Oregon Vocational Interest Scales (ORVIS)

 

Please rate the degree to which you like to do the following activities, using the following scale.

 

 

I would like to…

 

1

Strongly dislike

2

 

Dislike

3

 

Neutral

4

 

Like

5

Strongly like

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Make important things happen

О

О

О

О

О

2.

Be the financial officer for a company

О

О

О

О

О

3.

Help others learn new ideas

О

О

О

О

О

4.

Create works of art

О

О

О

О

О

5.

Be a chemist

О

О

О

О

О

6.

Care for cattle or horses

О

О

О

О

О

7.

Be a professional athlete

О

О

О

О

О

8.

Be a translator or interpreter

О

О

О

О

О

9.

Lead other people

О

О

О

О

О

10.

Be an office manager

О

О

О

О

О

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.

Care for sick people

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О

О

О

О

12.

Create new fashion designs

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О

О

О

О

13.

Design a laboratory experiment

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О

О

О

О

14.

Be a farmer

О

О

О

О

О

15.

Engage in exciting adventure

О

О

О

О

О

16.

Be a librarian

О

О

О

О

О

17.

Be a sales or marketing director

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О

О

О

О

18.

Plan budgets

О

О

О

О

О

19.

Be an elementary-school teacher

О

О

О

О

О

20.

Be a professional dancer

О

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О

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О

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21.

Be a mathematician

О

О

О

О

О

22.

Construct new buildings

О

О

О

О

О

23.

Survive in the wilderness

О

О

О

О

О

24.

Be a professor of English

О

О

О

О

О

25.

Be the chief executive of a large company

О

О

О

О

О

26.

Prepare financial contracts

О

О

О

О

О

27.

Be a social worker

О

О

О

О

О

28.

Write short stories or novels

О

О

О

О

О

29.

Explain scientific concepts to others

О

О

О

О

О

30.

Be a forest ranger

О

О

О

О

О

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.

Be a racing car driver

О

О

О

О

О

32.

Make up word puzzles

О

О

О

О

О

33.

Organize a political campaign

О

О

О

О

О

34.

Develop an office filing system

О

О

О

О

О

35.

Be a minister, priest, rabbi, or other religious teacher

О

О

О

О

О

36.

Play an instrument in a symphony

О

О

О

О

О

37.

Be a physicist

О

О

О

О

О

38.

Cultivate plants

О

О

О

О

О

39.

Face physical danger

О

О

О

О

О

40.

Edit a newspaper

О

О

О

О

О

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

41.

Be the master of ceremonies at a meeting

О

О

О

О

О

42.

Supervise the work of others

О

О

О

О

О

43.

Counsel persons who need help

О

О

О

О

О

44.

Redecorate one’s house

О

О

О

О

О

45.

Carry out medical research

О

О

О

О

О

46.

Go on nature walks

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О

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О

47.

Be a military officer

О

О

О

О

О

48.

Know many languages

О

О

О

О

О

49.

Plan an advertising campaign

О

О

О

О

О

50.

Plan investment strategies

О

О

О

О

О

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

51.

Instruct parents on child care

О

О

О

О

О

52.

Select art works for a museum

О

О

О

О

О

53.

Be a scientific reporter

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О

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О

54.

Do woodworking

О

О

О

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О

55.

Compete in athletic events

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О

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О

56.

Be a foreign correspondent

О

О

О

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О

57.

Debate topics in a public meeting

О

О

О

О

О

58.

Establish time schedules

О

О

О

О

О

59.

Be a doctor or nurse

О

О

О

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О

60.

Sing professionally

О

О

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О

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

61.

Solve complex puzzles

О

О

О

О

О

62.

Raise flowers

О

О

О

О

О

63.

Be a bounty hunter

О

О

О

О

О

64.

Speak fluently on any subject

О

О

О

О

О

65.

Persuade others to change their views

О

О

О

О

О

66.

Monitor business expenses

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О

О

О

О

67.

Be a physical therapist

О

О

О

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О

68.

Be an actor or actress

О

О

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О

69.

Develop a computer program

О

О

О

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О

70.

Repair cars or trucks

О

О

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О

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

71.

Be a long-distance bicycle rider

О

О

О

О

О

72.

Read many books

О

О

О

О

О

73.

Be a state governor or senator

О

О

О

О

О

74.

Be a purchasing agent

О

О

О

О

О

75.

Provide comfort and support to others

О

О

О

О

О

76.

Be an artist or architect

О

О

О

О

О

77.

Be a statistician

О

О

О

О

О

78.

Work with tools and machinery

О

О

О

О

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79.

Be a police officer

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80.

Keep a diary or journal

О

О

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О

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

81.

Run for political office

О

О

О

О

О

82.

Keep track of a company's inventory

О

О

О

О

О

83.

Participate in charity events

О

О

О

О

О

84.

Act in a play

О

О

О

О

О

85.

Design Internet web pages

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О

О

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86.

Make decisions that affect a lot of people

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О

О

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О

87.

Manage a computer data base

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О

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88.

Help people make career decisions

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О

О

О

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89.

Write songs

О

О

О

О

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90.

Keep detailed records

О

О

О

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О

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

91.

Be a counselor or therapist

О

О

О

О

О

92.

Paint or draw

О

О

О

О

О

             
             
For additional information about the ORVIS scales, see Pozzebon, Visser, Ashton, Lee, & Goldberg (2010).
 
Pozzebon, J. A., Visser, B. A., Ashton, M. C., Lee, K., & Goldberg, L. R. (2010). Psychometric characteristics of a public-domain self-report measure of vocational interests: The Oregon Vocational Interest Scales. Journal of Personality Assessment, 92, 168-174.
 
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