Most career interest tests provide "Holland scores" named after John L. Holland whose research showed that people and careers could be matched on the basis of six factors: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional.
The Career Clusters Interest Survey (CCIS) proceeds differently. The world of work has been organized into "16 Federal Clusters" that connect to curriculum requirements in public education. Be forewarned! The word "cluster" is often used in the career literature to describe other occupational groupings.
The States' Career Clusters Initiative widely disseminated a paper and pencil version of the CCIS, but has not conclusively established its validity and reliability. Our on-line version of the CCIS has enabled us to conduct the necessary research.
To take the CCIS, simply put check marks next to the items that describe you on each of the pages that follow. When you have completed all 16 screens, a rank ordered list of clusters will appear; those clusters at the top of the list represent most closely how you have described yourself.