Strong Interest Inventory

Profile

Report prepared for

SCOTT SALSMAN
November 14, 2016

Interpreted by
JK
CCSD
APU

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Strong Interest Inventory Profile

HOW THE STRONG CAN HELP YOU

The Strong Interest Inventory instrument is a powerful tool that can help you make satisfying decisions about your career
and education. Whether you are just starting out in your career, thinking about a change, or considering education options
for career preparation, you can benefit from the wealth of information reflected in your Strong results. Understanding your
Strong Profile can help you identify a career focus and begin your career planning and exploration process.
Keep in mind that the Strong measures interests, not skills or abilities, and that the results can help guide you toward
rewarding careers, work activities, education programs, and leisure activitiesall based on your interests. As you review your
Profile, remember that managing your career is not a one-time decision but a series of decisions made over your lifetime.

HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT HOW YOUR RESULTS ARE ORGANIZED

The Strong can be a valuable tool in helping you identify your
interests, enabling you to
Achieve satisfaction in your work
Identify career options consistent with your interests
Choose appropriate education and training relevant to
your interests
Maintain balance between your work and leisure activities
Understand aspects of your personality most closely
associated with your interests
Determine your preferred learning environments
Section 1. General Occupational Themes
Describes your interests, work activities, potential skills, and
personal values in six broad areas: Realistic (R), Investigative (I),
Artistic (A), Social (S), Enterprising (E), and Conventional (C).
Section 2. Basic Interest Scales
Identifies specific interest areas within the six General
Occupational Themes, indicating areas likely to be most
motivating and rewarding for you.
Section 3. Occupational Scales
Compares your likes and dislikes with those of people who are
satisfied working in various occupations, indicating your likely
compatibility of interests.

Learn about your preferences for leadership, risk taking,
and teamwork
Use interests in shaping your career direction
Decide on a focus for the future
Direct your own career exploration at various stages in
your life
Section 4. Personal Style Scales
Describes preferences related to work style, learning, leadership,
risk taking, and teamwork, providing insight into work and
education environments most likely to fit you best.
Section 5. Profile Summary
Provides a graphic snapshot of Profile results for immediate, easy
reference.
Section 6. Response Summary
Summarizes your responses within each category of Strong
items, providing data useful to your career professional.

Note to professional: Check the Response Summary in section 6 of the Profile before beginning your interpretation.
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GENERAL OCCUPATIONAL THEMES SECTION 1

The General Occupational Themes (GOTs) measure six broad interest patterns that can be used to describe your work
personality. Most peoples interests are reflected by two or three Themes, combined to form a cluster of interests. Work
activities, potential skills, and values can also be classified into these six Themes. This provides a direct link between your
interests and the career and education possibilities likely to be most meaningful to you.
Your standard scores are based on the average scores of a combined group of working adults. However, because research
shows that men and women tend to respond differently in these areas, your interest levels (Very Little, Little, Moderate,
High, Very High) were determined by comparing your scores against the average scores for your gender.
THEME DESCRIPTIONS
THEME CODE INTERESTS WORK ACTIVITIES POTENTIAL SKILLS VALUES

People, teamwork, Teaching, caring for People skills, verbal Cooperation, generosity,
helping, community people, counseling, ability, listening, showing service to others
Social S service training employees understanding

Machines, computer Operating equipment, Mechanical ingenuity Tradition, practicality,

networks, athletics, using tools, building, and dexterity, physical common sense
Realistic R working outdoors repairing, providing coordination
security

Business, politics, Selling, managing, Verbal ability, ability to Risk taking, status,
leadership, persuading, marketing motivate and direct others competition, influence
Enterprising E entrepreneurship

Self-expression, Composing music, Creativity, musical ability, Beauty, originality,

art appreciation, performing, writing, artistic expression independence, imagination
Artistic A communication, culture creating visual art

Science, medicine, Performing lab work, Mathematical ability, Independence, curiosity,

mathematics, research solving abstract problems, researching, writing, learning
Investigative I conducting research analyzing

Organization, data Setting up procedures Ability to work with Accuracy, stability,

management, accounting, and systems, organizing, numbers, data analysis, efficiency
Conventional C investing, information keeping records, developing finances, attention to
systems computer applications detail

YOUR HIGHEST THEMES YOUR THEME CODE

Social, Realistic, Enterprising SRE

STANDARD SCORE & INTEREST LEVEL

THEME CODE STD SCORE
30 40 50 60 70

Social S MODERATE 55
Realistic R MODERATE 51
Enterprising E MODERATE 46
Artistic A MODERATE 45
Investigative I VERY LITTLE 37
Conventional C VERY LITTLE 33

The charts above display your GOT results in descending order, from your highest to least level of interest. Referring to the
Theme descriptions provided, determine how well your results fit for you. Do your highest Themes ring true? Look at your
next highest level of interest and ask yourself the same question. You may wish to highlight the Theme descriptions above
that seem to fit you best.
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BASIC INTEREST SCALES SECTION 2

The Basic Interest Scales represent specific interest areas that often point to work activities, projects, course work, and
leisure activities that are personally motivating and rewarding. As with the General Occupational Themes, your interest
levels (Very Little, Little, Moderate, High, Very High) were determined by comparing your scores against the average scores
for your gender.
As you review your results in the charts below, note your top interest areas and your areas of least interest, and think about
how they relate to your work, educational, and leisure activities. Take time to consider any top interest areas that are not
currently part of your work or lifestyle and think about how you might be able to incorporate them into your plans.

YOUR TOP FIVE INTEREST AREAS Areas of Least Interest

1. Counseling & Helping (S) Programming & Information
Systems (C)
2. Athletics (R)
Office Management (C)
3. Law (E)
Mathematics (I)
4. Teaching & Education (S)
5. Protective Services (R)

SOCIAL Moderate ARTISTIC Moderate

STD SCORE & INTEREST LEVEL STD STD SCORE & INTEREST LEVEL STD
BASIC INTEREST SCALE BASIC INTEREST SCALE
30 40 50 60 70 SCORE 30 40 50 60 70 SCORE

Counseling & Helping VH 62 Culinary Arts M 54

Teaching & Education H 59 Writing & Mass Communication M 46

Human Resources & Training M 55 Visual Arts & Design L 42

Religion & Spirituality M 55 Performing Arts L 39

Healthcare Services M 49
INVESTIGATIVE Very Little
Social Sciences M 46 STD SCORE & INTEREST LEVEL STD
BASIC INTEREST SCALE
30 40 50 60 70 SCORE

REALISTIC Moderate Medical Science L 43

STD SCORE & INTEREST LEVEL STD Science

BASIC INTEREST SCALE L 40
30 40 50 60 70 SCORE

Athletics H 66 Research VL 37

Protective Services M 56 Mathematics VL 35

Mechanics & Construction M 55

CONVENTIONAL Very Little
Military L 45 STD SCORE & INTEREST LEVEL STD
BASIC INTEREST SCALE
30 40 50 60 70 SCORE
Nature & Agriculture L 43 Finance & Investing L 41
Computer Hardware & Electronics VL 38
Taxes & Accounting VL 36

ENTERPRISING Moderate Office Management VL 34

STD SCORE & INTEREST LEVEL STD Programming & Information Systems
BASIC INTEREST SCALE VL 34
30 40 50 60 70 SCORE

Law H 60

Sales M 49

Politics & Public Speaking M 48

Management M 46

Marketing & Advertising L 40

Entrepreneurship VL 35

INTEREST LEVELS: VL = Very Little | L = Little | M = Moderate | H = High | VH = Very High

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OCCUPATIONAL SCALES SECTION 3

This section highlights your Profile results on the Occupational Scales of the Strong. On the following pages you will find
your scores for 130 occupations. The 10 occupations most closely aligned with your interests are listed in the summary
chart below. Keep in mind that the occupations listed in your Profile results are just some of the many occupations linked
to your interests that you might want to consider. They do not indicate those you should pursue. It is helpful to think of
each occupation as a single example of a much larger group of occupational titles to consider.
Your score on an Occupational Scale shows how similar your interests are to those of people of your gender who have been
working in, and are satisfied with, that occupation. The higher your score, the more likes and dislikes you share with those
individuals. The Theme codes associated with each occupation indicate the GOTs most commonly found among people
employed in that occupation. You can review your top occupations to see what Theme codes recur and then explore
additional occupational titles not included on the Strong that have one or more of these Theme letters in common.

YOUR TOP TEN STRONG OCCUPATIONS Occupations of

Dissimilar Interest
1. Mental Health Counselor (S)
Physicist (IRA)
2. Social Worker (SA)
Computer Scientist (ICR)
3. Speech Pathologist (SA)
4. Special Education Teacher (SEA) Chemist (IR)

5. Elementary School Teacher (S) Actuary (CI)

6. Law Enforcement Officer (R) Sociologist (AI)
7. Parks & Recreation Manager (SE)
8. Recreation Therapist (SAR)
9. Paralegal (CA)
10. Middle School Teacher (S)

As you read through your Occupational Scales results on this and the following pages, note the names of those occupations
for which you scored Similar. Those are the occupations you might want to explore first. Also consider exploring
occupations on which you scored in the midrange, since you have some likes and dislikes in common with people in those
occupations. You might also consider occupations of least interest or for which you scored Dissimilar; however, keep in
mind that you are likely to have little in common with people in these types of work and probably would contribute to such
occupations in a unique way. Your career professional can guide you further in the career exploration process.
Click the name of any of the occupations in your top ten list above to visit the O*NET database (http://www.onetonline.org)
and see a summary description of that occupation. Learn about occupations by visiting reputable Web sites such as O*NET. You
can also find career information in a public library, in the career library of a college or university near you, or in a professional
career center or state or local government job agency. Supplement your research by talking to people who are working in the
occupations you are considering. These people can describe their day-to-day work and tell you what they like and dislike about
the occupation.
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OCCUPATIONAL SCALES SECTION 3

SOCIAL Helping, Instructing, Caregiving

THEME DISSIMILAR MIDRANGE SIMILAR STD Similar results (40 and above)
OCCUPATIONAL SCALE
CODE 10 15 20 30 40 50 55 60 SCORE You share interests with men in that
S Mental Health Counselor 59 occupation and probably would enjoy
SA Social Worker 59
the work.

SA Speech Pathologist 55 Midrange results (3039)

SEA Special Education Teacher 54 You share some interests with men in
that occupation and probably would
S Elementary School Teacher 52
enjoy some of the work.
SE Parks & Recreation Manager 52
SAR Recreation Therapist 52 Dissimilar results (29 and below)
You share few interests with men in
S Middle School Teacher 50
that occupation and probably would
S Secondary School Teacher 50 not enjoy the work.
SA Occupational Therapist 48
S Career Counselor 46
S Instructional Coordinator 46
SRA Rehabilitation Counselor 46 For more information about
any of these occupations,
SIR Physical Therapist 45
visit O*NET online at
SA University Administrator 45 http://www.onetonline.org
SAI Registered Nurse 44
SE School Counselor 44
S Community Service Director 42
SER Human Resources Manager 41
SIR Athletic Trainer 36
S Religious/Spiritual Leader 36
SAE Training & Development Specialist 36
SEC Dietitian 33
SEC School Administrator 27

REALISTIC Building, Repairing, Working Outdoors

THEME DISSIMILAR MIDRANGE SIMILAR STD
OCCUPATIONAL SCALE
CODE 10 15 20 30 40 50 55 60 SCORE
R Law Enforcement Officer 52
RI Radiologic Technologist 46
RI Emergency Medical Technician 40
RCE Military Enlisted 37
RSE Vocational Agriculture Teacher 36
REA Carpenter 35
RI Firefighter 35
RE Landscape/Grounds Manager 35
R Automobile Mechanic 34
RC Farmer/Rancher 33
RIC Electrician 32
RC Computer & IS Manager 29
RCE Production Worker 28
REC Military Officer 27
REC Management Analyst 24
REI Horticulturist 22
RI Engineer 20
RCI Computer Systems Analyst 19
RIC Computer/Mathematics Manager 19
RCI Technical Support Specialist 18
RIC Computer Programmer 17
RI Forester 15
RIC Engineering Technician 11
RIC Software Developer 11
RIC Network Administrator 10
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OCCUPATIONAL SCALES SECTION 3

ENTERPRISING Selling, Managing, Persuading

THEME DISSIMILAR MIDRANGE SIMILAR STD Similar results (40 and above)
OCCUPATIONAL SCALE
CODE 10 15 20 30 40 50 55 60 SCORE You share interests with men in that
EAS Flight Attendant 42 occupation and probably would enjoy
ECR Restaurant Manager 39
the work.

ESR Human Resources Specialist 38 Midrange results (3039)

E Life Insurance Agent 38 You share some interests with men in
that occupation and probably would
ER Technical Sales Representative 37
enjoy some of the work.
EAR Bartender 35
E Loan Officer/Counselor 34 Dissimilar results (29 and below)
You share few interests with men in
EAC Florist 33
that occupation and probably would
ECS Facilities Manager 29 not enjoy the work.
E Realtor 28
ER Operations Manager 27
E Wholesale Sales Representative 27
ER Chef 25 For more information about
any of these occupations,
EA Cosmetologist 25
visit O*NET online at
E Marketing Manager 25 http://www.onetonline.org
ER Optician 25
EC Buyer 24
ESA Elected Public Official 24
E Personal Financial Advisor 24
E Top Executive, Business/Finance 21
ECR Purchasing Agent 19
E Sales Manager 13
E Securities Sales Agent 4

ARTISTIC Creating or Enjoying Art, Drama, Music, Writing

THEME DISSIMILAR MIDRANGE SIMILAR STD
OCCUPATIONAL SCALE
CODE 10 15 20 30 40 50 55 60 SCORE
AE Advertising Account Manager 40
ARE Attorney 37
AE Broadcast Journalist 36
A Graphic Designer 34
A Arts/Entertainment Manager 32
AE Public Relations Director 30
ASI ESL Instructor 29
AE Interior Designer 26
A Musician 26
AI Urban & Regional Planner 25
ASE Public Administrator 24
AI Translator 24
A Artist 22
ARE Photographer 22
A Librarian 18
AS Art Teacher 17
A Reporter 16
A Editor 14
ARI Architect 10
ASE English Teacher 9
AIR Medical Illustrator 8
AI Technical Writer 8
AI Sociologist 4
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OCCUPATIONAL SCALES SECTION 3

INVESTIGATIVE Researching, Analyzing, Inquiring

THEME DISSIMILAR MIDRANGE SIMILAR STD Similar results (40 and above)
OCCUPATIONAL SCALE
CODE 10 15 20 30 40 50 55 60 SCORE You share interests with men in that
IA Biologist 35 occupation and probably would enjoy
ISA Chiropractor 34
the work.

ICE Pharmacist 33 Midrange results (3039)

IAR Physician 23 You share some interests with men in
that occupation and probably would
IRS Respiratory Therapist 23
enjoy some of the work.
I University Faculty Member 23
IR Dentist 22 Dissimilar results (29 and below)
You share few interests with men in
IR Optometrist 20
that occupation and probably would
IRS Science Teacher 20 not enjoy the work.
IR Veterinarian 20
IA Geographer 19
IRE Medical Technician 19
IRA Geologist 17 For more information about
any of these occupations,
IAS Psychologist 16
visit O*NET online at
ICA Mathematician 14 http://www.onetonline.org
IRC Medical Technologist 14
IRC R&D Manager 6
IR Chemist 2
ICR Computer Scientist -2
IRA Physicist -10

CONVENTIONAL Accounting, Organizing, Processing Data

THEME DISSIMILAR MIDRANGE SIMILAR STD
OCCUPATIONAL SCALE
CODE 10 15 20 30 40 50 55 60 SCORE
CA Paralegal 51
CES Nursing Home Administrator 48
CR Customer Service Representative 41
CSR Administrative Assistant 39
CES Business Education Teacher 36
CES Food Service Manager 36
C Health Information Specialist 34
CE Credit Manager 32
CRE Accountant 31
CIS Mathematics Teacher 29
CRE Business/Finance Supervisor 26
CRE Financial Analyst 25
C Auditor 21
CRE Financial Manager 17
CI Actuary 3
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PERSONAL STYLE SCALES SECTION 4

The Personal Style Scales describe different ways of approaching people, learning, and leading, as well as your interest in
taking risks and participating in teams. Personal Style Scales help you think about your preferences for factors that can be
important in your career, enabling you to narrow your choices more effectively and examine your opportunities. Each scale
includes descriptions at both ends of the continuum, and the score indicates your preference for one style versus the other.
Your scores on the Personal Style Scales were determined by comparing your responses to those of a combined group of
working men and women.

Clear Scores
YOUR PERSONAL STYLE SCALES PREFERENCES
(Below 46 and above 54)
1. You likely prefer a balance of working alone and working with people. You indicated a clear preference
for one style versus the other.
2. You seem to prefer to learn by doing and through lectures and books.
3. You probably are comfortable both leading by example and taking charge. Midrange Scores (4654)
4. You may be comfortable taking some risks. You indicated that some of the
descriptors on both sides apply
5. You probably enjoy both team roles and independent roles.
to you.

CLEAR MIDRANGE CLEAR

PERSONAL STYLE SCALE 25 35 45 55 65 75 STD SCORE

Prefers working alone; Prefers working with

enjoys data, ideas, people; enjoys helping
Work Style
or things; reserved
others; outgoing
54

Prefers academic
Prefers practical learning
environments; learns through
environments; learns by
Learning lectures and books; willing
doing; prefers short-term
Environment training to achieve a
to spend many years in 53
school; seeks knowledge
specific goal or skill
for its own sake

Is not comfortable taking Is comfortable taking

charge of others; prefers charge of and motivating
to do the job rather than others; prefers directing
Leadership Style direct others; may lead by others to doing the job alone; 53
example rather than by enjoys initiating action;
giving directions expresses opinions easily

Likes risk taking; appreciates

Dislikes risk taking;
original ideas; enjoys
likes quiet activities;
thrilling activities and taking
Risk Taking prefers to play it safe; chances; makes quick
49
makes careful decisions
decisions

Prefers accomplishing
Prefers working on teams;
tasks independently;
Team enjoys collaborating on
enjoys role as independent
Orientation contributor; likes to solve
team goals; likes problem 51
solving with others
problems on ones own

25 35 45 55 65 75
CLEAR MIDRANGE CLEAR
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PROFILE SUMMARY SECTION 5

YOUR HIGHEST THEMES YOUR THEME CODE

Social, Realistic, Enterprising SRE

YOUR TOP FIVE INTEREST AREAS Areas of Least Interest

1. Counseling & Helping (S) Programming & Information
Systems (C)
2. Athletics (R)
Office Management (C)
3. Law (E)
Mathematics (I)
4. Teaching & Education (S)
5. Protective Services (R)

YOUR TOP TEN STRONG OCCUPATIONS Occupations of

Dissimilar Interest
1. Mental Health Counselor (S)
Physicist (IRA)
2. Social Worker (SA)
Computer Scientist (ICR)
3. Speech Pathologist (SA)
4. Special Education Teacher (SEA) Chemist (IR)

5. Elementary School Teacher (S) Actuary (CI)

6. Law Enforcement Officer (R) Sociologist (AI)
7. Parks & Recreation Manager (SE)
8. Recreation Therapist (SAR)
9. Paralegal (CA)
10. Middle School Teacher (S)

YOUR PERSONAL STYLE SCALES PREFERENCES

1. You likely prefer a balance of working alone and working with people.
2. You seem to prefer to learn by doing and through lectures and books.
3. You probably are comfortable both leading by example and taking charge.
4. You may be comfortable taking some risks.
5. You probably enjoy both team roles and independent roles.

RESPONSE SUMMARY SECTION 6

This section provides a summary of your responses to the different sections of the inventory for use by your career professional.

ITEM RESPONSE PERCENTAGES

Section Title Strongly Like Like Indifferent Dislike Strongly Dislike
Occupations 5 16 16 38 25
Subject Areas 0 9 28 28 35
Activities 6 34 14 22 24
Leisure Activities 7 30 30 30 4
People 6 31 50 13 0
Your Characteristics 0 78 22 0 0
TOTAL PERCENTAGE 4 24 21 28 22

Note: Due to rounding, total percentage may not add up to 100%.

Total possible responses: 291 Your response total: 289 Items omitted: 2 Typicality index: 23 Combination of item responses appears consistent.

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