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Enterprising

Holland interest type (RIASEC) · O*NET

Enterprising 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 managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law." It is scored for 923 occupations, which average 2.83 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 2.83 / 7 Mean across all 923 scored occupations
Range across occupations 1.00–7.00 Lowest to highest occupation score (spread 6.00)
Prevalence vs. other interests 90th 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
Advertising and Promotions Managers 7.00
Compensation and Benefits Managers 7.00
Financial Managers 7.00
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 7.00
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 7.00
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 7.00
Fundraising Managers 7.00
General and Operations Managers 7.00
Human Resources Managers 7.00
Marketing Managers 7.00
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 7.00
Public Relations Managers 7.00
Purchasing Managers 7.00
Sales Managers 7.00
Spa Managers 7.00
Social and Community Service Managers 6.97
Chief Executives 6.96
Investment Fund Managers 6.95
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 6.90
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 6.88
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 6.85
Gambling Managers 6.74
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 6.73
Wind Energy Development Managers 6.71
Chief Sustainability Officers 6.68

Occupations that fit this interest least

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

Occupation Score
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 1.00
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic 1.00
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 1.00
Photonics Technicians 1.00
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 1.00
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 1.00
Pourers and Casters, Metal 1.00
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 1.00
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 1.00
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators 1.00
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons 1.00
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 1.00
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 1.00
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 1.00
Sheet Metal Workers 1.00
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing 1.00
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 1.00
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers 1.00
Tile and Stone Setters 1.00
Tire Builders 1.00
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners 1.00
Tool and Die Makers 1.00
Upholsterers 1.00
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 1.00
Veterinary Technologists and 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. "Enterprising." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/interests/enterprising

APA

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

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

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