The ASVAB Summary Results sheet reports three different types of scores. This tutorial explains what all the numbers mean.
Your ASVAB Summary Results sheet includes an access code you will use to login to www.asvabprogram.com and access all post-test activities.
Each ASVAB subtest measures developed skills and abilities. The ASVAB
Summary Results sheet reports several composite scores formed from
different combinations of ASVAB subtest scores.
- Career Exploration Scores. The three Career Exploration Scores - verbal, math, and science/technical - are provided specifically for career exploration.
Each of these scores is made up of a combination of some of the
individual ASVAB subtests. The Verbal Skills score includes Word
Knowledge and Paragraph Comprehension. The Math Skills score includes
Arithmetic Reasoning and Math Knowledge. The Science/Technical Skills
score includes General Science, Electronics Information, and Mechanical
Comprehension.
- ASVAB Subtests. You receive a score for each individual
subtest that makes up the ASVAB. Descriptions of each ASVAB subtest are
provided can be found here.
- Military Entrance Score/Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT).
Participation in the ASVAB CEP does not obligate you to talk with
military recruiters or consider a military career. If you are interested
in joining the military it is best to discuss this score with a
recruiter. The AFQT score is what the military will use to determine
enlistment eligibility.
Each Service, and each military job, has different requirements, so
qualifying AFQT scores can fluctuate. Each military Service calculates
Service-specific composite scores to determine jobs for which you
qualify. If you are interested in a military career it is best to
discuss this score with a recruiter. Participation in the ASVAB CEP does
not obligate you to talk with military recruiters or consider a
military career.
Your ASVAB results provide information on your current skills and
abilities. You can use your Career Exploration Scores to investigate
occupations in the OCCU-Find. For example, if your Verbal Career
Exploration Score is above average, explore jobs in the "most important"
category.
If you are a junior, senior, or postsecondary school student, you can
use your AFQT should you decide to talk to a Military recruiter about
enlistment, for up to two years after you take the test. Your AFQT score
can qualify you for certain jobs in the Armed Forces. However, each
Service, and each Military job, has different requirements, so
qualifying AFQT scores can fluctuate.