Did you know that different careers are suited to specific learning styles? Does your career match yours?

1. CAREERSTO MATCH
YOUR LEARNING STYLE
Vista College
http://www.vistacollege.edu/blog/careers/careers-to-match-
your-learning-style

2. Find your learning style
■ Not everyone learns the same way
■ Skills and interest can lead you in a
career direction, but learn how your
learning style can help guide you to a
great career too!

3. Auditory Learners
■ Most effective when they receive information out loud
■ Prefer discussion to essays and craft projects
■ Strong communication and social skills
■ Make up 30% of the population

4. Careers for Auditory Learners
■ Speech pathologist
– Help kids identify and manage speech and communication disorders
– Must be able to process and analyze what they hear to create treatment plan for patients
■ Teacher
– Spends majority of day talking and listening to students and colleagues
– Must be able to speak to students and process feedback
■ Lawyer
– Require great communication and writing sills
– Negotiating and arguing cases require ability to say what you mean
■ Translator
– Currently used mostly in verbal translation (as opposed to written)
– Becoming more in demand with expansion of global economy

5. Visual Learners
■ Prefer to acquire knowledge through reading than direct instruction
■ Usually good as solving puzzles
■ 65% of population identifies as visual learners

6. Careers forVisual Learners
■ Editor
– Requires eye for detail, ability to pick out the “small stuff”
– Especially great for people who love to read, requires strong communication
■ Teacher
– Ability to “read” the room and keep classroom under control
– Grading, writing lesson plans and curriculums require lots of reading
■ Architect
– Spend most time reviewing plans with eye for details
– Visual skills require for creating plans and ideas
■ Nurse/Doctor
– Listening and communication are vital
– Visual cues are used to identify physical symptoms of illnesses

7. Kinesthetic Learners
■ Don’t like to sit still for too long, and learn by doing
■ Usually thrive in a task oriented environment
■ Makes up smallest groups at 5% of the population

8. Careers for Kinesthetic Learners
■ Physical therapist
– Involves manipulating the body to help clients recover from injuries or build strength
– Does involve classroom work, but day-to-day work is all hands on
■ Farmer
– Requires lots of planning and know-how, along with ability to repair and execute
plantings and maintenance of equipment
■ Mechanic
– Need visual skills to diagnose and an issue, but fixing it is all hands-on skills
– Ability to know how to manipulate parts and systems
■ Coach
– Required to reach physical skills
– Especially great because higher chance of working with others that have similar learning
style