This is a tool to help you search for careers that fit your career type, based on the RIASEC model created by Dr. John Holland. If you don't know your career type, take thecareer quizto figure it out!
You can use this tool to find careers that match your top interest areas, while filtering out careers in areas that you have little or no interest in.
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| Title | Holland Code | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Database Administrator | Thinking, Organizing | Database administrators use specialized software to store and organize data, such as financial information and customer shipping records. They make sure that data are available to users and secure from unauthorized access. |
| Delivery Truck Driver or Driver/Sales Worker | Building, Persuading | Delivery truck drivers and driver/sales workers pick up, transport, and drop off packages and small shipments within a local region or urban area. They drive trucks having a total weight of 26,000 pounds or less for vehicle, passengers, and cargo. Delivery truck drivers usually transport merchandise from a distribution center to businesses and households. |
| Dental Assistant | Building, Helping, Organizing | Dental assistants have many tasks, including patient care, recordkeeping, and appointment scheduling. Their duties vary by state and by the dentists’ offices in which they work. |
| Dental Hygienist | Building, Helping, Organizing | Dental hygienists examine patients for signs of oral diseases, such as gingivitis, and provide preventive care, including oral hygiene. They also educate patients about oral health. |
| 牙啊r Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician or Medical Appliance Technician | Building, Organizing | Dental and ophthalmic laboratory technicians and medical appliance technicians construct, fit, or repair medical appliances and devices, including dentures, eyeglasses, and prosthetics. |
| Dentist | Building, Thinking, Helping | Dentists diagnose and treat problems with patients’ teeth, gums, and related parts of the mouth. They provide advice and instruction on taking care of the teeth and gums and on diet choices that affect oral health. |
| Desktop Publisher | Creating, Organizing | Desktop publishers use computer software to design page layouts for newspapers, books, brochures, and other items that are printed or published online. |
| Diagnostic Medical Sonographer or Cardiovascular Technologist or Technician | Building, Thinking, Helping | Diagnostic medical sonographers and cardiovascular technologists and technicians, including vascular technologists, also calleddiagnostic imaging workers, operate special imaging equipment to create images or conduct tests. The images and test results help physicians assess and diagnose medical conditions. Sonographers and technologists may work closely with physicians and surgeons before, during, and after procedures. |
| Diesel Service Technician or Mechanic | Building, Organizing | Diesel service technicians and mechanics (also known asdiesel technicians) inspect, repair, or overhaul buses and trucks, or maintain and repair any type of diesel engine. |
| Dietitian or Nutritionist | Thinking, Helping, Persuading | Dietitians and nutritionists are experts in the use of food and nutrition to promote health and manage disease. They advise people on what to eat in order to lead a healthy lifestyle or achieve a specific health-related goal. |
| Dispensing Optician | Building, Persuading, Organizing | Opticians help fit eyeglasses and contact lenses, following prescriptions from ophthalmologists and optometrists. They also help customers decide which eyeglass frames or contact lenses to buy. |
| Drafter | Building, Creating | Drafters use software to convert the designs of architects and engineers into technical drawings. Most workers specialize in architectural, civil, electrical, or mechanical drafting and use technical drawings to help design everything from microchips to skyscrapers. |
| Drywall or Ceiling Tile Installer, and Taper | Building, Organizing | Drywall and ceiling tile installers hang wallboard and install ceiling tile inside buildings. Tapers prepare the wallboard for painting, using tape and other materials. Many workers both install and tape wallboard. |
| Economist | Thinking, Persuading, Organizing | Economists study the production and distribution of resources, goods, and services by collecting and analyzing data, researching trends, and evaluating economic issues. |
| Editor | Creating, Persuading | Editors plan, review, and revise content for publication. |
| Electrical or Electronic Engineering Technician | Building, Thinking | Electrical and electronics engineering technicians help electrical and electronics engineers design and develop computers, communications equipment, medical monitoring devices, navigational equipment, and other electrical and electronic equipment. They often work in product evaluation and testing, and use measuring and diagnostic devices to adjust, test, and repair equipment. They are also involved in the manufacture and deployment of equipment for automation. |
| Electrical or Electronics Engineer | Building, Thinking | Electrical engineers design, develop, test, and supervise the manufacture of electrical equipment, such as electric motors, radar and navigation systems, communications systems, or power generation equipment. Electrical engineers also design the electrical systems of automobiles and aircraft. Electronics engineers design and develop electronic equipment, including broadcast and communications systems, such as portable music players and Global Positioning System (GPS) devices. Many also work in areas closely related to computer hardware. |
| Electrical or Electronics Installer or Repairer | Building, Thinking, Organizing | Electrical and electronics installers and repairers install or repair a variety of electrical equipment in telecommunications, transportation, utilities, and other industries. |
| Electrician | Building, Organizing | Electricians install, maintain, and repair electrical power, communications, lighting, and control systems in homes, businesses, and factories. |
| Electro-mechanical Technician | Building, Thinking, Organizing | Electro-mechanical technicians combine knowledge of mechanical technology with knowledge of electrical and electronic circuits. They operate, test, and maintain unmanned, automated, robotic, or electromechanical equipment. |