Holland career interest test

The Holland (RIASEC) model is the most widely used framework in career counseling — the O*NET database itself is organized around it. Rate these 48 work activities by whether you'd enjoy doing them, not by how good you'd be. Your result is a three-letter Holland code.

Holland's model sorts interests into six types arranged on a hexagon: adjacent types are compatible (R-I, S-A) while opposite types pull apart (R-S, A-C). Most occupations can be described by a three-letter Holland code.

Scoring: each type sums its 8 items; your three highest types form the code (e.g., ISA, REC). The US O*NET database tags every occupation with Holland codes — you can search it directly with yours.

These items are distinctive for being concrete work activities rather than abstract self-descriptions — part of why this instrument has among the strongest validity records in vocational psychology.

Source: RIASEC items, public open dataset (openpsychometrics.org) · Items come from the openly published OSPP research dataset (derived from the O*NET item set); Chinese items are our translation shared under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. The site currently carries no advertising. · Original source

How much would you enjoy doing each of the following?

1. Test the quality of parts before shipment
2. Lay brick or tile
3. Work on an offshore oil-drilling rig
4. Assemble electronic parts
5. Operate a grinding machine in a factory
6. Fix a broken faucet
7. Assemble products in a factory
8. Install flooring in houses
9. Study the structure of the human body
10. Study animal behavior
11. Do research on plants or animals
12. Develop a new medical treatment or procedure
13. Conduct biological research
14. Study whales and other types of marine life
15. Work in a biology lab
16. Make a map of the bottom of an ocean
17. Conduct a musical choir
18. Direct a play
19. Design artwork for magazines
20. Write a song
21. Write books or plays
22. Play a musical instrument
23. Perform stunts for a movie or television show
24. Design sets for plays
25. Give career guidance to people
26. Do volunteer work at a non-profit organization
27. Help people who have problems with drugs or alcohol
28. Teach an individual an exercise routine
29. Help people with family-related problems
30. Supervise the activities of children at a camp
31. Teach children how to read
32. Help elderly people with their daily activities
33. Sell restaurant franchises to individuals
34. Sell merchandise at a department store
35. Manage the operations of a hotel
36. Operate a beauty salon or barber shop
37. Manage a department within a large company
38. Manage a clothing store
39. Sell houses
40. Run a toy store
41. Generate the monthly payroll checks for an office
42. Inventory supplies using a hand-held computer
43. Use a computer program to generate customer bills
44. Maintain employee records
45. Compute and record statistical and other numerical data
46. Operate a calculator
47. Handle customers' bank transactions
48. Keep shipping and receiving records