| A | B |
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| INVESTIGATIVE | people prefer to think rather than to act, to organize and understand rather than to persuade. They are not apt to be too "people oriented". |
| SOCIAL | people seem to satisfy their needs in teaching or helping situation. In contrast to investigative and realistic people, social type are drawn more to seek close interpersonal relationships and are less apt to engage in intellectual or extensive physical activity. |
| CONVENTIONAL | people don't mind rules and regulations and emphasize self-control. They prefer structure and order to ambiguity in work and interpersonal situations. They place value on prestige or status. |
| ENTERPRISING | people are verbally skilled and use this skill in persuasion rather than support of others. They also value prestige and status and are more apt to pursue it than conventional people. |
| ARTISTIC | people value self-expression and relations with others through artistic expression. They dislike structure, prefer tasks involving personal or physical skills, and are more prone to expression of emotion than others. They are like investigative people but are more interested in the cultural-aesthetic than the scientific. |
| People | Like doing stuff with people |
| Data | – Like Numbers, categorizing, lists |
| Things | Like Making, building, hands on |
| Ideas | Like Creativity |
| Creativity | Being able to produce or do something original |
| Recognition | Being respected or known for what you do |
| Independence | Being able to work on your own and at your own speed |
| Job Security | Having regular steady work |
| Variety | Being able to do different things |
| Realistic | "Realistic" people create a "Realistic" environment. For example, they particularly value people who are practical and mechanical -- who are good at working with tools, mechanical or electrical drawings, machines, or animals. |
| Realistic Careers | Farmer Forester Fire Fighter Police Officer Flight Engineer Pilot Carpenter Electrician Diesel Mechanic Locomotive Engineer Truck Driver Locksmith |
| Investigative Careers | Chemist Mathematician Meteorologist Biologist Dentist Physician Veterinarian Pharmacist Medical Technician Architect Surveyor Electrical Technician |
| Artistic Careers | Dancer Book Editor Art Teacher Clothes Designer Graphic Designer Comedian Actor Disk Jockey Composer Musician |
| Social Careers | Counselor Parole Officer Social Worker Dental Hygienist Nurse Physical Therapist Teacher Librarian Athletic Trainer |
| Enterprising Careers | Auctioneer Sales Person Travel Agent Recreation Leader Judge Lawyer City Manager Sales Manager Bank President TV Newscaster Customs Inspector Camp Director Hotel Manager Real Estate Agent School Principal |
| Conventional | Court Clerk Secretary Bookkeeper Bank Teller Post Office Clerk Mail Carrier Typist Title Examiner Timekeeper |
