| Sumario: | Interests of 466 male cartographers employed at five dispersed plants of a government agency were studied to develop a cartographer scale for the Strong Vocational Interest Blank (SVIB). Cartographers liked science, mathematics, and religious activities. They were masculine and diverse but tended to dislike activities involving other people, preferring mechanical and adventurous activities. Their interests were most similar to those of computer programmers, public administrators, Air Force officers, and physical therapists; however, none of those SVIB keys adequately portrayed the interests of the cartographers. The cartographer key developed was cross-validated on two cartographer samples drawn from other populations (n = 89) and was found to adequately discriminate between cartographers and men in general.
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