Table 1.
RIASEC Ratings for all Job Categories
| Job Title | R | I | A | S | E | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | 4.22 | 3.26 | 6.56 | 3.60 | 4.18 | 2.70 |
| Writer | 2.12 | 4.16 | 6.32 | 3.72 | 3.94 | 3.10 |
| Customer Service | 2.50 | 2.80 | 2.02 | 4.48 | 4.84 | 6.16 |
| Entrepreneur/Small Business | 2.32 | 3.16 | 2.32 | 4.66 | 6.82 | 5.68 |
| Owner/Self-employed | ||||||
| Financial | 2.44 | 3.22 | 2.10 | 4.00 | 5.98 | 5.56 |
| Legal | 2.50 | 3.82 | 3.31 | 4.00 | 5.98 | 4.69 |
| Management | 2.76 | 2.85 | 3.01 | 4.44 | 6.40 | 4.84 |
| Sales | 3.20 | 2.32 | 2.46 | 4.90 | 6.54 | 4.24 |
| Public Safety | 5.10 | 2.66 | 2.02 | 5.22 | 4.34 | 3.66 |
| Sports | 5.02 | 2.34 | 2.76 | 4.66 | 5.44 | 3.00 |
| Education (K through 12) | 2.98 | 4.34 | 4.68 | 7.00 | 2.88 | 3.76 |
| Education (college and university) | 3.65 | 5.52 | 3.74 | 5.73 | 2.92 | 3.12 |
| Medicine | 4.84 | 7.00 | 3.34 | 4.66 | 4.15 | 3.49 |
| Other Medical | 4.46 | 4.44 | 3.00 | 5.10 | 3.32 | 4.22 |
| Mental Health | 2.17 | 5.85 | 4.33 | 5.91 | 2.83 | 3.09 |
| Religious | 2.32 | 2.98 | 4.36 | 7.00 | 4.36 | 3.34 |
| Clerical | 3.78 | 2.12 | 1.88 | 2.78 | 3.34 | 6.64 |
| Record Keeping | 3.34 | 2.98 | 2.17 | 2.65 | 3.31 | 6.64 |
| Manual Laborer | 6.64 | 2.02 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 2.17 | 3.25 |
| Personal Services | 3.67 | 2.02 | 3.67 | 5.32 | 5.50 | 3.49 |
| Skilled Tradesperson | 6.64 | 2.83 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 2.98 | 3.16 |
| Transportation | 6.64 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 2.74 | 3.31 |
| Computer Technology | 4.66 | 5.83 | 2.32 | 2.02 | 2.83 | 4.69 |
| Engineering | 6.06 | 5.23 | 3.14 | 2.37 | 2.93 | 4.19 |
| Scientist | 4.34 | 6.08 | 3.56 | 2.80 | 2.44 | 3.66 |
Note: R = Realistic; I = Investigative; A = Artistic; S = Social; E = Enterprising; C = Conventional (1 = highly uncharacteristic of this job, to 7 = highly characteristic of this job). (Source: O*NET Database; Rounds, Smith, Hubert, Lewis, & Rivkin, 1999).