1. THE HOLLAND CODE: A Tool for Career Planning

2. Today’s Goals Understand the Holland Code
Take the Interest inventory on Naviance
Determine how careers can be matched with interests and skills

3. Questions: What interests and skills does a carpenter probably have?
What career would be good for a person who likes to work with people and be in charge?

4. What is the Holland Code?
Dr. John Holland developed a theory that people’s interests and work environments can be loosely classified into six broad areas.
They can be combined in many different ways.
You can use your unique combination of interests to find a career that matches.

5. Realistic (the Do-ers)
Athletic or mechanical ability
Prefer to work with objects, machines, tools, plants or animals or to be outdoors
Good motor coordination
Career possibilities:
Mechanic
Carpenter
Chef
Bus driver
Electrical engineer
Optician
Welder

6. Investigative (the Thinkers)
Like to observe, learn, investigate, analyze, evaluate or solve problems
Scientific orientation
Task oriented
Career possibilities:
Anthropologist
Biologist
Chemist
Computer Programmer
Dentist
Meteorologist
Psychologist

7. Artistic (the Creators)
Career possibilities:
Actor/Actress
Architect
Dancer
Music Teacher
Graphic Designer
Photographer
Writer/Editor
Artistic, innovating or intuitional abilities
Like to work in unstructured situations using imagination and creativity.

8. Social (the Helpers) Like to work with people
Enjoy healing, developing, training, or enlightening others
Skilled with words
Career possibilities:
Athletic trainer
Chaplain
Dietician
Elementary School Teacher
Clergy
Registered Nurse
Business Teacher

9. Enterprising (the Persuaders)
Career possibilities:
Advertising manager
Financial planner
Credit analyst
Office manager
Stock Broker
Journalist
Lawyer
Work with people
Good verbal skills
Strong leaders
Persuasive
Concerned with power, status, leadership
Ambitious, confident

10. Conventional (the Organizers)
Like to work with data
Have clerical or numerical ability
Carry out tasks in detail
Follow through on instructions
Orderly, dependable
Career possibilities:
Accountant
Business teacher
Cashier
Financial Analyst
Clerk
Kindergarten teacher
Legal secretary
Telephone operator

11. Summary
The Holland Code is a method of classifying interests into six broad categories.

12. Review 2. Will people fit into only one category?
1. Which of the Holland codes would describe each of the following occupations?
(Realistic, Enterprising, Artistic, Conventional, Investigative, or Social)
Secretary Dancer
Chemist Nurse
Carpenter Lawyer
2. Will people fit into only one category?

13. Answers to Review Questions
1. Which of the Holland codes (Realistic, Enterprising, Artistic, Conventional, Investigative, or Social) would describe each of the following occupations?
Secretary (Conventional)
Dancer (Artistic)
Chemist (Investigative)
Nurse (Social)
Carpenter (Realistic)
Lawyer (Enterprising)
2. Will people fit into only one category? NO

14. Find Your Holland Code! Part I Open Mozilla Firefox Log on to Naviance
(WHS homepage  Counseling  Naviance)
Click on “Tasks Assigned to Me”
Click on “Career Interest Profiler”
Part II
Complete the Career Worksheet with your results