Health Care Service
Specific interest area · O*NET
Health Care Service is a specific interest area in the O*NET database, part of the Investigative Holland family. O*NET describes it as: "Work involves providing health care services to individuals to include the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of diseases and other forms of illness or impairment." It is scored for 891 occupations, which average 1.94 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 | 1.94 / 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 | 71st 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 |
|---|---|
| Family Medicine Physicians | 6.96 |
| Registered Nurses | 6.92 |
| Cardiologists | 6.88 |
| Emergency Medicine Physicians | 6.88 |
| Neurologists | 6.88 |
| Obstetricians and Gynecologists | 6.88 |
| Pediatricians, General | 6.88 |
| Dentists, General | 6.83 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | 6.83 |
| Paramedics | 6.83 |
| Critical Care Nurses | 6.79 |
| Pediatric Surgeons | 6.79 |
| Dermatologists | 6.75 |
| Nurse Midwives | 6.75 |
| Nurse Practitioners | 6.75 |
| Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | 6.75 |
| Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric | 6.75 |
| Urologists | 6.75 |
| Acute Care Nurses | 6.71 |
| Midwives | 6.71 |
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians | 6.71 |
| Anesthesiologists | 6.67 |
| Hospitalists | 6.67 |
| Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons | 6.67 |
| Physician Assistants | 6.67 |
Occupations that fit this interest least
The occupations that score this interest weakest — where the work rarely rewards it.
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
Singulariki. "Health Care Service." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/interests/health-care-service
Singulariki. (2026). Health Care Service. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/interests/health-care-service
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