Career Finder

Twelve quick questions about what you enjoy and how you like to work. You'll see careers that fit, with real pay, job outlook, how much school each one takes, and the degrees that lead there. It's a way to explore, not a test. Your answers stay on this device.

1. Which of these sound like fun to you?

Pick up to 3.

2. Day to day, would you rather work mostly with…

3. Where would you rather spend your workday?

4. How do you feel about working with the public or customers all day?

5. Leading others or being in charge of a team?

6. Deadlines and fast-moving, high-pressure days?

7. Long or irregular hours (nights, weekends, 50+ hour weeks)?

8. How much math would you like in your work?

9. How much reading and writing would you like in your work?

10. What matters most to you in a career?

Pick up to 2.

11. How much school after high school are you willing to do?

12. Where do you want to work?

Optional: we'll show pay in that state.

0 of 11 answered. Skip any you're unsure about.

Sources and notes

About these results

The Career Finder is a way to explore, not a test. It compares your answers with what the U.S. Department of Labor's O*NET database reports about each job (interests, work setting, how much math and writing it uses) and with BLS pay and job outlook. It does not measure ability or personality, and many people succeed in careers that don't match their answers. Your answers stay in your browser; we don't store them.
Sources: O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0) for interests, work context and knowledge; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025) for pay; BLS Employment Projections 2025-35 for growth, openings and typical entry education; Census ACS 2020-2024 microdata for the degrees young workers in each job hold.

General

EducationGuide gives general information from public data. It is not admissions, financial-aid, financial or legal advice, and nothing here guarantees admission, aid or a price. Confirm figures with each college before you decide.
No college pays to appear, to be picked or to be ranked. EducationGuide is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education, any state agency, or any college named here.
Public data can contain errors, and we may make mistakes combining it. If a number looks wrong, email us and we'll check it.

Notes version 1.3 (2026-10-08). Questions or a number that looks wrong: rick@educationguide.com. How we score · All sources and years