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!
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| Title | Holland Code | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Engineer or Naval Architect | Building, Thinking |
Marine engineers and naval architects design, build, and maintain ships, from aircraft carriers to submarines and from sailboats to tankers. Marine engineers are also known as marine design engineers or marine mechanical engineers and are responsible for the internal systems of a ship, such as the propulsion, electrical, refrigeration, and steering systems. Naval architects are responsible for the ship design, including the form, structure, and stability of hulls. |
| Manicurist or Pedicurist | Building, Helping, Persuading |
Manicurists and pedicurists clean, shape, and beautify fingernails and toenails. |
| Management Consultant or Analyst | Thinking, Persuading, Organizing |
Management analysts, often called management consultants, recommend ways to improve an organization’s efficiency. They advise managers on how to make organizations more profitable through reduced costs and increased revenues. |
| Machinist or Tool and Die Maker | Building, Thinking, Organizing |
Machinists and tool and die makers set up and operate a variety of computer-controlled and mechanically controlled equipment to produce precision metal parts, instruments, and tools. |
| Logistician | Persuading, Organizing |
Logisticians analyze and coordinate an organization’s supply chain—the system that moves a product from supplier to consumer. They manage the entire life cycle of a product, which includes how a product is acquired, allocated, and delivered. |
| Logging Worker | Building, Thinking, Organizing |
Logging workers harvest thousands of acres of forests each year. The timber they harvest provides the raw material for countless consumer and industrial products. |
| Lodging Manager | Helping, Persuading, Organizing |
Lodging managers ensure that guests have a pleasant experience at a hotel, motel, or other type of facility with accommodations. Lodging managers also plan, direct, or coordinate activities to ensure that the facility is efficient and profitable. |
| Loan Officer | Helping, Persuading, Organizing |
Loan officers evaluate, authorize, or recommend approval of applications for personal and business loans. |
| Line Installer or Repairer | Building, Persuading |
Line installers and repairers, also known as line workers, install or repair electrical power systems and telecommunications cables, including fiber optics. |
| Licensed Practical or Licensed Vocational Nurse | Building, Helping |
Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) provide basic medical care. They work under the direction of registered nurses and doctors. |
| Library Technician or Assistant | Helping, Persuading, Organizing |
Library technicians and assistants help librarians with all aspects of running a library. They assist patrons, organize library materials and information, and do clerical and administrative tasks. |
| Librarians and Library Media Specialists | Helping, Persuading, Organizing |
Librarians and library media specialists help people find information and conduct research for personal and professional use. Their job duties may change based on the type of setting they work in, such as public, school, or medical libraries. |
| Lawyer | Thinking, Persuading |
Lawyers advise and represent individuals, businesses, and government agencies on legal issues and disputes. |
| Landscape Architect | Building, Thinking, Creating |
Landscape architects design parks and the outdoor spaces of campuses, recreational facilities, businesses, private homes, and other open spaces. |
| Labor Relations Specialist | Helping, Persuading, Organizing |
Labor relations specialists interpret and administer labor contracts regarding issues such as wages and salaries, healthcare, pensions, and union and management practices. |
| Kindergarten or Elementary School Teacher | Creating, Helping |
Kindergarten and elementary school teachers instruct young students in basic subjects, such as math and reading, in order to prepare them for middle school. |
| Judge or Hearing Officer | Helping, Persuading |
Judges and hearing officers apply the law by overseeing the legal process in courts. They also conduct pretrial hearings, resolve administrative disputes, facilitate negotiations between opposing parties, and issue legal decisions. |
| Jeweler or Precious Stone and Metal Worker | Building, Creating |
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers design, construct, adjust, repair, appraise and sell jewelry. |
| Janitor or Building Cleaner | Building, Organizing |
Janitors and building cleaners keep many types of buildings clean, sanitary, orderly, and in good condition. |
| Ironworkers | Building, Thinking, Organizing |
Ironworkers install structural and reinforcing iron and steel to form and support bridges, roads, and other structures. |