Acquire both your overall score and percentile ranking from the IQ test.
Consult the Percentile Ranking chart. The percentile ranking does not indicate the percentage of questions you answered correctly; instead, it indicates how well you did in comparison to others who took the test. The percentile number tells what percentage of test takers scored lower than you did. For instance, an IQ of 70 indicates scoring in the second percentile, meaning you scored better than 2 percent of the people taking the test. A score of 135 indicates the 99th percentile, indicating that you scored better than 99 percent of people who took the same test.
Consult the Descriptive Classification of Intelligence Quotient chart. Determine your ranking and the description that follows. For instance, a score above 130 indicates a superior intelligence level, while a score between 80 and 89 indicates a low to average level.
Consult the IQ profession grouping, which indicates what jobs are suitable to your IQ level. For instance, scores of 140 indicate the level of top civil servants and professors, while scores of 120 indicate the level of teachers and pharmacists. This interpretation provides a general category of jobs that people with the same IQ hold.
Be cautious with the results. Do not place too much weight on the IQ test. A low score does not mean that you will be destined to fall into a particular job category. The test could have been taken when you were having a bad day, or you may simply not perform well on standardized tests.