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Social Orientation

Work style · O*NET

Social Orientation 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 Interpersonally Oriented. O*NET describes it as: "A tendency to seek out, enjoy, and be energized by social interaction at work." 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 1.00 Mean across all 891 rated occupations
Range across occupations -0.77–2.81 Lowest to highest occupation score (spread 3.58)
Impact vs. other styles 36th 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
Advertising Sales Agents 2.81
Fundraisers 2.81
Fundraising Managers 2.81
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 2.81
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 2.81
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 2.81
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers 2.79
Insurance Sales Agents 2.74
Demonstrators and Product Promoters 2.67
Telemarketers 2.67
Public Relations Managers 2.60
Retail Salespersons 2.60
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 2.58
Public Relations Specialists 2.58
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes 2.54
Clergy 2.54
Legislators 2.54
Real Estate Brokers 2.54
Real Estate Sales Agents 2.54
Sales Managers 2.54
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 2.49
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 2.49
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 2.49
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 2.49
Community Health Workers 2.47
Concierges 2.47
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio 2.47
Healthcare Social Workers 2.47
Recreational Therapists 2.47
Sales Engineers 2.47
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 2.47
Waiters and Waitresses 2.47
Advertising and Promotions Managers 2.45
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 2.45
Tour Guides and Escorts 2.45
Travel Guides 2.45
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 2.42
Talent Directors 2.42
Coaches and Scouts 2.40
Flight Attendants 2.40
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 2.40
Lodging Managers 2.40
Marriage and Family Therapists 2.40
Recreation Workers 2.40
Residential Advisors 2.40
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 2.40
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 2.40
Bartenders 2.38
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 2.38
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling 2.38
Farm and Home Management Educators 2.38
Mental Health Counselors 2.38
Social and Community Service Managers 2.38
Spa Managers 2.38
Travel Agents 2.38
Childcare Workers 2.36
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 2.36
Music Therapists 2.36
Nannies 2.36
Speech-Language Pathologists 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
Fallers -0.77
Fishing and Hunting Workers -0.75
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons -0.73
Wellhead Pumpers -0.68
Penetration Testers -0.59
Rock Splitters, Quarry -0.59
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters -0.59
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic -0.57
Pourers and Casters, Metal -0.57
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders -0.55
Roof Bolters, Mining -0.55
Continuous Mining Machine Operators -0.52
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining -0.52
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters -0.48
Etchers and Engravers -0.46
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners -0.46
Slaughterers and Meat Packers -0.46
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders -0.43
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers -0.43
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders -0.43
Pile Driver Operators -0.43
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors -0.43
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing -0.43
Dredge Operators -0.41
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic -0.41
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders -0.41
Data Entry Keyers -0.39
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles -0.39
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand -0.39
Logging Equipment Operators -0.39
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders -0.39
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation -0.39
Sewers, Hand -0.39
Tire Builders -0.39
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic -0.37
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse -0.37
Floor Sanders and Finishers -0.37
Furniture Finishers -0.37
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators -0.37
Motion Picture Projectionists -0.37
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic -0.37
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators -0.37
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers -0.37
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders -0.34
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand -0.34
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas -0.34
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining -0.34
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders -0.34
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers -0.34
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders -0.34
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic -0.34
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials -0.34
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers -0.34
Tile and Stone Setters -0.34
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders -0.32
Foundry Mold and Coremakers -0.32
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood -0.32
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners -0.32
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters -0.30
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders -0.30

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

APA

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

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

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