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Conventional

Holland interest type (RIASEC) · O*NET

Conventional is one of the six Holland (RIASEC) interest types O*NET uses to describe the kind of work a person is drawn to. O*NET describes it as: "Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources." It is scored for 923 occupations, which average 4.53 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 4.53 / 7 Mean across all 923 scored occupations
Range across occupations 1.61–7.00 Lowest to highest occupation score (spread 5.39)
Prevalence vs. other interests 97th 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
Accountants and Auditors 7.00
Bill and Account Collectors 7.00
Billing and Posting Clerks 7.00
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 7.00
Budget Analysts 7.00
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks 7.00
Data Entry Keyers 7.00
File Clerks 7.00
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 7.00
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 7.00
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 7.00
Pharmacy Technicians 7.00
Procurement Clerks 7.00
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 7.00
Statistical Assistants 7.00
Order Clerks 6.97
Brokerage Clerks 6.96
Medical Records Specialists 6.95
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 6.95
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 6.92
Library Assistants, Clerical 6.89
Tellers 6.88
Correspondence Clerks 6.86
New Accounts Clerks 6.86
Credit Analysts 6.85

Occupations that fit this interest least

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

Occupation Score
Dancers 1.61
Actors 1.81
Choreographers 2.13
Musicians and Singers 2.17
Models 2.26
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators 2.34
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 2.61
Music Directors and Composers 2.63
Craft Artists 2.66
Massage Therapists 2.66
Recreational Therapists 2.67
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists 2.83
Tour Guides and Escorts 2.85
Art Therapists 2.86
Furniture Finishers 2.87
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers 2.88
Clergy 2.89
Marriage and Family Therapists 2.90
Upholsterers 2.92
Fashion Designers 2.94
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 2.95
Animal Trainers 2.97
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 2.98
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians 3.00
Stonemasons 3.00

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.

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Plain

Singulariki. "Conventional." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/interests/conventional

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Conventional. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/interests/conventional

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

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