Your Holland code
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Your code
Your strongest type is Realistic, followed by Enterprising and Social. The order matters: the first letter says the most about the work you are likely to enjoy.
Your profile on Holland's hexagon
Holland placed the six types on a hexagon. Types next to each other are alike, and types across from each other are the most different. The shape shows your profile; choose a type to read about it.
R Realistic Strong interest · 83 of 100
The doers: hands, tools, machines and the outdoors
You like practical, hands-on problems with concrete results. People with Realistic interests enjoy working with tools, machines, plants and animals, often outdoors, and prefer doing to discussing. Many jobs in this type involve building, repairing, driving or operating equipment.
- Building and repairing
- Operating machines and vehicles
- Working outdoors
- Working with plants or animals
How your code fits together
Realistic and Enterprising are two steps apart on the hexagon. They are different kinds of interests, but plenty of occupations combine them. Look for roles that give room to both.
There is a clear gap between your strongest and weakest types, so your profile is well defined and the code describes you well.
Your three strongest types
- 1
Realistic
The doers: hands, tools, machines and the outdoors
You like practical, hands-on problems with concrete results. People with Realistic interests enjoy working with tools, machines, plants and animals, often outdoors, and prefer doing to discussing. Many jobs in this type involve building, repairing, driving or operating equipment.
- Building and repairing
- Operating machines and vehicles
- Working outdoors
- Working with plants or animals
- 2
Enterprising
The persuaders: leading, selling and taking risks
You like to start projects, lead people and make decisions. People with Enterprising interests enjoy persuading, selling, negotiating and taking business risks, and prefer action to careful analysis.
- Leading a team
- Selling and negotiating
- Starting a business
- Taking decisions
- 3
Social
The helpers: teaching, caring and supporting others
You like to help, teach and look after other people. People with Social interests enjoy communicating, giving advice and being of service, and are drawn to education, health care, counselling and social work.
- Teaching
- Counselling and advising
- Caring for others
- Volunteering
What you liked most
You answered “Strongly like” to these. Specific activities you like say a lot, also when they do not fit the overall pattern.
- Drive a truck to deliver packages to offices and homes
- Repair and install locks
- Set up and operate machines to make products
- Buy and sell stocks and bonds
- Operate a beauty salon or barber shop
- Represent a client in a lawsuit
- Market a new line of clothing
- Manage a clothing store
Careers that match your code
Based on your interest profile, compared with the interest profiles of more than 900 occupations. Each occupation shows its own code; the closer it is to yours, the better the fit.
- professional athleteRES
- chefERC
- sports coachSER
- farm managerERC
- cookRCE
- police officerRCE
- crossing guardRCS
- funeral attendantRCS
- court bailiffRCE
- barberRCS
Interests are not the same as abilities, and the test does not predict how successful you will be. Use the result as a starting point for exploring, not as a final answer.
Occupations and interest profiles: O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (CC BY 4.0). Occupation names: ESCO, European Commission. Matched and adapted by Big Five Personality Test.
This test includes information from the O*NET Career Exploration Tools by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the O*NET Tools Developer License. Big Five Personality Test has modified all or some of this information, including translating it. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.