Holland Code Career Model

Dr. John L. Holland (1985) created Holland Code Career Model, Holland Hexagon Model or Holland Codes. Holland Codes assessments are career assessment tests. Different assessments provide career cluster information, college major information, lists of careers, and job finder resources. There are print and internet resources.

The Holland Code Career Model matches jobs into job codes, interest clusters, work personality environments, or personality types. The Occupational Codes are -

• Realistic
• Investigative
• Artistic
• Social
• Enterprising and
• Conventional

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Realistic is one of the Holland Codes. Realistic types prefer to deal with Things.

• A person with a Realistic Personality tends to be frank, practical, focused, mechanical, determined, or rugged.
• Examples of Realistic Abilities include manipulating tools, doing mechanical or manual tasks, or doing athletic activities.
• Examples of Realistic Holland Code Careers include Craftsman, Fitness Trainer, Optician, Policemen, Fire Fighter, and Physical Education Teacher.
• Possible Realistic College Majors are Justice Studies, Fire Science, Athletic Training, Martial Arts, Corporate Fitness, and Physical Education.

Investigative is one of the Holland Codes. Investigative types prefer to deal with Things and Ideas.

• A person with a Investigative Personality tends to be analytical, intellectual, reserved, independent, and scholarly.
• Examples of Investigative Abilities include working with abstract ideas and intellectual problems.
• Examples of Investigative Holland Code Careers include Biologist, Chemist, Historian, Researcher, Doctor, and Mathematician.
• Possible Investigative College Majors are Botany, Engineering, Forestry Science, Physics, and Foreign Languages.

Artistic is one of the Holland Code Career Types. Artistic types prefer to deal with Ideas and People.

• A person with a Artistic Personality tends to be Complicated, Original, Impulsive, Independent, Expressive, and Creative.
• Examples of Artistic Abilities include using imagination and feelings in creative expression .
• Examples of Artistic Holland Code Careers include Artist, Musician, Actor/ Actress, Designer, Writer, and Photographer.
• Possible Artistic College Majors are Art, Theater, Graphic Design, Music, Journalism, and Communication.

Social is one of the Holland Occupational Codes. Social types prefer to deal with People.

• A person with a Social Personality tends to be Helping, Informing, Teaching, Inspiring, Counseling, and Serving.
• Examples of Social Abilities include interacting with people and concerned with the welfare of people.
• Examples of Social Holland Code Careers include Teacher, Clergy, Coach, Therapist, Nurse, Counselor, and Sociologist.
• Possible Social College Majors are Nursing, Christian Education, Counseling, Biblical Studies, Social Science, and Education.

Enterprising is one of the Holland Occupational Codes. Enterprising types prefer to deal with Data and People.

• A person with an Enterprising Personality tends to be Characteristics: Persuasive, Energetic, Sociable, Adventurous, Ambitious, and Risk-taking.
• Examples of Enterprising Abilities include leading, managing, and organizing.
• Examples of Enterprising Holland Code Careers include Manager, Producer, Lawyer, Business/ Marketing, Executive, Entrepreneur, and Principal.
• Possible Enterprising College Majors are Pre-Law, Business Management and Administration, International Business, and Political Science.

Conventional is one of the Holland Occupational Codes. Conventional types prefer to deal with Data and Things.

• A person with a Conventional Personality tends to be Careful, Conforming, Conservative, Conscientious, Self-controlled, and Structured.
• Examples of Conventional Abilities include ordering activities paying attention to details.
• Examples of Conventional Holland Code Careers include Accountant, Banker, Editor, Office Manager, Librarian, and Reporter.
• Possible Conventional College Majors are Business, Accounting, and Management.

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Dictionary of Holland Occupational Codes	Career and Life Explorer Inventory	Career Explorers Guidance System	Career Exploration Inventory	Kuder Career Planning System	Holland Codes Resource Toolkit Adults & Teens	Holland Codes Resource Toolkit Adults & Teens
Holland Career Materials: A Practitioner's Guide	Career Interests Inventory	Career Planner	Guide for Occupational Exploration Interest Inventory		Holland Codes Resource Toolkit Children	Holland Codes Resource Toolkit Children
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