Free Career Quizzes for Teens

Are you a student thinking about what type of job you might like? Or what careers would be interesting to work in? 

If you’re a teen looking to start exploring career options, there are online resources you can use to get some ideas about what occupations would be a fit for your interests. You’ll also be able to learn what type of education you will need to get your career started, potential earnings, job outlook, and the career path your job could get you started on.

One thing to keep in mind before you start looking is that you don’t need to decide on your future occupation while you’re in high school. It’s a time to explore options, learn about different careers, do an internship or work at a part-time job to see what the job is really like, and talk to people who are working in the fields you’re interested in to get information on what they like (and don’t like) about their jobs. 

Online career tests and assessments can help you generate ideas. Then your high school guidance office or college career office can help you line up all the resources you need to learn more. 

Check out these free online career quizzes designed for teens and students to learn about career options and occupations.

Free Online Career Tests and Assessments for Teens

Wisconsin Technical College System Career Quiz 

Start the Career Quiz by selecting your education level (elementary, middle, high school, not in school). Next, choose the school subjects you like the best, answer questions about what else you might like, your educational goals, where you’d like to work, your workstyle, how you’d like to work, and how you describe yourself. You can review the results online or email them to yourself or someone else.

Career Girls Career Quiz

The Career Girls Career Quiz is a free personality-based quiz (and it works for boys, too) that will generate ideas on what might be a good career for you:

• Check at least three boxes of things you like to get started. 
• Select “More Choices,” then check what you can do and what you want to be to get a broader selection of ideas. 
• After you click “Apply Choices,” you’ll see recommended occupations.

For each occupation, you can read an overview of the role and learn about the skills you need, the pay you can expect, the career outlook, and the educational requirements.

CareerOneStop Interest Assessment

CareerOneStop’s Interest Assessment only takes about five minutes, and it’s a good way to find some careers you might like. You’ll answer 30 questions about what you like (and don’t like to do) by reviewing a list of activities and selecting whether you like, dislike, or are unsure about it. 

When you’re done, you’ll get a list of occupations that may be a fit for you, the education requirements to get your career started, average pay, and how many new job opportunities are expected for each occupation. You will also be able to learn more about the occupations you’re interested in and how to get your career started.

College Board Career Quiz

If you’re not interested in registering, click “Continue Without Signing In” to start the College Board’s Career Quiz. It’s an easy-to-take, 15-minute quiz to get matched with careers based on your likes and dislikes. It can help you find out what you like to do, what your interests are, and how your interests relate to the world of work. 

If you want to save your responses, you can sign in. Otherwise, click to continue to get a list of career quiz matches with a brief description of the job, medium yearly income, the most common education level, and projected job growth.

LovetoKnow Career Quiz for Kids

LovetoKnow’s Career Quiz for Kidsis another quick and easy way to get some ideas for what you might like to be when you grow up. Select answers for 12 questions about your preferences to get a list of jobs you might like to do.

Truity Photo Career Quiz

The Truity Photo Career Quiz is a fun, quick, and easy career quiz that only takes a few minutes. All you need to do is look at a series of two photographs and click on which one you like best. When you’re finished, you’ll get a free profile of your career interests.

Important: It’s important to note that most people change jobs many times over the course of their careers, so you’re not locked into what sounds interesting now forever. And if you start out in a job and decide that it’s not what you expected, it’s often not hard to use the skills you have in a different role that’s a better fit. 

123 Career Aptitude Test

The 123 Career Aptitude Test is designed to match your personality to career options. To take the test, you’ll look at pictures that show work activities. Select the activities that you like the most and those you aren’t interested in by liking or disliking each picture.

How To Learn More About Interesting Careers

Most of these quizzes will give you some information about the job, but for those that sound really interesting to you, it’s important to take it a step further.

Use the Occupational Outlook Handbook. The Occupational Outlook Handbook has detailed occupational information. For each occupation, you can read about what they do, how to become one, the work environment, pay, the job outlook, and similar occupations.

Check with your guidance or career office. If you’re a student, check with your high school guidance or college career services office. The staff may be able to provide career counseling, set you up with experiential learning programs or internships, and put you in touch with alumni in careers of interest, so you can learn more about what a position is really like. Ask about job shadowing opportunities. You may be able to spend time with someone on the job to get a sense of what it entails.

Set up informational interviews. Your guidance or career counselor can help you set up informational interviews with people who have jobs you’re interested in. You can also do it on your own. Talk to family, friends, and neighbors to see if anyone knows someone in the career you’d like to know more about. If they do, ask if they have time to talk to you about it.

Volunteer. Volunteering is a terrific way to learn more about different types of jobs. If there’s an organization you’re interested in, you’ll be able to learn while you’re helping others. You can find volunteer opportunities in your community on Idealist.org. 

Explore education and training options. CareerOneStop has information on education and training programs, including high school, high school equivalency programs, short-term training, vocational training, apprenticeships, and college. All of these can be paths to a satisfying career. 

Be flexible. Remember that you’re exploring careers, not finding a job that you’ll be locked into your entire working life. Take the time to explore a variety of options and learn about what’s interesting to you—and what’s not. You can always change your mind!

Note: There are many in-demand high-paying jobs that don’t require a four-year degree, so consider alternate postsecondary career paths while you’re exploring options.

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