Multiple Intelligences Career Chart
The career chart below gives a Short List of some common careers or occupations associated with the 8 Multiple Intelligences we have been talking about. You will notice some of these careers are listed under more than one intelligence. That's because almost every career uses a blend of several intelligences.
YOUR GOAL:To match your Primary Intelligence to a job that uses more of that intelligence than other intelligences.
- Read through the lists under each intelligence
- Check the ones that you believe you could enjoy doing
- Total the number checked in each column
- The columns with the highest totals are Primary Intelligences you use.
FOR EXAMPLE:
George has a strong Interpersonal Intelligence. He will bring that to any line of work that he's interested in. Some types of work, however, will use this intelligence more than others. Those are the careers George needs to focus on.
The list below is intended as a guide, to give you an idea of the kinds of jobs or careers, you can expect to find under each kind of intelligence. Once you get the idea, you can easily recognize which jobs are dominant in which intelligence. It's really a matter of using one's Common Sense, when looking at work types.
By now, you should have an idea of which intelligences you tend to use in your everyday life. Trust your own inner guidance, and use this Career Chart as a General Guide.
Careers Based in These Intelligences
| Verbal-Linguistic | Logical-Mathematical | Visual/Spatial | Bodily/Kinesthetic |
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attorney comedian communications specialist curator editor in publishing historian journalist lawyer librarian marketing consultant newscaster poet politician speech-pathologist talk-show host teacher language translator writer |
accountant auditor computer analyst computer technician computer programmer database designer detective economist engineer lawyer mathematician network analyst physician physicist researcher scientist statistician bookkeeper |
3D modeling & simulation architect artist computer programmer engineer film animator graphic artist interior decorator photographer mechanic navigator outdoor guide pilot sculptor strategic planner surveyor urban planner webmaster |
actor athlete carpenter computer games designer craftsperson dancer doctor of sports firefighter forest ranger jeweler mechanic personal trainer Phys Ed teacher physical therapist recreation specialist surgeon yoga instructor |
| Musical | Naturalist | Interpersonal | Intrapersonal |
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audiologist choir director conductor disc jockey music camp counselor music comedy actor music critic sound editor music lawyer music librarian music publisher music retailer music teacher music therapist musician piano tuner recording engineer singer songwriter speech pathologist voice actor |
air quality specialist animal health technician anthropologist astronomer botanist dog trainer environmental lawyer farmer forest ranger gardener geologist landscaper meteorologist nature photographer park naturalist veterinarian assistant water conservationist wetlands ecologist wilderness doctor wilderness guide wildlife illustrator |
actor administrator communications manager conflict resolution specialist cruise director customer service rep dental hygienist group mediator human resources manager marketing specialist nurse PeaceCorps politician psychologist religious leader social director social worker teacher trainer facilitator travel counselor waiter/waitress |
actor artist career counselor consultant criminologist energy healer futurist or trend predictor intelligence officer personal counselor philosopher program planner entrepreneur psychic psychologist researcher small business owner spiritual counselor theologian therapist writer wellness counselor |
Does That Job Fit Your Intelligences . . .
Now that you have had a chance to look at the kinds of work, that people who favor these intelligences tend to be attracted to, you might like to learn how to do your own Quick Job Analysis on those that appeal to you.
Click here to go to - The Quick Job Analysis GuideSteps 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Links to Step 1 - The 5 Career Tests on This Site
- Your Work Style Preferences Overview
- Your Work Values Overview
- Sam's Story
- Karen's Story
- Your Personality Type - An Overview
- FAQS On Personality Type
- Your Central Motivators - An Overview
- Multiple Intelligences - An Overview
- Multiple Intelligences Descriptions
- 60 Ways to Boost Your Intelligences
- The Quick Job Analysis Guide
- Career Chart
- Step 2 - An Overview
- Get the Answers Here
- Familiarize Yourself With the Major Occupational Groups
- Step 3 - An Overview
- Help For Doing Paper Researching
- Help For Doing PC Researching
- Help For Doing People Researching
- How to Prepare for the Information Interview
- 20 Interview Questions for Informational Interviews
- Sample Phone Scripts for Information Interviews
- Writing the Interview Thank You Letter
- Help For Doing Participation Researching
- Open Houses in the Workplace &at Schools
- Job Shadowing
- 21 Sample Job Shadows in the Workplace
- Temping & Volunteering as Participation Research
- 50 Basic Questions Checklist For Job Researching
- Managing Your Career
- Taking Care of Your Career
- Arriving in Your New Career
- Preventing Burnout: The Burnout Checklist
1. Discovering Your Work Style Preferences
2. Choosing Your Work Values
3. Identifying Your Personality Style
4. Pinpointing What Motivates You
5. Making Your Multiple Intelligences Work For You
Links to Step 2 - Career Exploration
Getting Started - Opening the Door to Exploring New Careers
9 Frequently Asked Questions on Job Searching
How to Do Job Research - Your Search Tool Links
Links to Step 3 - Getting into the Nitty Gritty
How to Do Job Searching
Paper Research
Online Research
People Research Links
Participation Research Links
Links to Step 4 - Taking Care of Your Career
Ways to Make Yourself More Valuable to Employers
Are you wondering: "What Career is Best for Me?"
Follow this 4-Step Career Assessment Program
