Jackson Career Explorer

The Jackson Career Explorer (JCE) is an online career and vocational interest assessment designed to provide individualized career guidance and coaching. Written at an accessible 8th-grade reading level, this 170-item inventory takes about 20 minutes to complete and is geared toward individuals aged 14 and older. Rather than measuring rigid technical skills, the tool maps out an individual’s personal preferences and motivations to generate a comprehensive 22-page personalized report detailing ideal industries, educational pathways, and actionable career next steps.

The Jackson Career Explorer (JCE) is an interest assessment that guides students toward satisfying and fulfilling careers. The comprehensive report provides a wealth of personalized career information including the following features:

• Fit with 32 different Job Groups and in-depth information on students’ top 3 jobs
• Fit with 17 different Education Groups
• Ranks 34 Basic Interests
• Highlights Work Personality preferences
• Showcases thousands of job resources customized to the student’s results, including action steps and interpretive tips
• Provides links to over 850 sample job codes from O*NET, organizations, and web-based career resources

What It’s Best Used For

• Guiding student career exploration: Helping high school and post-secondary students discover fulfilling career directions based on their intrinsic motivations.
• Aligning academic and educational paths: Assessing an individual’s compatibility with 17 distinct education categories to help them select appropriate majors, degrees, or trade programs.
• Ranking core occupational interests: Measuring and ranking an individual’s placement across 34 Basic Interest Scales to pinpoint what truly drives them.
• Highlighting workplace personality traits: Outlining an individual’s preferred working style and behavioral traits to determine what types of corporate environments they will thrive in.
• Providing structured career coaching data: Supplying guidance counselors and career coaches with a 22-page report complete with customized action steps, interpretive tips, and direct links to occupational resource codes.

Accurate

The Jackson Career Explorer accurately measures specific areas of career interest, ways of approaching work, and job groups associated with these areas of interest. Results are generated based on scoring algorithms that have been tested and refined to produce optimal results. The JCE accurately identifies the career interests that will motivate students to discover enriching, fulfilling careers.

Grounded

The JCE is a derivative of the Jackson Vocational Interest Survey (JVIS), first published in 1977 and considered to be one of the most well-respected career interest assessments on the market. The JCE was developed by employing advanced test construction methods to identify the items most diagnostic of each of the 34 Basic Interest Scales that form the foundation of the JVIS.

Scientific

The JCE is grounded in science. More than 40 psychologists and career experts have worked on the development of the JCE and its predecessor, the JVIS, over the past 45 years. Research has shown that the JCE is a valid and reliable career interest assessment.

Administration Overview

• Administer to: 14 years old and older
• Administration time: 20 minutes
• Number of items: 170 items
• Reading Level: 8th Grade
• Scoring Options: On-line – contact us to set up an account
• Report Length: 22 pages

US, Canadian and French Canadian Reports available.