Career Aptitude Test

Need help narrowing down your potential career options? Get career suggestions that match your skills and interests. Adjust the skill sliders, filter by education level, and receive a list of career ideas using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.1

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    • Artistic

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    • Mathematics

      None High
    • Interpersonal

      None High
    • Mechanical

      None High
    • Communication

      None High
    • Science

      None High
    • Managerial

      None High
    • Projected Employment Growth

      -10% to 80%
    • Level of Education Required

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    Your Results

    Relative Strength of Match Low High
    • Driver/Sales Workers
      96%
      Driver/Sales Workers

      Drive truck or other vehicle over routes or within an established territory and sell or deliver goods, such as food products, including restaurant take-out items, or pick up or deliver items such as commercial laundry. Take orders, collect payment, or stock merchandise at point of delivery.

      Total Employment in 2021: 477,020
      Projected Growth (2020-2030): 17.9%
      Typical Education Needed: High school diploma or equivalent
      Skills Breakdown Your Skills Job Skills
      • Artistic
        1
        1
      • Mathematics
        1
        1
      • Interpersonal
        1
        1
      • Mechanical
        1
        2
      • Communication
        1
        2
      • Science
        1
        1
      • Managerial
        1
        1
    • Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
      96%
      Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

      Drive a tractor-trailer combination or a truck with a capacity of at least 26,000 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW). May be required to unload truck. Requires commercial drivers' license.

      Total Employment in 2021: 1,903,420
      Projected Growth (2020-2030): 6.3%
      Typical Education Needed: High school diploma or equivalent
      Skills Breakdown Your Skills Job Skills
      • Artistic
        1
        1
      • Mathematics
        1
        1
      • Interpersonal
        1
        1
      • Mechanical
        1
        2
      • Communication
        1
        2
      • Science
        1
        1
      • Managerial
        1
        1
    • Light Truck Drivers
      96%
      Light Truck Drivers

      Drive a light vehicle, such as a truck or van, with a capacity of less than 26,001 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), primarily to pick up merchandise or packages from a distribution center and deliver. May load and unload vehicle.

      Total Employment in 2021: 1,010,040
      Projected Growth (2020-2030): 9.8%
      Typical Education Needed: High school diploma or equivalent
      Skills Breakdown Your Skills Job Skills
      • Artistic
        1
        1
      • Mathematics
        1
        1
      • Interpersonal
        1
        1
      • Mechanical
        1
        2
      • Communication
        1
        2
      • Science
        1
        1
      • Managerial
        1
        1
    • Bus Drivers, School
      94%
      Bus Drivers, School

      Drive bus or motor coach, including regular route operations, charters, and private carriage. May assist passengers with baggage. May collect fares or tickets.

      Total Employment in 2021: 361,420
      Projected Growth (2020-2030): 15%
      Typical Education Needed: High school diploma or equivalent
      Skills Breakdown Your Skills Job Skills
      • Artistic
        1
        1
      • Mathematics
        1
        1
      • Interpersonal
        1
        2
      • Mechanical
        1
        2
      • Communication
        1
        2
      • Science
        1
        1
      • Managerial
        1
        1
    • Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
      94%
      Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

      Drive bus or motor coach, including regular route operations, charters, and private carriage. May assist passengers with baggage. May collect fares or tickets.

      Total Employment in 2021: 145,720
      Projected Growth (2020-2030): 21%
      Typical Education Needed: High school diploma or equivalent
      Skills Breakdown Your Skills Job Skills
      • Artistic
        1
        1
      • Mathematics
        1
        1
      • Interpersonal
        1
        2
      • Mechanical
        1
        2
      • Communication
        1
        2
      • Science
        1
        1
      • Managerial
        1
        1
    • Security Guards
      92%
      Security Guards

      Guard, patrol, or monitor premises to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules. May operate x-ray and metal detector equipment.

      Total Employment in 2021: 1,057,100
      Projected Growth (2020-2030): 14.6%
      Typical Education Needed: High school diploma or equivalent
      Skills Breakdown Your Skills Job Skills
      • Artistic
        1
        1
      • Mathematics
        1
        1
      • Interpersonal
        1
        2
      • Mechanical
        1
        2
      • Communication
        1
        2
      • Science
        1
        1
      • Managerial
        1
        2
    • Billing and Posting Clerks
      92%
      Billing and Posting Clerks

      Compile, compute, and record billing, accounting, statistical, and other numerical data for billing purposes. Prepare billing invoices for services rendered or for delivery or shipment of goods.

      Total Employment in 2021: 429,080
      Projected Growth (2020-2030): 2.9%
      Typical Education Needed: High school diploma or equivalent
      Skills Breakdown Your Skills Job Skills
      • Artistic
        1
        1
      • Mathematics
        1
        2
      • Interpersonal
        1
        2
      • Mechanical
        1
        2
      • Communication
        1
        2
      • Science
        1
        1
      • Managerial
        1
        1
    • Couriers and Messengers
      92%
      Couriers and Messengers

      Pick up and deliver messages, documents, packages, and other items between offices or departments within an establishment or directly to other business concerns, traveling by foot, bicycle, motorcycle, automobile, or public conveyance.

      Total Employment in 2021: 68,310
      Projected Growth (2020-2030): -8.2%
      Typical Education Needed: High school diploma or equivalent
      Skills Breakdown Your Skills Job Skills
      • Artistic
        1
        1
      • Mathematics
        1
        2
      • Interpersonal
        1
        2
      • Mechanical
        1
        2
      • Communication
        1
        2
      • Science
        1
        1
      • Managerial
        1
        1
    • Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators
      92%
      Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators

      Prepare incoming and outgoing mail for distribution. Use hand or mail handling machines to time stamp, open, sort, and route incoming mail; and address, seal, stamp, fold, stuff, and affix postage to outgoing mail or packages. Duties may also include keeping necessary records and completed forms.

      Total Employment in 2021: 69,400
      Projected Growth (2020-2030): -4.2%
      Typical Education Needed: High school diploma or equivalent
      Skills Breakdown Your Skills Job Skills
      • Artistic
        1
        1
      • Mathematics
        1
        2
      • Interpersonal
        1
        2
      • Mechanical
        1
        2
      • Communication
        1
        2
      • Science
        1
        1
      • Managerial
        1
        1
    • Gaming Cage Workers
      90%
      Gaming Cage Workers

      In a gaming establishment, conduct financial transactions for patrons. May reconcile daily summaries of transactions to balance books. May accept patron's credit application and verify credit references to provide check-cashing authorization or to establish house credit accounts.

      Total Employment in 2021: 11,140
      Projected Growth (2020-2030): 19.5%
      Typical Education Needed: High school diploma or equivalent
      Skills Breakdown Your Skills Job Skills
      • Artistic
        1
        1
      • Mathematics
        1
        4
      • Interpersonal
        1
        2
      • Mechanical
        1
        1
      • Communication
        1
        2
      • Science
        1
        1
      • Managerial
        1
        1

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  1. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, [career information accessed July 2022] www.bls.gov/ooh/. Employment conditions in your area may vary.