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Initiative

Work style · O*NET

Initiative is one of O*NET's work styles — the personality tendencies people bring to a job that affect how well the work is done , grouped under Proactive and Growth Oriented. O*NET describes it as: "A tendency to be proactive and take on extra responsibilities and tasks that may fall outside of one's required work role." It is rated for 891 occupations and ranks moderate among work styles by how much it matters on average.

How it's measured

O*NET scores each occupation on this work style with a Work Styles Impact (WI) value — higher means the style matters more to doing the work well. The figures here are those occupation-level scores: a description of which jobs lean on this trait, not a judgment about pay, difficulty, or whether a job is "good," and not a claim about any individual worker.

Economy-wide average 1.06 Mean across all 891 rated occupations
Range across occupations -0.29–2.50 Lowest to highest occupation score (spread 2.79)
Impact vs. other styles 40th pct Where this style's average ranks among all O*NET work styles

Occupations where this style matters most

The occupations that score this work style strongest.

Occupation Impact
Chief Executives 2.50
Emergency Management Directors 2.34
General and Operations Managers 2.22
Legislators 2.22
Fundraisers 2.18
Medical and Health Services Managers 2.14
Producers and Directors 2.14
Real Estate Brokers 2.14
Firefighters 2.11
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 2.11
Personal Financial Advisors 2.11
Public Relations Managers 2.11
Emergency Medicine Physicians 2.10
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes 2.07
Clinical Nurse Specialists 2.07
Fundraising Managers 2.07
Information Technology Project Managers 2.07
Sales Managers 2.07
Architectural and Engineering Managers 2.03
Business Continuity Planners 2.03
Coaches and Scouts 2.03
Computer and Information Systems Managers 2.03
Construction Managers 2.03
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 2.03
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 2.03
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 2.03
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 2.03
Information Security Analysts 2.03
Insurance Sales Agents 2.03
Management Analysts 2.03
Marketing Managers 2.03
Natural Sciences Managers 2.03
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists 2.03
Penetration Testers 2.03
Real Estate Sales Agents 2.03
Sales Engineers 2.03
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 2.03
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 2.03
Supply Chain Managers 2.03
Training and Development Managers 2.03
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 2.03
Computer and Information Research Scientists 2.00
Industrial Production Managers 2.00
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 2.00
Project Management Specialists 2.00
Public Relations Specialists 2.00
Advertising Sales Agents 1.96
Advertising and Promotions Managers 1.96
Clergy 1.96
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 1.96
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers 1.96
Farm and Home Management Educators 1.96
Music Directors and Composers 1.96
Preventive Medicine Physicians 1.96
Private Detectives and Investigators 1.96
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 1.96
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 1.96
Search Marketing Strategists 1.96
Security Managers 1.96
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses 1.93

Occupations where this style matters least

The occupations that score this work style weakest — where it is least central to the work.

Occupation Impact
Brickmasons and Blockmasons -0.29
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers -0.28
Models -0.28
Gambling Dealers -0.26
Tapers -0.26
Rock Splitters, Quarry -0.23
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers -0.22
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners -0.19
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products -0.17
Pourers and Casters, Metal -0.17
Hoist and Winch Operators -0.12
Machine Feeders and Offbearers -0.12
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers -0.12
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers -0.10
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand -0.10
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters -0.10
Packers and Packagers, Hand -0.10
Paperhangers -0.10
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons -0.09
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers -0.08
Foundry Mold and Coremakers -0.08
Gambling Cage Workers -0.08
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers -0.08
Tire Builders -0.08
Locomotive Engineers -0.04
Sewers, Hand -0.04
Data Entry Keyers -0.03
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders -0.02
Slaughterers and Meat Packers -0.02
Stonemasons -0.02
Sewing Machine Operators -0.01
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing -0.01
Dishwashers 0.01
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles 0.01
Floor Sanders and Finishers 0.01
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 0.01
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 0.01
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 0.02
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 0.02
Subway and Streetcar Operators 0.02
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 0.03
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 0.03
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers 0.03
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand 0.03
Helpers--Production Workers 0.03
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters 0.03
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners 0.05
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 0.05
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders 0.05
Prepress Technicians and Workers 0.05
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons 0.05
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators 0.06
Glaziers 0.06
Helpers--Carpenters 0.06
Log Graders and Scalers 0.06
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 0.07
Etchers and Engravers 0.07
Helpers--Extraction Workers 0.07
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 0.07
Pile Driver Operators 0.07

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.

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Singulariki. "Initiative." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/work-styles/initiative

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Initiative. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/work-styles/initiative

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

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