Type | Preferred Work Environment |
Realistic |
Strong mechanical, psychomotor, and athletic abilities; honest; loyal; likes the outdoors; prefers working with machines, tools, plants, and animals. | Structured; clear goals and lines of authority; works with hands, machines, or tools; casual dress; focuses on tangible results; engineering, military, skilled trades.
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Investigative |
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills; mathematically inclined; likes to observe, learn, and evaluate; prefers working alone; reserved; idea generator. | Unstructured; research oriented; intellectual; discovers, collects, and analyzes ideas/data; science, math, medicine, and computer-related; labs, universities, high tech, hospitals. |
Artistic |
Creative; complex; emotional; intuitive; idealistic; flair for communicating ideas; prefers working independently; likes to sing, write, act, paint, think creatively. | Unstructured; creative; flexible; rewards unconventional and aesthetic values; creates products and ideas; arts organizations, films/TV, publishing, advertising, museums, theater, galleries |
Social |
Friendly; outgoing; finds fulfillment in helping others; strong verbal and personal skills; teaching abilities; impulsive. | Harmonious; congenial; works on people-related problems/issues; informs, trains, develops, cures, or enlightens others; team oriented; human resources; training, education, social service, hospitality, health care, nonprofit. |
Enterprising |
| Confident; assertive; sociable; speaking and leadership abilities; likes to use influence; strong interpersonal skills; status conscious. | True business environment; results oriented; driven; high-quality service and product orientation; entrepreneurial; high prestige; power focused; sales, management, politics, finance, retail, leadership. |
| Conventional |
| Dependable; disciplined; precise; persistent; orderly; efficient; practical; detail oriented; clerical and numerical abilities. | Orderly; clear rules and policies; systematized manipulation and organization of data; control and handling of money; high income potential; accounting, business, finance, administration. |
| From: Real People Real Jobs, by David H. Montross, Zandy B. Leibowitz, and Christopher J. Shinkman. |
