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  • Career Occupational Preference System (COPS) - Interests

  • This inventory will help you to define the kinds of work you are interested in doing. In this survey are lsited activities performed in many different kinds of occupations. You are to decide whether or not you would like to perform the activity listed. Reach each one carefully and answer as best you can. You may not be too familiar with some of the activities, some of which require training you may not have had. However, in such instances try to determine your feelings toward the activity. Disregard considerations of salary, social standing or future advancement. For each item decide the degree of your interest or disinterest in the activity and mark your answer according ot the following scale:

    • Like very much
    • like moderately
    • dislike moderately
    • Dislike very much

    There is no time limit, but work rapidly and do not spend too much time on any one item. Be sure to answer every item. Before you begin, fill out your name and email address below. 

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    When you are done, click the Submit button at the bottom of Questions - Page 3. 

  • Questions - Page 1

  • Do lab experiments with living cells.*
  • Be responsible for making the structural design of a large building.*
  • Operate a cookie factory.*
  • Start up and operate your own business.*
  • Write or use the telephone or a computer to order equipment and supplies.*
  • Act in a movie or play.*
  • Care for patients with medical or emotional problems.*
  • Use ultrasound equipment to repeatedly produce images of people’s organs.*
  • Work on an assembly line for manufacturing delicate computer parts.*
  • Train horses for special activities at ranches, riding schools or rodeos.*
  • Supply daily market information to customers.*
  • Represent the public in civil and criminal court cases.*
  • Arrange and photograph commercial displays.*
  • Arrange and photograph commercial displays.*
  • Drive or ride in an ambulance to help accident victims.*
  • Study ruins to learn about ancient civilizations.*
  • Design systems for improved safety in passenger cars.*
  • Bake pizza for a café.*
  • Direct an international import-export company.*
  • Enter sales records and expenses into a computerized bookkeeping system.*
  • Create a stage act to make people laugh.*
  • Counsel people with marriage or personal problems.*
  • Measure blood pressure.*
  • Test backup batteries and keypad programming of security systems.*
  • Harvest vegetable crops from a field.*
  • Consider risks and present rates to sell insurance plans.*
  • Edit for publication the diary and letters of a famous person.*
  • Arrange flower displays.*
  • Guide people on a sightseeing tour.*
  • Devise a computer program to solve math problems.*
  • Invent new techniques to improve the design of sports equipment.*
  • Mix ingredients and bake bread or cakes in a bakery.*
  • Meet with directors of companies lo increase industrial development.*
  • Handle deposits and withdrawals for customers in a bank.*
  • Reproduce artistic masterpieces.*
  • Help fight drug abuse.*
  • Operate an x-ray machine under supervision of a doctor.*
  • Operate a power shovel or other heavy equipment.*
  • Oversee the feeding, milking and care of a dairy herd.*
  • Interview job applicants for a sales position.*
  • Present news editorials for radio or TV.*
  • Do the steps necessary to alter and print pictures.*
  • Help hotel guests find their way in a city new to them.*

  • Questions - Page 2

  • Study rocks and fossils to find minerals.*
  • Design the living areas of a space or underwater experimental station.*
  • Make or alter suits or dresses in a shop.*
  • Conduct a meeting of business managers.*
  • Send email or fax documents for a business office.*
  • Design and create three dimensional artworks.*
  • Lead young adults in recreational activities.*
  • Read meters and gauges on lab equipment.*
  • Operate a high definition camera for a television show.*
  • Plant and grow flowers or vegetables.*
  • Promote sales of houses or apartments.*
  • Select and edit articles or stories for a magazine.*
  • Print company logos and designs on t-shirts and other accessories.*
  • Lead a group of travelers on an ecotour.*
  • Do laser surgery.*
  • Improve the design of computers that respond to the human voice.*
  • Make pastries and other desserts for a restaurant.*
  • Manage a branch office of a company.*
  • Use a computer in an office to report information on airplane arrivals.*
  • Direct a video for a TV broadcast.*
  • Plan an instructional unit for young people.*
  • Routinely adjust equipment to regulate radiation treatments.*
  • Repair automobile or aircraft engines.*
  • Grow fish on a large fish farm.*
  • Rent space to small businesses in a shopping mall.*
  • Attend court cases and research civil or criminal evidence.*
  • Make signs for store displays.*
  • Assist patients in aerobic exercise programs.*
  • Study information about the sun and stars.*
  • Engineer the design of a new kitchen appliance.*
  • Cut and trim meat or vegetables in a market.*
  • Discuss company policies with new employees.*
  • Record orders and phone messages.*
  • Dance, sing or design scenery for a stage play.*
  • Prescribe treatment for young patients or students with problems.*
  • Perform hair or fiber tests to help solve crimes.*
  • Repair computers or other electronic equipment.*
  • Plant shrubs, trees and flowers to landscape a yard.*
  • Sell merchandise to discount stores.*
  • Write a daily article for an eMagazine or blog.*
  • Select paintings and wall colors to decorate homes or offices.*
  • Patrol a street to warn people about fire and theft.*

  • Questions - Page 3

  • Solve math problems in chemical research.*
  • Improve the ability of robots to make delicate movements.*
  • Prepare and cook food in a restaurant or hotel kitchen.*
  • Direct and supervise the activities of a large corporation.*
  • Enter information into a computer.*
  • Instruct students in art, music or stage productions.*
  • Talk with students or patients to put them at ease.*
  • Take measurements to find defects in contact lenses.*
  • Repair or replace fine parts in CD or DVD players.*
  • Protect and maintain park grounds in a national forest.*
  • Sell sports equipment in a retail store.*
  • Write a legal opinion as a judge or Supreme Court Justice.*
  • Take photos to be displayed on a web page.*
  • Patrol as a security guard at a public building or shopping mall.*
  • Study the long term effects of chemicals on plants and animals.*
  • Improve the design of equipment for making fabric.*
  • Repair and re-cover upholstered furniture.*
  • Explain labor agreements to business managers.*
  • Use a word processing program to write business letters.*
  • Create exterior designs for homes or buildings.*
  • Teach or retrain young adults.*
  • Test blood samples to find traces of alcohol.*
  • Install or connect electrical wiring systems.*
  • Tag and count endangered animals.*
  • Sell sportswear in a retail shop.*
  • Write short stories for publication.*
  • Use computer software to touch up pictures.*
  • Serve people in a restaurant.*
  • Do cancer research.*
  • Invent new types of toys or playground equipment.*
  • Check food products for freshness.*
  • Supervise city or county law enforcement agencies.*
  • Keep records of materials on hand and supplies received.*
  • Play a musical instrument or sing with a rock band.*
  • Teach recreational activities to people with special needs.*
  • Help a dentist make fillings for teeth.*
  • Apply roofing materials or tile on buildings.*
  • Assist in the growing of flowers or trees.*
  • Call on customers to introduce and sell new products.*
  • Edit a section of a magazine or internet article.*
  • Decorate a store window.*
  • Drive a taxi or van to take travelers to the airport.*
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