O*Net Interest
Career Categories
CTE Vocabulary
Career Match
Scenario Question
100

This O*NET interest area fits people who like working with their hands, tools, and machines.

What is Realistic?

100

This career category includes computers, coding, and digital technology.

What is Technology & Computers?

100

These three letters stand for Career Technical Education.

What is CTE?

100

 A nurse would most likely belong to this career category.

What is Health & Human Services?

100

I like fixing things, working with tools, and building with my hands. Which O*NET interest area fits me best?

What is Realistic?

200

This interest area fits people who like solving problems, researching, and figuring out how things work.

What is Investigative?

200

This career category includes carpentry, plumbing, electrical work, and building.

What is Construction & Skilled Trades?

200

This is something you enjoy, are curious about, or want to learn more about.

What is an interest?

200

A photographer would most likely belong to this career category.

What is Arts & Communication?

200

I enjoy helping classmates, teaching others, and working with people. Which O*NET interest area fits me best?

What is Social?

300

This interest area fits people who enjoy drawing, designing, writing, music, or creating.

What is Artistic?

300

This career category includes cars, trucks, planes, and moving people or goods.

What is Transportation?

300

This is a group of related careers that use similar skills, knowledge, or types of work.

 What is a career cluster?

300

A firefighter would most likely belong to this career category.

What is Public Safety?

300

 I enjoy drawing, making videos, and designing posters. Which O*NET interest area fits me best?

What is Artistic?

400

This interest area fits people who enjoy helping, teaching, or caring for others.

What is Social?

400

This career category focuses on teaching and helping others learn.

What is Education?

400

This skill involves joining pieces of metal together using heat.

 What is welding?

400

An auto mechanic would most likely belong to this career category.

What is Transportation?

400

I enjoy numbers, schedules, records, and keeping things organized. Which O*NET interest area fits me best?

What is Conventional?

500

his interest area fits people who like leading, persuading, selling, or managing.

 What is Enterprising?

500

This career category includes science, nature, animals, research, and the environment.

What is Science & Environment?

500

This trade involves building or repairing things made from wood.

What is carpentry?

500

A welder would most likely belong to what TWO career categories?

 What is Engineering & Manufacturing / Construction & Skilled Trades

500

 I enjoy owning a business, making decisions, leading people, and selling ideas. Which O*NET interest area fits me best?

What is Enterprising?