ORVIS
Scoring Key ITEMS OF THE OREGON VOCATIONAL INTEREST SCALES,
SORTED BY SCALE | |
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1. |
Make important things happen |
9. |
Lead other people |
17. |
Be a sales or marketing director |
25. |
Be the chief executive of a large company |
33. |
Organize a political campaign |
41. |
Be the master of ceremonies at a meeting |
49. |
Plan an advertising campaign |
57. |
Debate topics in a public meeting |
65. |
Persuade others to change their views |
73. |
Be a state governor or senator |
81. |
Run for political office |
86. |
Make decisions that affect a lot of people |
2. |
Be the financial officer for a company |
10. |
Be an office manager |
18. |
Plan budgets |
26. |
Prepare financial contracts |
34. |
Develop an office filing system |
42. |
Supervise the work of others |
50. |
Plan investment strategies |
58. |
Establish time schedules |
66. |
Monitor business expenses |
74. |
Be a purchasing agent |
82. |
Keep track of a company’s inventory |
87. |
Manage a computer data base |
90. |
Keep detailed records |
3. |
Help others learn new ideas |
11. |
Care for sick people |
19. |
Be an elementary-school teacher |
27. |
Be a social worker |
35. |
Be a minister, priest, rabbi or other
religious teacher |
43. |
Counsel persons who need help |
51. |
Instruct parents on child care |
59. |
Be a doctor or nurse |
67. |
Be a physical therapist |
75. |
Provide comfort and support to others |
83. |
Participate in charity events |
88. |
Help people make career decisions |
91. |
Be a counselor or therapist |
4. |
Create works of art |
12. |
Create new fashion designs |
20. |
Be a professional dancer |
28. |
Write short stories or novels |
36. |
Play an instrument in a symphony |
44. |
Redecorate one’s house |
52. |
Select art works for a museum |
60. |
Sing professionally |
68. |
Be an actor or actress |
76. |
Be an artist or architect |
84. |
Act in a play |
85. |
Design Internet web pages |
89. |
Write songs |
92. |
Paint or draw |
5. |
Be a chemist |
13. |
Design a laboratory experiment |
21. |
Be a mathematician |
29. |
Explain scientific concepts to others |
37. |
Be a physicist |
45. |
Carry out medical research |
53. |
Be a scientific reporter |
61. |
Solve complex puzzles |
69. |
Develop a computer program |
77. |
Be a statistician |
6. |
Care for cattle or horses |
14. |
Be a farmer |
22. |
Construct new buildings |
30. |
Be a forest ranger |
38. |
Cultivate plants |
46. |
Go on nature walks |
54. |
Do woodworking |
62. |
Raise flowers |
70. |
Repair cars or trucks |
78. |
Work with tools and machinery |
7. |
Be a professional athlete |
15. |
Engage in exciting adventures |
23. |
Survive in the wilderness |
31. |
Be a racing car driver |
39. |
Face physical danger |
47. |
Be a military officer |
55. |
Compete in athletic events |
63. |
Be a bounty hunter |
71. |
Be a long-distance bicycle rider |
79. |
Be a police officer |
8. |
Be a translator or interpreter |
16. |
Be a librarian |
24. |
Be a professor of English |
32. |
Make up word puzzles |
40. |
Edit a newspaper |
48. |
Know many languages |
56. |
Be a foreign correspondent |
64. |
Speak fluently on any subject |
72. |
Read many books |
80. |
Keep a diary or journal |
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