The RIASEC Model shows the relationships between Ideas, People, Data, and Things. Learn about interests, abilities, skills, careers, and college majors.

1. Created by
Dr. Mary Askew
Holland Codes Resource Center
http://www.hollandccodes.com
© 2002 - 2012

2. RIASEC Career Model
Business Contact Business Operations
(Enterprising) (Conventional)
D at a
Social Service People Things Technical
(Social) (Realistic)
I d eas
Arts Science
(Artistic) (Investigative)
The RIASEC Model shows the relationships between Ideas, People,
Data, and Things.

3. Realistic Personality
• An individual with a Realistic Personality has -
• Mechanical aptitude
• Manual dexterity
• Physical coordination
• Fine Motor skills
• A preference for hands-on learning experiences and
practical application

4. Investigative Personality
• A person with an Investigative Personality
• Invents
• Researches
• Solves problems
• Works with ideas
• Has computer aptitude
• Loves knowledge

5. Artistic Personality
• An individual with an Artistic Personality enjoys
• Writing
• Acting
• The Arts
• Music
• Linguistics
• Creative design
• Creative expression

6. Social Personality
• Someone with an Social Personality likes to
• Teach
• Listen
• Serve
• Work with others
• Show empathy
• Learn in groups
• Be cooperative

7. Enterprise Personality
• Individuals with Enterprise Personalities
• Speak publicly
• Sell products and services
• Persuade
• Manage people and projects
• Take action
• Enjoy adventure
• Lead
• Like setting goals

8. Conventional Personality
• A person with an Conventional Personality
• Organizes
• Attends to detail
• Manages time
• Sets priorities
• Likes to handle things in a systematic
manner
• Prefers to be accurate
• Desires to be efficient

9. RIASEC Career Personalities
REALISTIC INVESTIGATIVE ARTISTIC SOCIAL ENTERPRISING CONVENTIONAL
Analytical, Complicated, Helping, Persuasive, Careful,
Frank, Practical,
Intellectual, Original, Informing, Energetic, Conforming,
Focused,
Reserved, Impulsive, Teaching, Sociable, Conservative,
Characteristics Mechanical,
Independent, Independent, Inspiring, Adventurous, Conscientious,
Determined,
Scholarly, Expressive, Counseling, Ambitious, Risk- Self-controlled,
Rugged
Judgmental Creative Serving taking Structured
Manipulates tools, Interacts with
Works with Uses imagination
Strengths Possesses people, Orders activities
abstract ideas and and feelings in Leads, manages,
mechanical, concerned with paying attention to
intellectual creative and organizes
manual, or athletic the welfare of details
problems expression
ability people
Prefers to deal
Things Ideas and Things Ideas and People People Data and People Data and Things
with

10. RIASEC Career Personalities (2)
REALISTIC INVESTIGATIVE ARTISTIC SOCIAL ENTERPRISING CONVENTIONAL
Manager, Producer,
Craftsman, Fitness
Biologist, Chemist, Artist, Musician, Teacher, Clergy, Lawyer,Business/ Accountant,
Trainer,Optician,
Historian, Actor/ Actress, Coach, Therapist, Marketing Banker, Editor,
Careers Policemen, Fire
Researcher, Doctor, Designer, Writer, Nurse, Counselor, Executive, Office Manager,
Fighter, Physical
Mathematician Photographer Sociologist Entrepreneur, Librarian, Reporter
Education Teacher
Principal
Justice Studies, Fire Nursing, Christian Pre-Law, Business
Possible Biology, Chemistry,
Science, Athletic Art, Theater, Education, Management and
College Nursing, Pre- Business,
Training, Martial Graphic Design, Counseling, Administration,
Majors Medicine, Accounting,
Arts, Corporate Music, Journalism, Biblical Studies, International
Mathematics, Management
Fitness, Physical Communication Social Science, Business, Political
History
Education Education Science

11. RIASEC Model and Careers
RIASEC Personalities
Realistic Investigative Artistic Social Enterprising Conventional
Careers Engineer Chemist Designer Teacher Manager Accountant
Careers Technician Physician Musician Nurse Lawyer Office Clerk

12. What Are Your Abilities?
• Athletics • Solving
• Drawing • Singing
• Math • Talking
• Music • Working with Hands
• Painting • Writing

13. RIASEC Personality Types and Abilities
RIASEC Personality
Work-Related Abilities
Types
Critical
Realistic Organizational Manual Dexterity Mechanical Spatial Technical
Thinking
Critical
Investigative Reading Numerical Investigative Scientific Analytical
Thinking
Critical
Artistic Language Usage Self-Expressive Artistic Literary Expressive
Thinking
Social Reading Language Usage Helping Others Meeting People Team Building Relational
Critical
Enterprising Numerical Language Usage Leadership Management Financial
Thinking
Critical
Conventional Numerical Financial Sales Organizational Analytical
Thinking
Communication = Reading or Language Usage Written and Oral Expression = Language Usage Research = Investigative
Selling = Artistic or Enterprising Service = Social