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Construction/Woodwork

Specific interest area · O*NET

Construction/Woodwork is a specific interest area in the O*NET database, part of the Realistic Holland family. O*NET describes it as: "Work involves constructing, installing, or repairing structures and fixtures made of wood." It is scored for 891 occupations, which average 1.41 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 1.41 / 7 Mean across all 891 scored occupations
Range across occupations 1.00–6.96 Lowest to highest occupation score (spread 5.96)
Prevalence vs. other interests 31st 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
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 6.96
Carpenters 6.87
Furniture Finishers 6.79
Model Makers, Wood 6.74
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 6.66
Helpers--Carpenters 6.49
Patternmakers, Wood 6.49
Floor Sanders and Finishers 6.36
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 6.23
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 4.93
Construction Managers 4.67
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers 4.54
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 4.09
Construction and Building Inspectors 4.01
Construction Laborers 3.82
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand 3.75
Civil Engineers 3.67
Upholsterers 3.53
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 3.49
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders 3.38
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 3.31
Craft Artists 3.31
Fence Erectors 3.30
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 3.24
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 3.13

Occupations that fit this interest least

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

Occupation Score
Telemarketers 1.00
Telephone Operators 1.00
Tellers 1.00
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 1.00
Tour Guides and Escorts 1.00
Training and Development Managers 1.00
Transit and Railroad Police 1.00
Transportation Security Screeners 1.00
Travel Agents 1.00
Travel Guides 1.00
Treasurers and Controllers 1.00
Tutors 1.00
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials 1.00
Urologists 1.00
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 1.00
Veterinarians 1.00
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 1.00
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 1.00
Video Game Designers 1.00
Waiters and Waitresses 1.00
Web Administrators 1.00
Web Developers 1.00
Web and Digital Interface Designers 1.00
Word Processors and Typists 1.00
Writers and Authors 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. "Construction/Woodwork." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/interests/construction-woodwork

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Construction/Woodwork. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/interests/construction-woodwork

BibTeX
@misc{singulariki-construction-woodwork,
  title  = {Construction/Woodwork},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/interests/construction-woodwork}
}

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