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O*NET Interest Profiler

• JSON
• XML

The O*NET Interest Profiler is a vocational assessment instrument that suggests careers based on work activity preferences. Four resources provide the functionality of the Interest Profiler:

1. Short Form Questions returns the list of questions asked in the assessment. For mobile applications desiring a shorter questions list, a Mini-IP 30-question variant is available.
2. Results returns information about a user's interests, based on their Interest Profiler answers.
3. Job Zones returns informative text about the five O*NET Job Zones, which can be used to filter career results.
4. Matching careers returns My Next Move careers matching a user's interest results, Interest Profiler answers, or a single selected interest area.

To learn more about the Interest Profiler career exploration tool, see the Interest Profiler Short Form and Mini-IP pages at the O*NET Resource Center. Developers might also be interested in the following technical reports:

• O*NET Interest Profiler Short Form Psychometric Characteristics: Summary
• Linking Client Assessment Profiles to O*NET® Occupational Profiles Within the O*NET Interest Profiler Short Form and Mini Interest Profiler (Mini-IP)
• Development of an O*NET® Mini Interest Profiler (Mini-IP) for Mobile Devices: Psychometric Characteristics
• Examining the Efficacy of Emoji Anchors for the O*NET Interest Profiler Short Form

In this section

• Short Form Questions (60-question desktop version)
• Mini-IP Questions (30-question mobile version)
• Results
• Job Zones
• Matching careers