The O*Net Interest Profiler (OIP), one of three career exploration tools developed by the US Department of Labor, is freely distributed from the O*Net site in paper-and-pencil and desktop-computer formats. Respondents are asked to indicate their liking for 180 job-related activities, and their answers are then organized into "Holland" scores reflecting differential preferences for careers described as Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional. John L. Holland's research showed that people and jobs can be described in the RIASEC framework; so the terms Holland scores and RIASEC scores are used interchangeably. Since occupations in the O*Net database are also organized into RIASEC categories, scores from the OIP can be easily matched to careers worthy of exploration. The Department of Labor has declined to produce a web version of the OIP, so this Automated Advisor edition was programmed in-house.
You may:
- Review the directions for taking the O*Net Interest Profiler.
- Read a research report on the O*Net Interest Profiler
- Begin the O*Net interest Profiler