What Should I Be When I Grow Up?

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Not sure what you should be when you grow up? With so many different jobs to choose from, it can be really hard to pick just one! Don’t worry though—we’ve put together the ultimate career quiz to help you figure out what job is the best fit for adult you. Ready to find out? Hit “Start Quiz” to get started!

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Questions Overview

1. It’s a rainy afternoon. What do you feel like doing?
  1. Something creative, like arts and crafts.
  2. Reading random Wikipedia articles about cool places, animals, and events.
  3. Building a huge fort for me and my friends to hang out in.
  4. Cleaning and organizing my room.
2. What’s your favorite part of the school day?
  1. Definitely art class.
  2. Doing experiments in science class.
  3. Math class honestly—I’m one of the top students!
  4. Getting to play on a team in gym class.
3. Which 3 words best describe you?
  1. Artistic, inventive, independent
  2. Helpful, caring, supportive
  3. Smart, curious, bookish
  4. Leader, driven, responsible
4. Pick your future self’s dream office:
  1. A bright, charming studio with lots of sketches and scribbled notes everywhere.
  2. A clean, organized office with a big whiteboard for jotting down ideas.
  3. A big corner office on the top floor of a sparkling skyscraper.
  4. A wide-open office with snacks and comfy chairs where I can hang out with my coworkers.
5. What’s your favorite season?
  1. Autumn. I like raking big piles of leaves for me and my friends to jump in.
  2. Winter. I get to curl up with a blanket and a good book.
  3. Spring. It’s the best time to clean and get organized.
  4. Summer. I love spending time outdoors exploring and discovering things.
6. It’s your final project in art class. What are you going to do?
  1. Write my own comic book, complete with amazing original drawings.
  2. Stage a cool, interesting scene in my room and photograph it.
  3. Make a poem about nature, and the poem itself is written in the shape of a tree.
  4. Dress my friends in cool outfits and have a fashion shoot.
7. You’re stuck on a long train ride but at least have a computer. How do you entertain yourself?
  1. Playing the Sims, obviously.
  2. Who needs the computer? I’ll just stare at the scenic view out the window.
  3. Playing Minecraft. I’ll have lots of time for building things.
  4. Researching the location I’m headed to. I want to know all about the local environment and wildlife!
8. You’re running a lemonade stand. What’s your sales strategy?
  1. Research and share the health benefits of drinking lemonade.
  2. Argue that your lemonade is the best-tasting lemonade in the world.
  3. Kindly let people know what you’re saving for and ask them to help a good cause.
  4. Find out what other lemonade stands are charging, then make your lemonade cheaper.
9. Which of the following is most important to you?
  1. Sharing knowledge with others.
  2. Helping people in need.
  3. Honesty and knowing the truth.
  4. Peace and harmony.
10. Which of the following work assignments sounds most fun?
  1. Writing a magazine article about an endangered species.
  2. Trying a DIY home improvement project and writing an article about it.
  3. Choosing photographs to display in an art gallery.
  4. Drawing design sketches for a bedroom makeover.
11. Your boss is letting you choose your next project. Which one do you choose?
  1. Designing a new habitat for the spider monkeys at a zoo.
  2. Designing a brand-new playground at a local park.
  3. Inventing a new computer system that makes it easier to track storms.
  4. Making an online database of every animal on Earth.
12. Which of these things do you think you’d be best at?
  1. Convincing people to donate to help others in need.
  2. Writing an opinion piece in a newspaper to change people’s minds about something.
  3. Marketing a new medicine that will make people healthier.
  4. Making an advertisement for a cool new product.
13. Which of these sounds the most fun?
  1. Searching for treasure in a sunken ship.
  2. Teaching a skydiving class.
  3. Searching an entire library of books to find a secret scroll that saves the day.
  4. Making a map of an imaginary world, and you and each of your friends get to invent a country.

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Tips for Choosing a Career Path

You’ve probably heard the question a million times. What do you want to be when you grow up? But for such a common question, it can be surprisingly hard to answer! Don’t worry—here are some tips to help you figure out what career is the right fit for you:

  • Make a list of your strengths. What are you good at? Writing? Helping people? Making intricate sandcastles? Identifying your strengths can help you figure out what types of jobs you’re well suited for (and therefore would most likely enjoy doing). For example, if you’re great with computers, a job as a computer programmer might be a good fit for you.
  • Imagine the type of lifestyle you want. As an adult, your lifestyle can really depend on what job you have. A zoologist traveling the world to study endangered animals will have a much different lifestyle than a magazine writer working in an office! Do you want a consistent schedule or for your hours to be more flexible? Is it important to you to make a high salary, or do you care more about the type of work you’re doing? Thinking about these things now will make it easier to choose a career that aligns with the lifestyle you want.
  • Research different jobs you’re interested in. A job might sound good on the surface, but you won’t really know until you do more research to find out what it’s really like! What are the job requirements? Will you need a college degree? What are the day-to-day job duties? Looking into different careers can help you weed out the ones that don’t actually sound as good as you initially thought.
  • Try new things. Get out of your comfort zone and join a club, pick up a new hobby, or hang out with different people. You never know what new interests you might develop! The more areas of interest you explore, the more likely you are to find something you really connect with. And that thing could potentially lead you down a career path you never expected.

The tips above can help you start figuring out what you want to be when you grow up, but don’t put too much pressure on yourself to find the “perfect” fit. It’s okay to not know what you want to do when you’re older—a lot of young people don’t! Many people figure it out as they go, and people often change their mind (sometimes several times). As long as you continue to learn, grow, and explore new things, you’ll find something that’s right for you eventually.

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