th
how you compare to a very large group, or percentile is shown as the darkest line that
sample, of other people who work in many crosses the bars. The dark line above it
different kinds of jobs across the country. represents the 75th percentile, and the
For example, if you had a percentile score dark line below it shows the 25th
of 60, it would mean you scored the same percentile. You can look across the bars
as or higher than 60 out of 100 people who and easily see your scores in comparison to
were in the nationwide sample. The each other. You also can note your ability
average percentile score for any one of the scores in relation to the scores of the
abilities is 50. This means the average people in the sample. Do this by looking at
worker would score at the 50th percentile one of the lines — for the 25th, 50th, or
for that ability. 75th percentile — and see how far above or
below that line your bar is.
Look at your nine percentile scores, one for
each of the nine abilities measured by the Just so you will know how many items you
Ability Profiler. Check which ability has your answered correctly, other than on the
highest score and second highest score. dexterity abilities, look next to your
You might also want to note the ability with percentile scores. You will see the number
your lowest score. How much difference is you got correct out of the total number of
there between your highest and lowest questions in each subtest.
scores? Are the scores what you expected,
or are you surprised by any of them?

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Your No. Correct
Your Ability Percentile Scores
/ Total No. Questions
Verbal Ability [ 42 ] [ 12/19 ]
Arithmetic Reasoning [ 42 ] [ 12/18 ]
Computation * [ 20 ] [ 15/40 ]
Spatial Ability [ 72 ] [ 17/20 ]
Form Perception * [ 91 ] [ 33/42 ]
Clerical Perception * [ 65 ] [ 73/90 ]
Motor Coordination [-] [-]
Finger Dexterity [-] ---
Manual Dexterity [-] ---

* The percentile scores for these abilities include a deduction for wrong answers.

What occupations are linked with your Ability Profile?

Now that you have learned about your


Ability Profile and have seen how your This score report provides five occupational
different abilities compare with one lists based on your Ability Profile. There is
another, you are ready to find the one list for each of the five Job Zones. Read
occupations that are linked with your Ability below to find out about the Job Zones and
Profile. how to pick your Job Zone. To explore
occupations on this score report, you
To help you identify occupations that can will need to know your Job Zone as
use your pattern of abilities, your Ability well as your Ability Profile.
Profile was compared to the ability profiles
of occupations. Your Ability Profile is linked
to a set of occupations that has been
grouped into five Job Zones. Each Job Zone (If you have already picked a Job Zone, turn
contains occupations that require the same to pages 7 and 16 and write your Job
amount of education, experience, and Zone(s) in the spaces provided.)
training. Knowing your Job Zone can help
you focus your career exploration.

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What is a Job Zone?
A Job Zone is a group of occupations that are similar in these ways:

How much education people need to do the job.

How much related experience people need to do the job.

How much on-the-job training people need to do the job.

In other words, occupations within a Job Zone require a similar level of preparation. By
picking a Job Zone you will be able to narrow your career search.

The five Job Zones are:

Job Zone 1 -- Occupations that need Little or No preparation

Job Zone 2 -- Occupations that need Some preparation

Job Zone 3 -- Occupations that need Medium preparation

Job Zone 4 -- Occupations that need Considerable preparation

Job Zone 5 -- Occupations that need Extensive preparation

To help you explore occupations, you can think about Job Zones in two ways:

Your Current Job Zone and your Future Job Zone.

Future Job Zone: : If you want to explore


Current Job Zone: If you want to
occupations based on your future "level of
explore occupations at your current
preparation," — for example, after you finish
"level of preparation," choose the Job
high school — choose the Job Zone that best
Zone that best matches the amount of
matches the education, experience, and
education, experience, and training you
training you expect to have in the future. This
have now. This is your Current Job Zone
is your Future Job Zone with jobs that you will
with jobs that need the knowledge and
have the knowledge and skills to do in the
skills you have right now.
future.

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Job Zone Definitions
To get a better idea of what they mean, read the following Job Zone definitions:

Job Zone 1: Little or No Preparation Needed

Job Training: Employees in these


Education: Some of these occupations occupations need anywhere from a few
may require a high school diploma or GED days to a few months of training. Usually,
certificate. an experienced worker could show you how
to do the job.

Examples: These occupations involve


Related Experience: Little or no previous
following instructions and helping others.
work-related skill, knowledge, or
Examples include taxi drivers, amusement
experience is needed for these
and recreation attendants, counter and
occupations. For example, a person can
rental clerks, construction laborers,
become a waiter or waitress even if he/she
continuous mining machine operators, and
has never worked before.
waiters/waitresses.

Job Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed

Job Training: Employees in these


occupations need anywhere from a few
Education: These occupations usually months to one year of working with
require a high school diploma. experienced employees. A recognized
apprenticeship program may be associated
with these occupations.

Examples: These occupations often


Related Experience: Some previous
involve using your knowledge and skills to
work-related skill, knowledge, or
help others. Examples include sheet metal
experience is usually needed. For example,
workers, forest fire fighters, customer
a teller would benefit from experience
service representatives, physical therapist
working directly with the public.
aides, salespersons (retail), and tellers.

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Job Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed

Job Training: Employees in these


occupations usually need one or two years
Education: Most occupations in this zone
of training involving both on-the-job
require training in vocational schools,
experience and informal training with
related on-the-job experience, or an
experienced workers. A recognized
associate’s degree.
apprenticeship program may be associated
with these occupations.

Related Experience: Previous work-


Examples: These occupations usually
related skill, knowledge, or experience is
involve using communication and
required for these occupations. For
organizational skills to coordinate,
example, an electrician must have
supervise, manage, or train others to
completed three or four years of
accomplish goals. Examples include food
apprenticeship or several years of
service managers, electricians, agricultural
vocational training, and often must have
technicians, legal secretaries, interviewers,
passed a licensing exam, in order to
and insurance sales agents.
perform the job.

Job Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed

Job Training: Employees in these


Education: Most of these occupations
occupations usually need several years of
require a four-year bachelor’s degree, but
work-related experience, on-the-job
some do not.
training, and/or vocational training.

Related Experience: A considerable Examples: Many of these occupations


amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or involve coordinating, supervising,
experience is needed for these managing, or training others. Examples
occupations. For example, an accountant include accountants, sales managers,
must complete four years of college and database administrators, teachers,
work for several years in accounting to be chemists, environmental engineers,
considered qualified. criminal investigators, and special agents.

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Job Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed

Job Training: Employees may need some


Education: Most of these occupations on-the-job training, but most of these
require graduate school. For example, they occupations assume that the person will
may require a master’s degree, and some already have the required skills,
require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree). knowledge, work-related experience, and/or
training.

Examples: These occupations often


Related Experience: Extensive skill,
involve coordinating, training, supervising,
knowledge, and experience are needed for
or managing the activities of others to
these occupations. Many require more than
accomplish goals. Very advanced
five years of experience. For example,
communication and organizational skills are
surgeons must complete four years of
required. Examples include librarians,
college and an additional five to seven
lawyers, aerospace engineers, wildlife
years of specialized medical training to be
biologists, school psychologists, surgeons,
able to do their job.
treasurers, and controllers.

Which Job Zone suits you best?

To help you decide if a Job Zone fits you, If you answered "no" to these questions,
you might ask yourself: you may want to look at the other Job Zone
definitions to find one better suited to your
1. "Do I have the education, experience, situation.
and training needed to do the work for the
occupations in this Job Zone?" (Current Job Write the Job Zone(s) you picked in the
Zone) spaces below and in the box on page
16.
2. "Am I willing to get the education,
experience, and training needed to do the Your Current Job Zone: _______ (1, 2, 3, 4, or
work for the occupations in this Job Zone?" 5)
(Future Job Zone)
Your Future Job Zone: _______ (1, 2, 3, 4, or
3. "Would I like to work in at least some of 5)
the occupations in this Job Zone?"
Compare your picks with the Job Zone
If you answered "yes" to these questions, occupations based on your Ability Profiler
then you have found your Job Zone(s). results. Read the next section to find out
how you can use the information you have.

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Exploring Careers Using Your Abilities and Your Job Zone

Printed on the following pages are some occupations within each of the Job Zones. These
are occupations that could make the best use of your abilities.

Remember, each occupation within a Job Zone requires about the same level of education
and training. The lists start with the occupations that best match your ability profile. These
lists are meant as a starting place. Follow the steps below to begin your career exploration.

1. Look at the list of occupations for


your Job Zone. situation. If you decide that another Job
Based on your choice of Job Zone, these are Zone is better for you, then review the
some of the occupations that may allow occupations that are listed for that Job
you to best use your abilities. By choosing Zone. Do any of those occupations appeal
this Job Zone, you have indicated that to you? If so, you can explore them in
these occupations would best use your O*NET OnLine (http://www.onetonline.org).
current or future education, experience,
and training. Do you see any occupations 4. Want to know about a particular
that you would like to find out more about? occupation not on your list?
Once you have selected occupations to If you want to learn more about a particular
explore, list them in the spaces occupation not on your list:
provided on page 16.
• Find the occupation using the search
2. Find out more about the capabilities in O*NET OnLine
occupations. (http://www.onetonline.org).
When you have selected occupations to
explore, you can use O*NET™ OnLine, • Check the skills, abilities, education,
http://www.onetonline.org, to find out such training, and experience information that
information as: are needed for the occupation, in the
O*NET OnLine reports. Do you currently
• the types of activities that are performed have or expect to have the needed skills,
in these occupations and abilities, education, training, and
experience for that occupation? If you do,
• the skills, abilities, education, training, this occupation may be a good one to
and experience that are needed for them. explore.

• Talk to someone working in the


3. Still want more? occupation to find out what it is really like.
If you don’t like the occupations listed in
your Job Zone and you don’t want to (You may want to take one or more of the
explore them, you have several choices: other O*NET Career Exploration Tools to
see if the results show that your interests
• You can review the Job Zone definitions to and work values support further
make sure that you have chosen the Job consideration of this occupation.)
Zone that best matches your current or
future

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Selected Job Zone 1 occupations
(Little or No Preparation Needed)
O*NET-SOC # O*NET-SOC Title Match Type

47-5041.00 Continuous Mining Machine Operators Very Strong

47-5071.00 Roustabouts, Oil and Gas Very Strong

53-6021.00 Parking Lot Attendants Very Strong

47-5011.00 Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas Very Strong

45-4021.00 Fallers Very Strong

51-9198.00 Helpers--Production Workers Very Strong

51-6031.00 Sewing Machine Operators Very Strong

45-3021.00 Hunters and Trappers Very Strong

45-4022.00 Logging Equipment Operators Very Strong

35-9021.00 Dishwashers Very Strong

47-3014.00 Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons Very Strong

51-6021.00 Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials Very Strong

45-3011.00 Fishers and Related Fishing Workers Strong

47-5051.00 Rock Splitters, Quarry Strong

51-7021.00 Furniture Finishers Strong

45-2093.00 Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals Strong

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping


37-2011.00 Strong
Cleaners

45-2092.02 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop Strong

51-9022.00 Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand Strong

37-3011.00 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Strong

35-9011.00 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Strong

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile


47-3011.00 Good
and Marble Setters

53-6011.00 Bridge and Lock Tenders Good

51-3023.00 Slaughterers and Meat Packers Good

33-9091.00 Crossing Guards Good

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Selected Job Zone 2 occupations
(Some preparation needed)
O*NET-SOC # O*NET-SOC Title Match Type

53-7051.00 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Very Strong

51-9195.07 Molding and Casting Workers Very Strong

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and


51-4023.00 Very Strong
Plastic

47-5021.00 Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas Very Strong

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters,


51-9041.00 Very Strong
Operators, and Tenders

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine


51-9012.00 Very Strong
Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters,


51-6064.00 Very Strong
Operators, and Tenders

53-5011.00 Sailors and Marine Oilers Very Strong

53-7041.00 Hoist and Winch Operators Very Strong

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators,


51-9121.00 Very Strong
and Tenders

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators,


51-4072.00 Very Strong
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

51-2091.00 Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators Very Strong

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters,


51-4033.00 Very Strong
Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment


47-2073.00 Very Strong
Operators

49-9099.01 Geothermal Technicians Very Strong

47-5042.00 Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators Very Strong

51-4052.00 Pourers and Casters, Metal Very Strong

53-5022.00 Motorboat Operators Very Strong

53-7031.00 Dredge Operators Very Strong

51-9032.00 Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Very Strong

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and


51-4021.00 Very Strong
Tenders, Metal and Plastic

35-2014.00 Cooks, Restaurant Very Strong

47-5081.00 Helpers--Extraction Workers Very Strong

51-9191.00 Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders Very Strong

47-4061.00 Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators Very Strong

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Selected Job Zone 3 occupations
(Medium Preparation Needed)
O*NET-SOC # O*NET-SOC Title Match Type

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and


51-4032.00 Very Strong
Tenders, Metal and Plastic

51-9195.04 Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers Very Strong

53-7021.00 Crane and Tower Operators Very Strong

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial


49-2094.00 Very Strong
Equipment

53-2021.00 Air Traffic Controllers Very Strong

51-8092.00 Gas Plant Operators Very Strong

29-2055.00 Surgical Technologists Very Strong

49-9097.00 Signal and Track Switch Repairers Very Strong

51-5112.00 Printing Press Operators Very Strong

49-3023.01 Automotive Master Mechanics Very Strong

51-8021.00 Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators Very Strong

53-5021.03 Pilots, Ship Very Strong

49-9092.00 Commercial Divers Strong

19-4051.01 Nuclear Equipment Operation Technicians Strong

49-3011.00 Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians Strong

51-9071.07 Precious Metal Workers Strong

49-3051.00 Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians Strong

49-3042.00 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines Strong

27-2023.00 Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials Strong

53-5021.02 Mates- Ship, Boat, and Barge Strong

51-8013.00 Power Plant Operators Strong

27-2031.00 Dancers Strong

43-9011.00 Computer Operators Strong

49-3031.00 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists Strong

49-9021.01 Heating and Air Conditioning Mechanics and Installers Strong

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Selected Job Zone 4 occupations
(Considerable Preparation Needed))
O*NET-SOC # O*NET-SOC Title Match Type

29-9091.00 Athletic Trainers Good

27-2041.01 Music Directors Good

27-2012.05 Technical Directors/Managers Good

27-2032.00 Choreographers Good

53-2011.00 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers Good

43-9081.00 Proofreaders and Copy Markers Good

27-1014.00 Multimedia Artists and Animators Good

25-9011.00 Audio-Visual and Multimedia Collections Specialists Good

27-3041.00 Editors Good

27-3091.00 Interpreters and Translators Good

15-1142.00 Network and Computer Systems Administrators Good

19-4092.00 Forensic Science Technicians Good

27-1024.00 Graphic Designers Good

29-1125.00 Recreational Therapists Good

29-9099.01 Midwives Good

27-3021.00 Broadcast News Analysts Good

27-2022.00 Coaches and Scouts Good

27-1011.00 Art Directors Good

27-2012.02 Directors- Stage, Motion Pictures, Television, and Radio Good

25-4013.00 Museum Technicians and Conservators Good

19-1031.03 Park Naturalists Good

27-3043.05 Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers Good

21-1011.00 Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors Good

27-1027.00 Set and Exhibit Designers Good

25-4031.00 Library Technicians Good

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Selected Job Zone 5 occupations
(Extensive Preparation Needed)
O*NET-SOC # O*NET-SOC Title Match Type

29-1199.05 Orthoptists Good

29-1021.00 Dentists, General Good

29-1071.01 Anesthesiologist Assistants Good

29-1067.00 Surgeons Good

29-1069.11 Sports Medicine Physicians Good

29-1199.01 Acupuncturists Good

21-1023.00 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers Good

21-1014.00 Mental Health Counselors Good

29-1061.00 Anesthesiologists Good

29-1024.00 Prosthodontists Good

29-1199.04 Naturopathic Physicians Good

29-1122.00 Occupational Therapists Good

29-1022.00 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Good

21-1013.00 Marriage and Family Therapists Good

Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and


29-1122.01 Good
Vision Rehabilitation Therapists

21-1022.00 Healthcare Social Workers Good

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What if you still don’t have a clear picture of careers that fit with
your abilities?

The Ability Profiler is only one of the tools


you can use to help in your career search. work really well with people or you might
Other O*NET Career Exploration Tools are be very outgoing. You may want to find a
listed in the next section. If you feel you career that takes advantage of these
don’t have a clear direction yet, you can try important skills.
a different route.
Also, you might have special knowledge
Your Ability Profile tells just some of the you learned from hobbies or other activities
important information about you that can that is important for certain jobs. You may
be used to explore the world of work. Other want to consider this when looking at
information you can use includes your work different occupations.
values and your interests.
Maybe you know someone who works in an
In addition, you may have special skills or occupation that seems interesting to you.
talents that you might want to think about You can talk with the person to find out
when exploring careers. For example, you what the job is really like.
might

How can you use your Ability Profiler with other O*NET Career
Exploration Tools?

You can use this score report with other


score reports for the Interest Profiler and rewarding. If you pick an occupation that
Work Importance Locator or Work fits with your interests and abilities, you will
Importance Profiler. If you put the score most likely find the job enjoyable and will
reports together, you can get a better idea perform well.
of the kinds of careers you might find
satisfying and

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The O*NET Career Exploration Tools

As you explore your career options, you should know that other tools are available to
help you. The Ability Profiler is just one of five tools that make up the O*NET Career
Exploration Tools. The other tools are:

The Interest Profiler — helps you find out what your work-related interests are. It
can help you identify occupations that you may find interesting.

The Computerized Interest Profiler — is similar to the paper-and-pencil Interest


Profiler, except that you answer and score the questions on a computer.

The Work Importance Locator — helps you decide what is important to you in a
job. It can help you identify occupations that you may find satisfying.

The Work Importance Profiler — is similar to the Work Importance Locator,


except that you answer and score the questions on a computer.

These tools give you three important pieces of information that are valuable to you
when exploring careers:

1. what is important to you in your world of work,

2. what you can do well, and

3. what you like to do.

You may use the tools separately or together. You can use them to identify occupations
in the world of work that you may want to explore.

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O*NET Occupations Work Page

Use this page to list the occupations you have picked to explore

If you haven’t already done so, copy your Job Zone(s) from page 7 in the box below.

Your Current Job Zone: Your Future Job Zone:


_________ _________

As you look at the lists of occupations that are linked with your Ability Profile — those
occupations that could make the best use of your abilities — write the occupations you want
to explore below. You can list occupations for both your Current Job Zone and your Future
Job Zone. Be sure to add to the list below when you pick other occupations to explore.

Write Below the O*NET Occupations You Have Picked to Explore:

O*NET-SOC# O*NET-SOC Title

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

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