Career Quizzes

Career quizzes are an engaging activity to do with younger children or have older kids complete independently! There are many free and low-cost online tools to assess a child’s strengths, interests and aptitudes to see what types of jobs they might be a good match for down the road. Some of these even compare their innate skills with the level of education they're interested in pursuing! 

Once they've taken the test(s), ask your kids to share their results with you. This is a great way to spark conversations about their future and how to set them up for success. 

For an added layer of fun and conversation, take the same test yourself and compare your similarities and differences!

Free Career Quizzes

• Truity's Holland Code Career Test
  Using the Holland Code model, this quiz reveals which jobs a child might enjoy based on their interests, talents and aptitude. They'll receive scores for six different job areas to use as a jumping off point for career exploration and planning.
• U.S. Department of Labor’s CareerOneStop Interest Assessment
  Kids will share how interested they are in 30 different activities to get an Interest Profile. Based on this profile, they'll receive a list of jobs that match their preferences.
• U.S. Department of Labor’s Interest Profiler
  The O*NET Interest Profiler compiles a child's interests and tells them how they can be incorporated in a job. 
• U.S Department of Labor's Skills Matcher
  Kids will answer how cabable they are at 40 different skills, then find out which careers match their current strenghths.

• U.S Department of Labor's Work Values Matcher
  "Work values" are what someone considers to be important when it comes to a career. For example: making an impact on the community, high salary, leadership opportunity, etc. This quiz will tell kids what their work values are so they can pick a career that matches those values. 

Paid Career Quizzes

• Gallup's CliftonStrengths® Assessment ($19.99 or $59.99)
  This assessment shows kids their talents, then the full report reveals how those talents can be leveraged, and what kinds of specific jobs might be best for them. 
• MAPP Career Test (free or $89.95 - $149.95)
  The MAPP test digs into kids' motivations and what drives them as a person. Based on that information, the test provides a list of career options that satisfy those inspirations.
• MyPlan.com's Career Interest Inventory ($9.95)
  The Interest Inventory identifies a child's interests, then relates them to jobs that would be ideal for their preferences.
• MyPlan.com's Career Skills Profiler ($7.95)
  By responding to 35 work-related skill questions, this profiler will create a report of the taker's strengths and weaknesses. Based on that information, kids will recieve a list of matching job options. 

• YouScience® Aptitude & Career Discovery Assessment ($49)
  Using a variety of brain teasers and puzzles, this assessment tracks a child's natural talents and capabilities. Through scientific methods, the quiz matches those gifts with fitting career pathways and job possibilities.