Surveys
- Fillable PDF (use Adobe Acrobat Reader)
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This engaging activity helps learners reflect on what they enjoy doing, what they’re good at, and the real-world problems they want to solve. Their responses point them toward Career Clusters—broad categories of careers that match their interests and self-identified strengths.
This survey is recommended for instructor-facilitated activities for learners in grades 4 to 8, and as a self-facilitated independent activity for learners in high school and beyond, with the following applications:
- Early career exploration
- Program advising
- Interdisciplinary/Cross-Cutting Cluster integration
Additional Resources
Instructor Guide: Additional context, instructions, and prompts and activities for reflection on survey results.
Motivators Edition: Career Interest Survey: Pair with the Motivators Edition, as appropriate.
This Career Interest Survey should be just one of multiple career exploration experiences offered to learners, including online or in-person opportunities for employer interviews and tours, CTE alumni events, project-based learning, career fairs, and more in-depth research or exploratory courses for specific industries and careers.
This survey was developed by Advance CTE in partnership with Indigo Education Company and is based on the National Career Clusters® Framework, a central organizing structure for available careers and for Career Technical Education (CTE) programs of study consisting of 14 Career Clusters. Advance CTE serves as the steward of the Framework.
