Careers

//Your// Dream Careers ** Success in any career requires a combination of two, three or more intelligences working together. You may learn more about how each of the eight intelligences are related to specific career paths by reviewing the short lists below and then exploring any websites that are of particular interest to you. It is best to begin by listing two or three careers in your top two MI strengths that attract your attention. You can visit websites matched to your top three or four MIDAS subscales to gain more detailed information.**

**> > Combine your top strengths into a //dream// //career// with this worksheet > >**

// Quick links: // **Musical / Kinesthetic / Linguistic / Spatial / Logic-Math / Interpersonal / Intrapersonal / Natural**

 **MUSICAL......................................................................................................** ‑music teacher ‑instrumentalist ‑singer ‑disc jockey ‑song writer ‑music critic ‑choir director ‑composer ‑sound engineer ‑recording technician ‑manager / promoter -band leader -promoter
 * Careers: **

“The music business has always rewarded entrepreneurs, and those who can apply their artistic and creative imaginations to business are the same people that succeed at the highest level and on their own terms. Learn about the music business of today and tomorrow, and the strategies you can employ for success.”
 * Websites: General Information on Careers in Music: Artists House Music:** www.artistshousemusic.org
 * Music Entrepreneurs:**

Music Education:“Music educators provide a vitally important link between the present and the future. There are few things in life as rewarding as teaching someone to express themselves musically, whether they’re 8 or 80 years of age. Developing the next generations of musicians and music lovers is a key responsibility for a career in music education.

//**MIDAS Subscales**//

**VOCAL- Vocal Ability:** a good voice for singing in tune and in harmony **[]** – **Careers in Vocal Performance** **[] - Singing Careers** **[|ttp://www.backstage.com/bso/career_advice/careers/cruises_parks.jsp] - Cruise and Theme Park Jobs**

**INSTRU-Instrumental Skill:** skill and experience in playing a musical instrument **[] - Playing Music as a Career**

“Learn keys to success based on the personal experience of experts and veterans of the music business. Instruction, advice, guidance to provide you with tools to make it in music business of today &tomorrow.” **[] – A Career as a Musician**

**COMPOSE- Composer:** makes up songs or poetry and has tunes on her mind **[] - Professional Songwriting** **[]** - **National Assn. of Composers**

**MUSAPP- Musical Appreciation:** actively enjoys listening to music of some kind **[] - Careers in Music Recording**

 <span style="color: #d49c09; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">**KINESTHETIC................................................................................................** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑athlete <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑rodeo rider <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑acrobat <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑actor <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑clown <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑equestrian <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑juggler <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑magician <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑craftsperson <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑dancer <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑coach <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑stunt man <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑gymnast <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑physical therapist <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑sports trainer <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑choreographer <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑surgeon <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑drama coach <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑building trades <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑assembler <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">-entertainer <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">-aerobics teacher
 * Careers: **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">**Subscales:** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">**Websites:** **ATHLE- Athletics:** ability to move the whole body for physical activities such as balancing, coordination and sports **[|http://www.sportscareerfinder.com] – Careers in Sports** **[] - Careers in Fitness and Exercise** **[] - Careers in Coaching**

**DEXT- Dexterity:** to use the hands with dexterity and skill for detailed activities and expressive moment
 * [] - Careers in Acting**
 * [] - Careers in Acting, Producing & Directing**
 * [] - Careers in Dance**
 * [] - Careers as a Magician**
 * [] - Careers in Entertainment**

 <span style="color: #d49c09; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">**LINGUISTIC....................................................................................................** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑writer <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">-poet <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑journalist <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑storyteller <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑teacher <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑manager <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑supervisor <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑lawyer <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑public relations <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑playwright <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑editor <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑salesperson <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑reporter <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑interpreter <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑translator <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑librarian <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑proof‑reader
 * Careers: **

** Websites: ** **EXPRESS- Expressive Sensitivity:** skill in the use of words for expressive and practical purposes **[] - Careers in Public Relations** **[] - Careers in Free Lance Creative Writing** **[] - Use Story Telling to Advance Your Career** **[] - Boost Your Career with Story Telling** **[]** **- Professional Story Telling** **RHET- Rhetorical Skill:** to use language effectively for interpersonal negotiation and persuasion **[] - Advanced Public Speaking Institute** **[] - Education for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution** **WRITING- Written-academic**: to use words well in writing reports, letters, stories, verbal memory, reading / writing
 * [] - Careers in Writing**


 * [] – Careers in Journalism**


 * [] - Careers in Journalism**


 * [] Writing**

 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑bookkeeper <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑records clerk <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑accountant <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑financial services <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑lawyer, paralegal <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑inventory control <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑electrical engineer <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑systems analyst <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑statistician <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑biologist <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑researcher <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑computer programmer <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑chemist <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑investment broker <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑pharmacist <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑mechanical engineer
 * <span style="color: #d49c09; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">LOGICAL-MATHEMATICAL.......................................................................... **
 * Careers: **

** Websites: ** **EVYDY- Everyday Math**: to use math effectively in everyday life **[] - Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks** **SCHOLMATH- School Math:** to perform well in math at school **[] -** **Statistician** **[] - Engineering** **PROBLSLV- Everyday Problem Solving:** able to use logical reasoning to solve everyday problems, curiosity **[] Safety Specialist- Food Service Products** **[] Customer Service Representative** **[] Help Desk Analyst** **[] - Mechanical Engineering** **LOGGAM- Strategy Games:** good at games of skill and strategy
 * [] - Video Game Careers**


 * [|http://www2.itt-tech.edu/st/programs/prog.cfm?tag=degd&code=google+|+design+game+careers&sendroicid=434b26d7-48cc-4ef3-b779-602e8ae5acf5&sendroiad=798685572&sendroikwd=design+game+careers]**


 * - Digital Entertainment and Game Design**


 * []**


 * – Game Development**

 <span style="color: #d49c09; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">**VISUAL-SPATIAL........................................................................................**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑landscape designer <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑interior designer <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑architect <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑advertising <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑navigator <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑artist <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑craftsperson <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑seamstress, tailor <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑drafting <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑mechanic <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑builder <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑engineer <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑graphic design <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑photographer <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑fashion designer <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑surveyor <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑set designer <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑urban planner <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑cartographer <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑carpenter <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑film editor <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑makeup artist <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑hairdresser <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑commercial artist <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑sign painter <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑furniture restorer <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑geographer <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑pilot
 * Careers: **

** Websites: ** **SPATAW- Space Awareness**: to solve problems of spatial orientation and moving objects through space such as driving a car [] **- Truck Driving****[]** - **Pilots and Flight Engineers****[]** - ** Surveyors, Cartographers, Photogrammetrists, and Surveying Technicians ****[]** - ** Air Traffic Controllers ** **ARTDESGN- Artistic Design**: to create artistic designs, drawings, paintings or other crafts **[] - Careers in Design** **[] - Careers in Art** **[] - Web Site Design** **OBJECTS- Working with Objects:** to make, build, fix, or assemble things
 * [] - Carpentry**


 * [] - - Auto Body**


 * []**


 * - Building Inspectors**

 <span style="color: #d49c09; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">**INTERPERSONAL...........................................................................................**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑teacher <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑counselor <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑actor <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑child care <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑salesperson <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑politician <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑secretary <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑nurse <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑coach <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑social worker <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑consumer services <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑lawyer <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">-homemaker <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑probation officer <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑recreation aide <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑manager <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑receptionist <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑clergy <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑psychologist <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑waiter/waitress
 * Careers: **

** Websites: ** **SENS- Social Sensitivity:** sensitivity to and understanding of other people's moods, feelings and point of view**[] - Counseling Careers** **[] - Careers in Counseling & Psychotherapy** **[] - Counselor Education** **PERSUAV- Social Persuasion:** ability for influencing other people **[|www.][|salescareers][|online.com] – Sales Careers Online** **[] - Marketing, Sales and Related Careers** **[] - Advertising and Public Relations** **PEOPLE- Interpersonal Work:** interest and skill for jobs involving working with people
 * [] - Careers in Nursing**


 * [] - Careers in Child Care**


 * [] - Child Care Workers**
 * [] - Police Careers**


 * [] - Parole Officer Careers**

 <span style="color: #d49c09; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">**INTRAPERSONAL.............................................................................**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑teacher <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑counselor <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑actor <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑child care <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑politician <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑nurse <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑coach <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑social worker <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑lawyer <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑probation officer <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑manager <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑receptionist <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑clergy <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑psychologist
 * Careers: **

** Websites: ****PERSKNOW- Personal Knowledge / Efficacy:** awareness of one's own ideas, abilities; able to achieve personal goal **- Calculations:** meta-cognition "thinking about thinking' involving numerical operations **- Spatial Problem Solving**: self awareness to problem solve while moving self or objects through space  **- Effectiveness**: ability to relate oneself well to others and manage personal relationships

 <span style="color: #d49c09; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">**NATURALIST..................................................................................................**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">‑animal trainer <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">-farmer <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">-fisherman <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">-hunter <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">-astronomer <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">-culinary science <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">-forester <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">-doctor <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">-scientist <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">-biologist <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">-veterinarian <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">-meteorologist <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">-naturalist <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">-guide/tracker <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">-physicist <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">-greenhouse
 * Careers: **

**Animal Care:** skill for understanding animal behavior, needs, characteristics**[] -** - **Animal Care Workers** **[] - Farmers, Ranchers and Agricultural Managers** **- Plant Care:** ability to work with plants, i.e., gardening, farming and horticulture **[]** **- Agriculture and Food Scientists** **- Science:** knowledge of natural living energy forces including cooking, weather and physics
 * Websites: **
 * []**

- **Chemists and Materials Scientists**
 * [] -**
 * Environmental Scientists & Geoscientists **