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Holland interest type (RIASEC) · O*NET

Social 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 helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities." It is scored for 923 occupations, which average 2.94 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 2.94 / 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 93rd 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
Adapted Physical Education Specialists 7.00
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors 7.00
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School 7.00
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 7.00
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 7.00
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 7.00
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 7.00
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 7.00
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 7.00
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 7.00
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 7.00
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 7.00
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 7.00
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 7.00
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 7.00
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 7.00
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 7.00
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 7.00
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 7.00
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 7.00
Self-Enrichment Teachers 7.00
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 7.00
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School 7.00
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten 7.00
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 7.00

Occupations that fit this interest least

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

Occupation Score
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 1.00
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 1.00
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 1.00
Millwrights 1.00
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 1.00
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 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
Potters, Manufacturing 1.00
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators 1.00
Roof Bolters, Mining 1.00
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 1.00
Sheet Metal Workers 1.00
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 1.00
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 1.00
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 1.00
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers 1.00
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1.00
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters 1.00
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners 1.00
Tool and Die Makers 1.00
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation 1.00
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 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. "Social." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/interests/social

APA

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

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

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