Take This Personality Assessment and We'll Guess What Trade is Right For You

By: Brian Whitney
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
Take This Personality Assessment and We'll Guess What Trade is Right For You
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About This Quiz

There are a lot of trades out there, and almost all of them are a good way to make a living. There are the building trades, that involve jobs such as a carpenter, electrician, a landscaper or a painter. Then you have the mechanical trades, some good examples of those are working as an auto mechanic, an HVAC installer, a machinist or a locksmith. Then, of course, there are the industrial trades that involve jobs such as an ironworker, a line installer or repairer, or a paving equipment operator. The list goes on and on of all the different trades that you could make a career of.

But deciding what trade to choose has a lot more to do with what sort of aptitudes you have for a particular job, it also has to do with what sort of personality you have. You might really like being outside all the time, but do you have the type of personality to be a landscaper? You might really love cars, but it takes a special kind of personality to be an auto mechanic. And do you think your personality has what it takes to be a lineman? 

Take this personality assessment test and we think we'll have a pretty good idea what trade is right for you.

Do you find it hard to introduce yourself to people?
Sometimes I do.
No, that is easy.
Why would that possibly be hard?
I do quite often.

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Do you daydream a lot?
Sure, sometimes I do.
As much as I can.
No, I am really focused.
I try not to.

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Do you like to design things?
I love that.
Like what?
No, that is too abstract.
Yes, but I don't always follow through.

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What would you be doing at the beach?
Making sand castles
Surfing
Flexing my muscles
Hiding from the sun

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How brave are you?
I never think about things like that. I guess I am brave.
I don't feel brave.
I am ridiculously brave.
I am kind of brave.

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Do you like rollercoasters?
Not really
I hate them.
I love them.
They are pretty cool.

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Do you always answer your emails right away?
Yes, as soon as I see them.
No, I can go a long time before answering.
Yes, but I don't check my email a lot.
I try.

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How zen are you?
I guess I am kind of zen.
Totally zen
I don't like that kind of hippy talk.
I don't think I am zen at all.

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Do you like small talk?
Sure, one has to pass the day somehow.
Sometimes, but other times I want to be left alone.
I hate it.
I can deal with it.

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How curious are you?
I am pretty curious.
Ahh, not that curious
Not at all. Curiosity killed the cat.
Well, I do like learning things.

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What would you most likely be doing around the house on a Sunday?
Working on a project
Chilling on the couch
Working out
Working in the garage

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Have you ever been a stoner?
Yeah, I have had my moments.
Umm. I still am.
No, that stuff is lame.
Forever ago I was.

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What would you call a male friend?
Bro
Dude
Man
Guy

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How macho are you?
I am pretty macho.
Not at all
I am totally macho.
I am macho as all get out.

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Do you mind being dirty?
I don't like that much.
I don't care really.
I hate it.
It's fine if it's part of the job.

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Do you feel superior to others?
I guess I do.
No way, I don't think like that.
Yes. And I am.
No, I struggle with that.

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Are you organized?
Very much so
Not at all
I am when it counts.
No, but I get things done anyway.

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Who would you rather listen to?
Van Halen
Phish
Metallica
Public Enemy

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How early do you get up on the weekends?
10 a.m.
Around noon
6 a.m.
8 a.m.

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Are you afraid to die?
I am terrified of it.
I try not to think about it.
No, not at all
Everyone is.

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Do you have a temper?
Yes, but not a big one
Not at all, I am chill.
Yes, I get really wound up.
I wouldn't say so.

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How much time do you like to spend outside?
A fair amount
I love being outside as long as it is nice.
I love being outside even if it is not nice out.
I don't like being outside much.

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What is your favorite sport?
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Hockey

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Do you mind being unemployed?
I go crazy when I don't have a job.
I love it.
I can handle it for a short time.
I don't mind not working, but then I worry a lot about money.

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How many times have you been married?
0
1
2
3 or more

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What do you have for pets?
A dog and a cat
A dog
I don't have pets.
A cat

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How many close friends do you have?
4 or more
3
2
1

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What are you most likely to dance to?
Classic rock
Reggae
Techno
Rap

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Which of these scares you most?
Falling off a roof
Being stuck in a blizzard
Letting people I care about down
A huge snake

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Are you afraid of heights?
I can deal with them.
I don't like them much.
Not at all
Terrified

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