Gimpysoft

Toast posts her career options, so I figured I’d do the same. I took the Career Cruising (it has nothing to do with Larry Craig) test, and here are my results using just the questions of like and dislike:

1. Computer Engineer
2. Electronics Engineering Tech
3. Electrical Engineering Tech
4. Optical / Ophthalmic Lab Technician
5. Ship’s Crew
6. Welder
7. Boilermaker
8. Sheet Metal Worker
9. Automotive Painter
10. Purchaser

I always used to say that Trucker would be my fallback career, but after taking this test, Ship’s Crew has definitely moved to the top of the list.

If anybody else is as confused as I am, a Boilermaker is apparently somebody who makes boilers.

When I take the further assessment taking my current skills and education into account I come up with this:

1. Computer Engineer - Fair Match
2. Venture Capitalist - Fair Match
3. Purchaser - Fair Match
4. Electrical Engineer - Fair Match
5. Astronomer - Fair Match
6. Aerospace Engineer - Fair Match
7. Research Analyst (Financial) - Fair Match
8. Business Systems Analyst - Fair Match
9. Web Developer - Good Match
10. Economist - Fair Match
11. Database Developer - Good Match
12. Actuary - Fair Match
13. Explosives Specialist - Good Match
14. Computer Programmer - Good Match
15. Physicist - Fair Match

I was on the verge of taking actuarial exams a few years ago when it was looking to me like IT in the US was a field that was going to dry up. Yeah, I still have Ship’s Crew as a last-resort fallback, but maybe I need to look into what training I would need to be an Explosives Specialist. (It is a Good Match).

If you’d like to take the test yourself, click here, log in with username “nycareers” and password “landmark”, and take the “Career Matchmaker” test.