The initial stages of test development of the Vocational and Occupational Interest Choice Examination (VOICE), developed for Air Force recruiters, are described. Reviewed are a number of relevant occupational interest inventories from which a pool of 400 items was drawn corresponding to eight career fields: general accounting, administration, weather observation, security, radio relay equipment repair, aerospace ground equipment repair, maintenance specialization, and general purpose vehicle repair. Each item presents an activity and asks the examinee to indicate whether he likes, dislikes, or is indifferent to that activity. The instrument was administered in a field test to 4800 airmen. Described are statistical procedures used to identify satisfied personnel, develop two types of occupational interest scales, and cross-validate the procedures used in those scales. Statistical analyses indicate that the experimental inventory possesses considerable utility for distinguishing among career groups and between satisfied and dissatisfied personnel within career fields and a men-in-general group. Several recommendations are made to eliminate a number of problems prior to operational use of this instrument. Information regarding the VOICE questionnaire may be obtained by writing to the authors at Educational Testing Service, Princeton, N.J. 08540. (RC)