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Music

Specific interest area · O*NET

Music is a specific interest area in the O*NET database, part of the Artistic Holland family. O*NET describes it as: "Work involves conducting, composing, or playing music or singing." It is scored for 891 occupations, which average 1.11 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 1.11 / 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 5th 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
Music Directors and Composers 7.00
Musicians and Singers 7.00
Music Therapists 5.77
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio 5.54
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 5.13
Dancers 4.79
Choreographers 4.74
Sound Engineering Technicians 3.69
Audio and Video Technicians 3.62
Actors 3.58
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners 3.54
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys 3.41
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers 3.25
Media Programming Directors 3.00
Producers and Directors 3.00
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes 2.86
Film and Video Editors 2.72
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 2.36
Lighting Technicians 2.27
Recreational Therapists 2.24
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 2.14
Recreation Workers 2.11
Self-Enrichment Teachers 2.08
Talent Directors 2.08
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers 2.02

Occupations that fit this interest least

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

Occupation Score
Transportation Planners 1.00
Transportation Security Screeners 1.00
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation 1.00
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 1.00
Travel Agents 1.00
Treasurers and Controllers 1.00
Tree Trimmers and Pruners 1.00
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials 1.00
Upholsterers 1.00
Urban and Regional Planners 1.00
Urologists 1.00
Validation Engineers 1.00
Veterinarians 1.00
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 1.00
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 1.00
Watch and Clock Repairers 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
Word Processors and Typists 1.00
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 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. "Music." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/interests/music

APA

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

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

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