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Medical Science

Specific interest area · O*NET

Medical Science 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 the causes, nature, effects, and treatments of disease or other forms of impairment or illness." It is scored for 891 occupations, which average 1.68 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 1.68 / 7 Mean across all 891 scored occupations
Range across occupations 1.00–7.00 Lowest to highest occupation score (spread 6.00)
Prevalence vs. other interests 50th 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
Pediatricians, General 7.00
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 6.86
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 6.68
Epidemiologists 6.68
Geneticists 6.59
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 6.59
Physicians, Pathologists 6.59
Microbiologists 6.49
Urologists 6.40
Allergists and Immunologists 6.35
Cytogenetic Technologists 6.31
Preventive Medicine Physicians 6.31
Biochemists and Biophysicists 6.27
Cardiologists 6.22
Dermatologists 6.22
Neurologists 6.13
Pediatric Surgeons 6.13
Histotechnologists 6.04
Cytotechnologists 5.95
Radiologists 5.91
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric 5.87
Veterinarians 5.78
Bioinformatics Scientists 5.69
Genetic Counselors 5.69
Neuropsychologists 5.69

Occupations that fit this interest least

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

Occupation Score
Tire Builders 1.00
Tire Repairers and Changers 1.00
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 1.00
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners 1.00
Tool and Die Makers 1.00
Tour Guides and Escorts 1.00
Traffic Technicians 1.00
Transit and Railroad Police 1.00
Transportation Inspectors 1.00
Transportation Security Screeners 1.00
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation 1.00
Travel Agents 1.00
Treasurers and Controllers 1.00
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials 1.00
Upholsterers 1.00
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 1.00
Waiters and Waitresses 1.00
Watch and Clock Repairers 1.00
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 1.00
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1.00
Wellhead Pumpers 1.00
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 1.00
Wind Turbine Service Technicians 1.00
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 1.00
Word Processors and Typists 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. "Medical Science." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/interests/medical-science

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Medical Science. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/interests/medical-science

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

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