Holland Codes
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Holland Codes are career types created by psychologist John L. Holland [1], [2], [3], [4].
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Overview
Holland mapped these types into a hexagon which he then broke down into different job environments :
- Realistic - practical, mechanically inclined, physical, hands-on, tool-oriented
- Investigative - analytical, intellectual, scientific
- Artistic - non-conforming, original, independent, chaotic
- Social - nurturing, supporting, helping, healing
- Enterprising - leadership, persuading, status
- Conventional - detail-oriented, organizing, status
Holland argues that 2-3 types dominate in each person. These types are organized as follows:
TYPE ACTIVITIES OCCUPATIONS
- Realistic: Working with your hands and things
Film, Photography, Animation
Performing / Visual Arts
Engineer
Athlete
Chef
Gardener
Mechanic
Veterinarian
Surgeon
Sports Medicine
Agriculture
Architect
Pilot
Firefighter
Paramedic
Physical Therapy
Driver
Astronaut
Pharmacy
Dentist
- Investigative: Working with theory and information
Medicine
Professor (all fields)
Computer Science
Math and Science
Engineer
Economist
Pharmacy
- Artistic: Creating
Author/Poet
Painter
Musician
Art/Dance/Music Therapist
Storyteller
- Social: Helping
Counselor
Teacher
Theology
Education
Social Work
Nurse
Physician
Psychologist
Psychiatrist
Instructional Technology
Trainer (Industry)
Child Care/Development
- Enterprising: Leading
Business / Sales
Journalism
Public Policy
Administration
Law / Politics
Marketing/Advertising
Communications
P.R.
Actor/Public Speaking
Entertainment
Entrepreneur
Management
Education Administration
Public Health
Publishing
Consultant
Telemarketing
Real Estate
Insurance
- Conventional: Organizing
Business
Accountant
Administration
Clerical
Information Technology
Information and Library Science
Instructional Technology
Computer Science
Engineer
Copy Editor
Technical Writer
Proofreader
Banking/Finance
Actuary/Statistics
College and university career counseling
- Castleton State College
- Kansas State
- U.C. Berkeley
- U.C. Santa Barbara
- University of Southern Indiana
See also
- Career
- Career development
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
- Occupation and employment's effect on identity
- Personality psychology
External links
- Holland's Self Directed Search
- Ohio Learning Network
- CareerZone
- Minnesota Careers
- North Carolina SOICC
- The Arbitrary Nature of Holland's RIASEC Types: A Concentric-Circles Structure
