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Social Science

Specific interest area · O*NET

Social 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 human behavior, society, politics, and social relationships through scientific disciplines such as psychology, sociology, economics, or political science." It is scored for 891 occupations, which average 1.74 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 1.74 / 7 Mean across all 891 scored occupations
Range across occupations 1.00–6.81 Lowest to highest occupation score (spread 5.81)
Prevalence vs. other interests 54th 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
Political Scientists 6.81
Sociologists 6.81
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 6.72
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 6.72
Economists 6.67
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 6.67
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 6.62
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 6.62
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 6.57
Anthropologists and Archeologists 6.53
Psychiatrists 6.43
School Psychologists 6.39
Clinical Neuropsychologists 6.34
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 6.34
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 6.25
Neuropsychologists 6.24
Marriage and Family Therapists 6.06
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 5.97
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 5.97
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 5.93
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses 5.88
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 5.88
Mental Health Counselors 5.88
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 5.84
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 5.75

Occupations that fit this interest least

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

Occupation Score
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 1.00
Tapers 1.00
Team Assemblers 1.00
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 1.00
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 1.00
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
Tree Trimmers and Pruners 1.00
Upholsterers 1.00
Watch and Clock Repairers 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. "Social Science." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/interests/social-science

APA

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

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

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