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Humanities

Specific interest area · O*NET

Humanities is a specific interest area in the O*NET database, part of the Investigative Holland family. O*NET describes it as: "Work involves studying and researching aspects of human history, culture, and language through disciplines such as history, philosophy, the language arts, or area/ethnic studies." 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 1.00–6.87 Lowest to highest occupation score (spread 5.87)
Prevalence vs. other interests 27th 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
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 6.87
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 6.75
Historians 6.75
Anthropologists and Archeologists 6.66
History Teachers, Postsecondary 6.58
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 6.53
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 6.53
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 6.28
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers 6.16
Writers and Authors 5.67
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 5.58
Curators 5.54
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 5.46
Political Scientists 5.34
Interpreters and Translators 5.33
Archivists 5.22
Sociologists 5.14
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 5.02
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 4.64
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 4.37
Law Teachers, Postsecondary 4.33
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 4.29
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 4.10
Tour Guides and Escorts 4.10
Museum Technicians and Conservators 3.99

Occupations that fit this interest least

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

Occupation Score
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers 1.00
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders 1.00
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1.00
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1.00
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1.00
Tile and Stone Setters 1.00
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters 1.00
Tire Builders 1.00
Tire Repairers and Changers 1.00
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners 1.00
Tool and Die Makers 1.00
Transportation Inspectors 1.00
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation 1.00
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 1.00
Treasurers and Controllers 1.00
Tree Trimmers and Pruners 1.00
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 1.00
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 1.00
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 1.00
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 1.00
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 1.00
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1.00
Wellhead Pumpers 1.00
Wind Turbine Service Technicians 1.00
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 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. "Humanities." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/interests/humanities

APA

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

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

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