Similarity to Job Groups
The results obtained by the client in this questionnaire of Basic Interest are compared
against the structures of interests of people employed in 32 large groups of occupations.
Just like in the previous situation (Similarity to College Students), a high positive score is
indicative of the fact that the client’s profile is similar (or different) in various degrees
(very similar, similar, moderately similar, neutral, different) to that of people already
employed in certain vocational clusters.
The 32 job groups:
- accounting, banking and finance
- administrative and related occupations
- agriculturalists
- assembly occupations – instruments and small products
- clerical services
- commercial art
- computer science
- construction / skilled trades
- counsellors / student personnel workers
- engineering and technical support workers
- entertainment
- fine arts
- health service workers
- law and politics
- life sciences
- machining / mechanical and related occupations
- mathematics and related occupations
- medical diagnosis and treatment occupations
- merchandising
- music
- personnel / human management
- physical sciences
- pre-school and elementary teaching