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Innovation

Work style · O*NET

Innovation 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 inventive, to be imaginative, and to adopt new perspectives on ways to accomplish work." It is rated for 891 occupations and ranks low 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 0.76 Mean across all 891 rated occupations
Range across occupations -0.95–3.00 Lowest to highest occupation score (spread 3.95)
Impact vs. other styles 21st 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
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators 3.00
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers 3.00
Video Game Designers 3.00
Choreographers 2.89
Music Directors and Composers 2.86
Special Effects Artists and Animators 2.86
Writers and Authors 2.85
Computer and Information Research Scientists 2.83
Commercial and Industrial Designers 2.80
Nanosystems Engineers 2.77
Art Directors 2.73
Producers and Directors 2.70
Set and Exhibit Designers 2.70
Fashion Designers 2.64
Biochemists and Biophysicists 2.61
Bioinformatics Scientists 2.61
Physicists 2.61
Penetration Testers 2.58
Astronomers 2.55
Robotics Engineers 2.55
Aerospace Engineers 2.51
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 2.51
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 2.51
Automotive Engineers 2.51
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 2.51
Computer Hardware Engineers 2.51
Craft Artists 2.51
Fuel Cell Engineers 2.51
Geneticists 2.51
Graphic Designers 2.51
Mathematicians 2.51
Mechatronics Engineers 2.51
Microsystems Engineers 2.51
Natural Sciences Managers 2.51
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists 2.51
Software Developers 2.51
Web and Digital Interface Designers 2.51
Advertising and Promotions Managers 2.48
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 2.48
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 2.48
Marketing Managers 2.48
Materials Engineers 2.48
Materials Scientists 2.48
Soil and Plant Scientists 2.48
Blockchain Engineers 2.45
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 2.45
Instructional Coordinators 2.45
Landscape Architects 2.45
Photonics Engineers 2.45
Chemical Engineers 2.42
Data Scientists 2.42
Interior Designers 2.42
Training and Development Managers 2.42
Chemists 2.39
Film and Video Editors 2.39
Food Scientists and Technologists 2.39
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 2.39
Mechanical Engineers 2.39
Agricultural Engineers 2.36
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 2.36

Occupations where this style matters least

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

Occupation Impact
Amusement and Recreation Attendants -0.95
Semiconductor Processing Technicians -0.95
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers -0.73
Crossing Guards and Flaggers -0.71
Data Entry Keyers -0.71
Machine Feeders and Offbearers -0.71
Pourers and Casters, Metal -0.71
Roof Bolters, Mining -0.71
Telephone Operators -0.71
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping -0.71
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products -0.70
Gambling Dealers -0.69
Hoist and Winch Operators -0.69
Security Guards -0.69
Air Traffic Controllers -0.68
Continuous Mining Machine Operators -0.68
Cooks, Fast Food -0.68
Crane and Tower Operators -0.68
Gambling Cage Workers -0.68
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners -0.68
Packers and Packagers, Hand -0.68
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials -0.68
Public Safety Telecommunicators -0.68
Transportation Security Screeners -0.68
Correctional Officers and Jailers -0.66
Parking Enforcement Workers -0.66
Postal Service Clerks -0.66
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers -0.66
Bailiffs -0.64
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers -0.64
Locomotive Engineers -0.64
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers -0.64
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders -0.64
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders -0.64
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers -0.64
Helpers--Production Workers -0.63
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials -0.63
Bridge and Lock Tenders -0.61
Bus Drivers, School -0.61
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers -0.61
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas -0.61
Subway and Streetcar Operators -0.61
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity -0.59
Compliance Officers -0.59
Dishwashers -0.59
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers -0.59
Foundry Mold and Coremakers -0.59
Rock Splitters, Quarry -0.59
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders -0.57
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders -0.57
Crematory Operators -0.57
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators -0.57
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders -0.57
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders -0.57
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators -0.57
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining -0.57
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders -0.57
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers -0.57
Funeral Attendants -0.56
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders -0.56

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

APA

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

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

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