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Applied Arts and Design

Specific interest area · O*NET

Applied Arts and Design is a specific interest area in the O*NET database, part of the Artistic Holland family. O*NET describes it as: "Work involves applying artistic principles to the design and creation of various objects and materials." It is scored for 891 occupations, which average 1.43 out of 7 on the Occupational Interest scale.

How it's measured

O*NET scores each occupation on this interest on a 0–7 Occupational Interest (OI) scale, where higher means the work more strongly rewards this interest. The figures here are those occupation-level scores — a description of what kind of work each job involves, not a ranking of which job is better, harder, or higher-paid.

Economy-wide average 1.43 / 7 Mean across all 891 scored occupations
Range across occupations 1.00–7.00 Lowest to highest occupation score (spread 6.00)
Prevalence vs. other interests 33rd pct Where this interest's average ranks among all O*NET interest dimensions

Occupations that fit this interest best

The occupations that score this interest strongest on the 0–7 scale.

Occupation Score
Set and Exhibit Designers 7.00
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators 6.81
Commercial and Industrial Designers 6.67
Craft Artists 6.67
Art Directors 6.62
Interior Designers 6.62
Fashion Designers 6.58
Graphic Designers 6.58
Special Effects Artists and Animators 6.53
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance 6.34
Video Game Designers 6.30
Film and Video Editors 5.84
Costume Attendants 5.76
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 5.76
Photographers 5.71
Producers and Directors 5.67
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers 5.54
Web and Digital Interface Designers 5.49
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 5.19
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film 5.15
Floral Designers 5.15
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 5.03
Desktop Publishers 4.99
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 4.86
Art Therapists 4.82

Occupations that fit this interest least

The occupations that score this interest weakest — where the work rarely rewards it.

Occupation Score
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 1.00
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents 1.00
Tax Preparers 1.00
Taxi Drivers 1.00
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 1.00
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 1.00
Telemarketers 1.00
Telephone Operators 1.00
Tellers 1.00
Tire Builders 1.00
Tire Repairers and Changers 1.00
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 1.00
Transit and Railroad Police 1.00
Transportation Inspectors 1.00
Transportation Security Screeners 1.00
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation 1.00
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 1.00
Treasurers and Controllers 1.00
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials 1.00
Veterinarians 1.00
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 1.00
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 1.00
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 1.00
Wellhead Pumpers 1.00
Wind Turbine Service Technicians 1.00

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

  • O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

Cite this page
Plain

Singulariki. "Applied Arts and Design." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/interests/applied-arts-and-design

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Applied Arts and Design. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/interests/applied-arts-and-design

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-applied-arts-and-design,
  title  = {Applied Arts and Design},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/interests/applied-arts-and-design}
}

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