Six Work Types — Which Are You? (Page 1 of 3)	
Six Work Types — Which Are You? 
When you are thinking about a future job, learn about the six types of work personalities to help you 
select a job to match your work personality.   And, 
workers with the same personality create a work 
environment that is fun.  For example, crafters enjoy 
being around coworkers who are crafters because they 
can discuss new tools and new ways to build things.
CRAFTERS
Do you enjoy working with your hands to invent, build, and fix things?  Do you enjoy trying to figure out 
how things work?  Does using tools come naturally to you?  Do you like to create new things to solve a 
problem?  Do you enjoy craft projects?  Do people ask you to put things together? 
DESIGNERS
Do you enjoy using your creativity and emotions for a project?  Do you enjoy creating gadgets, jewelry , 
clothing, websites, songs, music arrangements, or dance routines?  Do you enjoy decorating a room?  Do 
you enjoy creating themes, colors, decorations for an event? 
HELPERS
Do you enjoy helping people or animals?  Do others feel they can talk to you?  Can you remain calm 
around emotional people to help make good decisions?  Do you enjoy social gatherings and parties?  Do 
you enjoy joining clubs and teams?  Do you enjoy teaching others?
INVESTIGATORS
Are you curious about the world around you?  Are you good at collecting things?  Do you enjoy science, 
history, math?  Do you use your imagination to find solutions?  Do you like to experiment?  
Do you like to work on your own?
LEADERS
Do you like to work with groups?  Do your friends think you are a leader?  Do you like 
competition?  Can you get others to understand things your way?   Are you good at making 
deals?  Can you figure out what each person needs to do to complete a project on time?
ORGANIZERS
Are you good at planning details of a party?  Is your room and closet organized?  Do you 
keep a budget for your money?  Are you good at setting rules when needed?  Are you good at 
seeing errors and correcting them?  Do you like following the rules to keep things peaceful?
Your work personality may include  one, two, or three of the six work personalities.  For 
example, workers who are crafters  plus helpers will enjoy the job of wood shop (crafter) 
teacher (helper).  Work personalities who are leaders  plus investigators will enjoy a job as 
supervisor of a crime investigation team.

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QUICK CHECK:
1. What number of work personalities are there?
2.  a) What will learning about work personalities 
help you to do?  b) Why do crafters enjoy being 
around coworkers who are crafters?
3.    a) What do crafters enjoy?  b) What do 
  designers enjoy?  c) What do helpers enjoy?  
  d) What are investigators curious about?  
  e) What do leaders like?  f) What are organizers 
good at? 
4.  a) How many of the six work personalities may 
your work personality include?  b) What is a 
good job for a leader plus investigator? 
5.  List 3 Career Clusters in the work world.
6.  What does every Career Cluster need? 7. 
In Forestry Careers: a) What do crafters do?
  b) What do designers do?  c) What do helpers 
do?  d) What do investigators do?  e) What do 
leaders do?  f) What do organizers do?
8.  If you worked in a Forestry Career, what would 
you like to do?
9.   Select your work personality!   a) Are you a 
Crafter, Designer, Helper, Investigator, Leader, 
or Organizer?  b) Write down one reason why 
you selected this work personality. 
10.  a) Do you have a "plus" work personality?
  b) If so, what is your "plus" work personality?
11.  Which Career Cluster will you enjoy for your 
work environment and coworkers?
12.    Write down one type of job in your favorite 
Career Cluster that fits your work personality!
Agriculture
Business & Office
Computer Technology
Construction & Housing
Education & Library
Engineering & Drafting Entertainment & Media
Finance & Banking
Forestry & Fishing
Government Services
Healthcare & Nursing
Installation & Repair Legal 
Manager & Supervisor
Manufacturing
Military
Personal Care Services
Protective Services Real Estate
Recreation & Sports
Restaurants
Retail Stores & Sales
Transportation
Warehouse
All 6 Work Personalities Are Needed In Every Career Clusters
There are many Career Clusters in the work world — such as Health Careers, Music Careers, Forestry 
Careers, Sales Careers, Law Enforcement Careers, Construction Careers and many others.  Every Career 
Cluster needs  all 6 work personalities for the jobs in that Career Cluster.  Let's look at an example.
Work Personalities in Forestry Careers
Crafters build and repair trails, cabins, and fire lookout stations.
Designers create the park's Visitor Center displays, museum, and videos of the park for visitors to watch.
Helpers  talk to the park's visitors to give directions, or to treat visitors wh
o are injured in the park.
Investigators place sensors to measure rain, snow, temperature, and where animals go — such as bears.
Leaders guide visitors on hikes, answer visitors' questions, and lead evening campfire programs.
Organizers  make sure that trails are correct and marked with clear names and walki
ng distances.
Select Your Work Personality!
DECIDE #1 —  Are you a Crafter, Designer, Helper, Investigator, Leader, or Organizer?
DECIDE #2 —   Do you have a "plus" work personality — a second work personality? 
                           Are you a Helper plus Organizer?. . . Designer  plus Leader? . . . Investigator plus Crafter?
DECIDE #3 —   Which Career Cluster will you enjoy for your work environment and coworkers? 
          Do you enjoy being around restaurants? . . . construction sites? . . . schools? . . . offices?
Examples of Career Clusters

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Work Personality Activity — Your Opinions	
Work Personality:  Crafter — Designer — Helper — Investigator — Leader — Organizer
Activity #1 — Restaurant
Pretend that you are manager of a restaurant such as Burger King, McDonalds, Subway. Write down the 
work personality needed for each of the following jobs in the restaurant
 (such as crafter, designer, or other).
Type of Job Opening           Work Personality Needed
a)  Create menu for customers to read      ______________________________________
b)  Build signs that are lighted for easy reading     ______________________________________
c)  Plan the work schedules for all workers      ______________________________________
d)  Supervisor for day shift; supervisor for night shift  ______________________________________
e)  Find and eliminate any rats in the restaurant    ______________________________________
f)  Counter sales and dining room attendants     ______________________________________
Activity #2 — Retail Store
Pretend that you are manager of a retail store such as Target, Wal-Mart, Home Depot.  Write down the type 
of job in your store you will assign to the new hires (such as sales, s
tocker, cashier, delivery, or other job).
Work Personality of New Hire    Type of Retail Store Job for This Work Personality
a)  21-year old Crafter       __________________________________________________
b)  40-year old Designer      __________________________________________________
c)  16-year old Helper       __________________________________________________
d)  32-year old Investigator      __________________________________________________
e)  44-year old Leader       __________________________________________________
f)  50-year old Organizer      __________________________________________________
Activity #3 — Hospital
Pretend that you are the hiring manager for a hospital.  
List Work Personality  and Education Needed for each job:  
Job Title    Work Personality Needed  
a)  Nurse        ______________________    ________________________________
b)  Undercover Security Agent  ______________________    ________________________________
c)  Janitor        ______________________    ________________________________
d)  Computer Repair Technician  ______________________    ________________________________
e)  Medical Records Clerk    ______________________    ________________________________
f)  Pastor or Chaplain or Counselor  ______________________    ________________________________
g)  Receptionist      ______________________    ________________________________
h)  Video Producer      ______________________    ________________________________
i)  Sales Representative    ______________________    ________________________________
j)  Hospital Store Gift Buyer    ______________________    ________________________________	
Six Work Types — Which Are You? (page 3 of 3)
• No high school diploma
•  High school graduate
•  Job Training Certificate
•  Associate Degree (2 years college)
•  Bachelor Degree (4 or more years)
Education Needed (my opinion)