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frustratedpilotHey.
A couple years ago, I went to www.assessment.com and filled out their MAPP survey to see what types of jobs and careers supposedly suited me. The below is what came out of it:
TOP 20 CAREER AREAS
1) ACCOUNTING, AUDITING, ANALYSIS
2) TITLE AND CONTRACTS
3) TRADE MANAGEMENT
4) TECHNICAL WRITING
5) INFORMATION PROCESSING
6) TRANSLATION, EDITING
7) CREATIVE WRITING
8) CORRESPONDING
9) SECRETARIAL
10) INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
11) SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
12) CUSTOMER SERVICES
13) CLASSIFICATION
14) ENGINEERING
15) RESEARCH
16) SCIENCE
17) TEACHING
18) MATHEMATICS/DATA RECORDING
19) INFORMATION GATHERING/MEDIA
20) INSTRUCTION SUPERVISION
TOP 90 JOB POSITIONS (Out of 900 possibilities)
1) SOIL CONSERVATIONIST
2) COMPUTER SECURITY SPECIALIST
3) DATABASE MANAGER
4) PRODUCT SAFETY ENGINEER
5) NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNICIAN
6) RANGE MANAGER
7) MATERIALS ENGINEER
8) BIOLOGIST
9) ZOOLOGIST
10) COMPUTER PROGRAMMER
11) ARCHEOLOGIST
12) PHYSICIST
13) AEROSPACE SCIENTIST
14) MATERIALS SCIENTIST
15) SOIL SCIENTIST
16) CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
17) FIRE PREVENTION ENGINEER
18) ELECTRONICS ENGINEER
19) AGRICULTURAL INSPECTOR
20) FIRE INVESTIGATOR
21) CORONER
22) NETWORK SYSTEMS ANALYST
23) OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY SPECIALIST
24) AGRICULTURAL ENGINEER
25) CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING INSPECTOR
26) ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
27) PUBLIC TRANSPORT INSPECTOR
28) CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR
29) FOOD SCIENTIST
30) ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST
31) INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
32) GEOGRAPHER
33) BOTANIST
34) COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHER
35) MARINE ENGINEER
36) MUSEUM TECHNICIAN/CONSERVATOR
37) MICROBIOLOGIST
38) WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST
39) FORESTER
40) FISH & GAME WARDEN
41) ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE INSPECTOR
42) TRAFFIC TECHNICIAN
43) AVIATION INSPECTOR
44) INDUSTRIAL SAFETY ENGINEER
45) MATHEMATICAL TECHNICIAN
46) OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST
47) MATHEMATICIAN
48) PHARMACIST
49) ANESTHESIOLOGIST
50) COMPUTER HARDWARE ENGINEER
51) ELECTRONIC DRAFTER
52) MECHANICAL DRAFTER
53) AIRCREW/SHIP'S CREW
54) OPTOMETRIST
55) CHILD SUPPORT/MISSING PERSONS/FRAUD INVESTIGATOR
56) ASTRONOMER
57) ANTHROPOLOGIST
58) GEOLOGIST
59) HYDROLOGIST
60) POLITICAL SCIENTIST
61) SOCIOLOGIST
62) FORENSIC SCIENCE TECHNICIAN
63) ARCHIVIST
64) SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER (EARLY)
65) SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER (MIDDLE)
66) SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER (SECONDARY)
67) COMPUTER SOFTWARE ENGINEER, APPLICATIONS
68) COMPUTER SOFTWARE ENGINEER, SYSTEMS
69) COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYST
70) GOVERNMENT PROPERTY INSPECTOR/INVESTIGATOR
71) REAL ESTATE APPRAISER
72) ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
73) BIOCHEMIST
74) CIVIL DRAFTER
75) ELECTRICAL DRAFTER
76) MECHANICAL ENGINEER
77) MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER
78) SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER
79) BIOPHYSICIST
80) ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE TECHNICIAN
81) VOCATIONAL TEACHER, MIDDLE
82) VOCATIONAL TEACHER, SECONDARY
83) MARKET RESEARCH ANALYST
84) URBAN/REGIONAL PLANNER
85) CHEMIST
86) MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN
87) CARDIOVASCULAR TECHNICIAN
88) PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
89) OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
90) LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
I could make snide remarks about a lot of these positions but I don't have the energy at the moment. It set me back about $30 to get this information.
The bizarre thing about my life is that I flunked High School mostly from Science. I didn't get my Math levels up high enough to get into Physics courses, so I was left with Biology and Chemistry and Geology and Astronomy--all of which I had problems with. I did much better in my College Science courses, but that's hardly any consolation. I don't think there's anything on that list that I can get a job doing right now. Either I'd have to go back to College and get a bigger degree, or find somebody willing to lower their standards for me--and I would probably balk at that prospect on ethical grounds.
More than once my folks have said that it may be that I'll have to invent a whole new industry with myself as the world's first employee in that field. I'm afraid of it coming to this.
FP
A couple years ago, I went to www.assessment.com and filled out their MAPP survey to see what types of jobs and careers supposedly suited me. The below is what came out of it:
TOP 20 CAREER AREAS
1) ACCOUNTING, AUDITING, ANALYSIS
2) TITLE AND CONTRACTS
3) TRADE MANAGEMENT
4) TECHNICAL WRITING
5) INFORMATION PROCESSING
6) TRANSLATION, EDITING
7) CREATIVE WRITING
8) CORRESPONDING
9) SECRETARIAL
10) INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
11) SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
12) CUSTOMER SERVICES
13) CLASSIFICATION
14) ENGINEERING
15) RESEARCH
16) SCIENCE
17) TEACHING
18) MATHEMATICS/DATA RECORDING
19) INFORMATION GATHERING/MEDIA
20) INSTRUCTION SUPERVISION
TOP 90 JOB POSITIONS (Out of 900 possibilities)
1) SOIL CONSERVATIONIST
2) COMPUTER SECURITY SPECIALIST
3) DATABASE MANAGER
4) PRODUCT SAFETY ENGINEER
5) NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNICIAN
6) RANGE MANAGER
7) MATERIALS ENGINEER
8) BIOLOGIST
9) ZOOLOGIST
10) COMPUTER PROGRAMMER
11) ARCHEOLOGIST
12) PHYSICIST
13) AEROSPACE SCIENTIST
14) MATERIALS SCIENTIST
15) SOIL SCIENTIST
16) CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
17) FIRE PREVENTION ENGINEER
18) ELECTRONICS ENGINEER
19) AGRICULTURAL INSPECTOR
20) FIRE INVESTIGATOR
21) CORONER
22) NETWORK SYSTEMS ANALYST
23) OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY SPECIALIST
24) AGRICULTURAL ENGINEER
25) CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING INSPECTOR
26) ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
27) PUBLIC TRANSPORT INSPECTOR
28) CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR
29) FOOD SCIENTIST
30) ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST
31) INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
32) GEOGRAPHER
33) BOTANIST
34) COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHER
35) MARINE ENGINEER
36) MUSEUM TECHNICIAN/CONSERVATOR
37) MICROBIOLOGIST
38) WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST
39) FORESTER
40) FISH & GAME WARDEN
41) ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE INSPECTOR
42) TRAFFIC TECHNICIAN
43) AVIATION INSPECTOR
44) INDUSTRIAL SAFETY ENGINEER
45) MATHEMATICAL TECHNICIAN
46) OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST
47) MATHEMATICIAN
48) PHARMACIST
49) ANESTHESIOLOGIST
50) COMPUTER HARDWARE ENGINEER
51) ELECTRONIC DRAFTER
52) MECHANICAL DRAFTER
53) AIRCREW/SHIP'S CREW
54) OPTOMETRIST
55) CHILD SUPPORT/MISSING PERSONS/FRAUD INVESTIGATOR
56) ASTRONOMER
57) ANTHROPOLOGIST
58) GEOLOGIST
59) HYDROLOGIST
60) POLITICAL SCIENTIST
61) SOCIOLOGIST
62) FORENSIC SCIENCE TECHNICIAN
63) ARCHIVIST
64) SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER (EARLY)
65) SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER (MIDDLE)
66) SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER (SECONDARY)
67) COMPUTER SOFTWARE ENGINEER, APPLICATIONS
68) COMPUTER SOFTWARE ENGINEER, SYSTEMS
69) COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYST
70) GOVERNMENT PROPERTY INSPECTOR/INVESTIGATOR
71) REAL ESTATE APPRAISER
72) ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
73) BIOCHEMIST
74) CIVIL DRAFTER
75) ELECTRICAL DRAFTER
76) MECHANICAL ENGINEER
77) MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER
78) SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER
79) BIOPHYSICIST
80) ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE TECHNICIAN
81) VOCATIONAL TEACHER, MIDDLE
82) VOCATIONAL TEACHER, SECONDARY
83) MARKET RESEARCH ANALYST
84) URBAN/REGIONAL PLANNER
85) CHEMIST
86) MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN
87) CARDIOVASCULAR TECHNICIAN
88) PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
89) OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
90) LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
I could make snide remarks about a lot of these positions but I don't have the energy at the moment. It set me back about $30 to get this information.
The bizarre thing about my life is that I flunked High School mostly from Science. I didn't get my Math levels up high enough to get into Physics courses, so I was left with Biology and Chemistry and Geology and Astronomy--all of which I had problems with. I did much better in my College Science courses, but that's hardly any consolation. I don't think there's anything on that list that I can get a job doing right now. Either I'd have to go back to College and get a bigger degree, or find somebody willing to lower their standards for me--and I would probably balk at that prospect on ethical grounds.
More than once my folks have said that it may be that I'll have to invent a whole new industry with myself as the world's first employee in that field. I'm afraid of it coming to this.
FP
