Holland Codes

Holland Codes are career types created by psychologist John L. Holland, , ,.

Holland mapped these types into a hexagon which he then broke down into the RIASEC job environments:


 * Realistic - practical, physical, hands-on, tool-oriented
 * Investigative - analytical, intellectual, scientific
 * Artistic - creative, original, independent, chaotic
 * Social - cooperative, supporting, helping, healing/nurturing
 * Enterprising - competitive environments, leadership, persuading
 * Conventional - detail-oriented, organizing, clerical

Holland argues that 2-3 types dominate in each person.

Realistic
Working with your hands and things, practical, mechanically inclined, physical, tool-oriented:
 * Agriculture
 * Animation
 * Archaeology
 * Architect
 * Art
 * Astronaut
 * Athlete
 * Chef
 * Dance
 * Dentist
 * Driver
 * Engineer
 * Film
 * Firefighter
 * Gardener
 * Graphic design
 * Martial arts
 * Mechanic/Automobiles
 * Mechanical engineering
 * Musician
 * Outdoor education/Summer camp counselor
 * Paramedic
 * Painter
 * Performing arts
 * Pharmacy
 * Photography
 * Physical therapy
 * Pilot
 * Sports medicine
 * Surgeon
 * Veterinarian
 * Visual arts
 * Visual effects

Investigative
Working with theory and information, analytical, intellectual, scientific:
 * Computer science
 * Economist
 * Engineer
 * Mathematics
 * Pharmacy
 * Physician/Medical_school
 * Professor (all fields)
 * Psychologist
 * Psychiatrist
 * Science

Artistic
Non-conforming, original, independent, chaotic, creative:
 * Art therapy
 * Author/ Poet
 * Dance therapy
 * Music therapy
 * Musician
 * Painter

Social
Cooperative environments, supporting, helping, healing/nurturing:
 * Art therapy
 * Counselor
 * Dance therapy
 * Education
 * Instructional technology
 * Martial arts
 * Music therapy
 * Nurse
 * Physician
 * Psychologist
 * Psychiatrist
 * Social Work
 * Teacher
 * Theology
 * Trainer (Industry)

Enterprising
Competitive environments, leading, persuading, selling, dominating, promoting, status:
 * Actor
 * Administration
 * Academic administration
 * Business/MBA
 * Communications
 * Insurance
 * Journalism
 * Law / Politics
 * Marketing / Advertising
 * Management
 * Management consulting
 * Public Health
 * Publishing
 * Public relations
 * Public policy
 * Real Estate
 * Retail
 * Telemarketing

Conventional
Precise, perfect attention to detail, orderly, organizing, status:
 * Accountant
 * Actuary
 * Administration
 * Academic administration
 * Banking/ Investment bank
 * Business/MBA
 * Clerk
 * Computer science
 * Copy Editing
 * Electrical engineering
 * Engineer
 * Finance
 * Information technology
 * Instructional technology
 * Library and information science
 * Payroll
 * Proofreader
 * Receptionist
 * Retail
 * Secretary
 * Statistics
 * Technical writer