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Dr. Mary Askew

Holland Codes Resource Center
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 RIASEC Career Model
Business Contact Business Operations
(Enterprising) (Conventional)

D at a
Social Service People Things Technical
(Social) (Realistic)

I d eas

Arts Science
(Artistic) (Investigative)

The RIASEC Model shows the relationships between Ideas, People,

Data, and Things.
 Realistic Personality
• An individual with a Realistic Personality has -
• Mechanical aptitude
• Manual dexterity
• Physical coordination
• Fine Motor skills
• A preference for hands-on learning experiences and
practical application
 Investigative Personality
• A person with an Investigative Personality
• Invents
• Researches
• Solves problems
• Works with ideas
• Has computer aptitude
• Loves knowledge
 Artistic Personality
• An individual with an Artistic Personality enjoys
• Writing
• Acting
• The Arts
• Music
• Linguistics
• Creative design
• Creative expression
 Social Personality
• Someone with an Social Personality likes to
• Teach
• Listen
• Serve
• Work with others
• Show empathy
• Learn in groups
• Be cooperative
 Enterprise Personality
• Individuals with Enterprise Personalities
• Speak publicly
• Sell products and services
• Persuade
• Manage people and projects
• Take action
• Enjoy adventure
• Lead
• Like setting goals
 Conventional Personality
• A person with an Conventional Personality
• Organizes
• Attends to detail
• Manages time
• Sets priorities
• Likes to handle things in a systematic
manner
• Prefers to be accurate
• Desires to be efficient
 RIASEC Career Personalities

REALISTIC INVESTIGATIVE ARTISTIC SOCIAL ENTERPRISING CONVENTIONAL

Analytical, Complicated, Helping, Persuasive, Careful,

Frank, Practical,
Intellectual, Original, Informing, Energetic, Conforming,
Focused,
Reserved, Impulsive, Teaching, Sociable, Conservative,
Characteristics Mechanical,
Independent, Independent, Inspiring, Adventurous, Conscientious,
Determined,
Scholarly, Expressive, Counseling, Ambitious, Risk- Self-controlled,
Rugged
Judgmental Creative Serving taking Structured

Manipulates tools, Interacts with

Works with Uses imagination
Strengths Possesses people, Orders activities
abstract ideas and and feelings in Leads, manages,
mechanical, concerned with paying attention to
intellectual creative and organizes
manual, or athletic the welfare of details
problems expression
ability people

Prefers to deal
Things Ideas and Things Ideas and People People Data and People Data and Things
with
 RIASEC Career Personalities (2)

REALISTIC INVESTIGATIVE ARTISTIC SOCIAL ENTERPRISING CONVENTIONAL

Manager, Producer,
Craftsman, Fitness
Biologist, Chemist, Artist, Musician, Teacher, Clergy, Lawyer,Business/ Accountant,
Trainer,Optician,
Historian, Actor/ Actress, Coach, Therapist, Marketing Banker, Editor,
Careers Policemen, Fire
Researcher, Doctor, Designer, Writer, Nurse, Counselor, Executive, Office Manager,
Fighter, Physical
Mathematician Photographer Sociologist Entrepreneur, Librarian, Reporter
Education Teacher
Principal

Justice Studies, Fire Nursing, Christian Pre-Law, Business

Possible Biology, Chemistry,
Science, Athletic Art, Theater, Education, Management and
College Nursing, Pre- Business,
Training, Martial Graphic Design, Counseling, Administration,
Majors Medicine, Accounting,
Arts, Corporate Music, Journalism, Biblical Studies, International
Mathematics, Management
Fitness, Physical Communication Social Science, Business, Political
History
Education Education Science
 RIASEC Model and Careers
RIASEC Personalities

Realistic Investigative Artistic Social Enterprising Conventional

Careers Engineer Chemist Designer Teacher Manager Accountant

Careers Technician Physician Musician Nurse Lawyer Office Clerk

 What Are Your Abilities?
• Athletics • Solving
• Drawing • Singing
• Math • Talking
• Music • Working with Hands
• Painting • Writing
RIASEC Personality Types and Abilities
RIASEC Personality
Work-Related Abilities
Types
Critical
Realistic Organizational Manual Dexterity Mechanical Spatial Technical
Thinking

Critical
Investigative Reading Numerical Investigative Scientific Analytical
Thinking

Critical
Artistic Language Usage Self-Expressive Artistic Literary Expressive
Thinking

Social Reading Language Usage Helping Others Meeting People Team Building Relational

Critical
Enterprising Numerical Language Usage Leadership Management Financial
Thinking

Critical
Conventional Numerical Financial Sales Organizational Analytical
Thinking

Communication = Reading or Language Usage Written and Oral Expression = Language Usage Research = Investigative
Selling = Artistic or Enterprising Service = Social