Work Values Inventory
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The statements below represent values which people consider important in their work. These are satisfactions which people
often seek in their jobs or as a result of their jobs. They are not all considered equally important. Some are very important to
some people but are of little importance to others. Read each statement carefully and indicate how important it is for you by
circling the corresponding number.
5 = Very Important
4 = Important
3 = Moderately Important
2 = Of Little Importance
1 = Unimportant
WORK IN WHICH YOU
1.
Have to keep solving new problems
2.
Help others
3.
Can get a raise
4.
Look forward to changes in your job
5.
Have freedom in your own area
6.
Gain prestige in your field
7.
Need to have artistic ability
8.
Are one of the gang
9.
Know your job will last
10. Can be the kind of person you would like to be
11. Have a boss who gives you a square deal
12. Like the setting in which your job is done
13. Feel that you've done a hard day's work
14. Have authority over others
15. Try out new ideas and suggestions
16. Create something new
17. Know by the results when you've done a good job
18. Have a boss who is reasonable
19. Are sure of always having a job
20. Add beauty to the world
21. Make your own decisions
22. Have pay increases that keep up with the cost of living
23. Are challenged mentally
24. Use leadership abilities
Adapted from Donald Super, Ph.D. - Spring 2006
Updated July 2009
Work Values Inventory
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WORK IN WHICH YOU
25. Have adequate lounge, toilet, and other facilities
26. Have a way of life, while not on the job, that you like
27. Form friendships with your fellow employees
28. Know that others consider your work important
29. Do not do the same thing all the time
30. Feel that you have helped another person
31. Add to the well-being of other people
32. Do many different things
33. Are looked up to by others
34. Have good contacts with fellow workers
35. Lead the kind of life you most enjoy
37. Plan and organize the work of others
38. Need to be mentally alert
39. Are paid enough to live right
40. Are your own boss
41. Make attractive products
43. Have a considerate supervisor
44. See the results of your efforts
45. Contribute new ideas
36. Have a good place in which to work
(Good lighting, quiet, clean, spacious, etc.)
42. Are sure of another job in the company if your
present job ends
Check to make sure that you have rated every statement.
Adapted from Donald Super, Ph.D. - Spring 2006
Updated July 2009
Work Values Inventory
(804) 289-8547 | [Link]
Office Hours: M-F, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Walk-in Hours: M-F, 2 to 4 p.m.
WORK VALUES INVENTORY - SELF-SCORING WORKSHEET
Next to each item number, record the rating you circled on the Work Values Inventory. Then record the total of the three
items for each category. Finally, list your top three work values (those that received the three highest ratings) from highest to
lowest. Do the same with your bottom three work values.
Categories
Items
Total
Creativity
15____, 16____, 45____
_______
Management
14____, 24____, 37____
_______
Achievement
13____, 17____, 44____
_______
Surroundings
12____, 25____, 36____
_______
Supervisory Relations
11____, 18____, 43____
_______
Way of Life
10____, 26____, 35____
_______
Security
9____, 19____, 42____
_______
Associates
8____, 27____, 34____
_______
Aesthetics
7____, 20____, 41____
_______
Prestige
6____, 28____, 33____
_______
Independence
5____, 21____, 40____
_______
Variety
4____, 29____, 32____
_______
Economic Return
3____, 22____, 39____
_______
Altruism
2____, 30____, 31____
_______
Intellectual Stimulation
1____, 23____, 38____
_______
TOP 3 WORK VALUES
BOTTOM 3 WORK VALUES
1. ____________________
1. ____________________
2. ____________________
2. ____________________
3. ____________________
3. ____________________
Adapted from Donald Super, Ph.D. - Spring 2006
Updated July 2009
