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This is a tool to help you search for careers that fit your career type, based on the RIASEC model created by Dr. John Holland. If you don't know your career type, take the career quiz to figure it out!
You can use this tool to find careers that match your top interest areas, while filtering out careers in areas that you have little or no interest in.
You can click on any of the table headers (for example, Average Earnings) to sort your results by that value.
| Title | Holland Code | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Assembler or Fabricator | Building, Organizing |
Assemblers and fabricators build finished products and the parts that go into them. They use handtools and machines to make vehicles, toys, electronic devices, and more. |
| Athlete or Sports Competitor | Building, Persuading |
Athletes and sports competitors participate in organized, officiated sporting events to entertain spectators. |
| Athletic Trainer or Exercise Physiologist | Building, Thinking, Helping |
Athletic trainers specialize in preventing, diagnosing, and treating muscle and bone injuries and illnesses. |
| Atmospheric Scientist, Including Meteorologist | Building, Thinking |
Atmospheric scientists study the weather and climate. They may compile data, prepare reports and forecasts, and assist in developing new data collection instruments. |
| Audiologist | Thinking, Helping |
Audiologists diagnose, manage, and treat patients who have hearing, balance, or related problems. |
| Automotive Body or Glass Repairer | Building, Persuading, Organizing |
Automotive body and glass repairers restore, refinish, and replace vehicle bodies and frames, windshields, and window glass. |
| Automotive Service Technician or Mechanic | Building, Thinking |
Automotive service technicians and mechanics, often called service technicians or service techs, inspect, maintain, and repair cars and light trucks. |
| Baker | Building, Organizing |
Bakers mix ingredients according to recipes in order to make breads, pastries, and other baked goods. |
| Barber, Hairdresser, or Cosmetologist | Creating, Helping, Persuading |
Barbers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists provide haircutting, hairstyling, and other services related to personal appearance. |
| Bartender | Helping, Persuading |
Bartenders mix drinks and serve them directly to customers or through wait staff. |
| Bill or Account Collector | Persuading, Organizing |
Bill and account collectors try to recover payment on overdue bills. They negotiate repayment plans with debtors and help them find solutions to make paying their overdue bills easier. |
| Biochemist or Biophysicist | Building, Thinking, Creating |
Biochemists and biophysicists study the chemical and physical principles of living things and of biological processes, such as cell development, growth, heredity, and disease. |
| Biological Technician | Building, Thinking, Organizing |
Biological technicians help biological and medical scientists conduct laboratory tests and experiments. |
| Boilermaker | Building, Organizing |
Boilermakers assemble, install, maintain, and repair boilers, closed vats, and other large vessels or containers that hold liquids and gases. |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, or Auditing Clerk | Persuading, Organizing |
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks produce financial records for organizations. They record financial transactions, update statements, and check financial records for accuracy. |
| Broadcast or Sound Engineering Technician | Building, Thinking, Organizing |
Broadcast, sound, and video technicians set up, operate, and maintain the electrical equipment for radio programs, television broadcasts, concerts, sound recordings, and movies. |
| Budget Analyst | Thinking, Persuading, Organizing |
Budget analysts help public and private organizations plan their finances. They prepare budget reports and monitor organizational spending. |
| Bus Driver | Building, Helping |
Passenger vehicle drivers transport people, sometimes across state and national borders. Some drive regular routes, while others’ destinations vary daily. They operate a range of vehicles, from small cars with limited seating to 60-foot articulated buses (with two connected sections) that can carry more than 100 passengers. |
| Butcher or Meat Cutter | Building, Persuading, Organizing |
Butchers cut, trim, and package meat for retail sale. |
| Career or Technical Education Teacher | Building, Helping |
Career and technical education (CTE) teachers provide training in subjects such as auto repair, cosmetology, and culinary arts. They teach vocational and technical content to give students the skills and knowledge necessary to enter an occupation. |