What career is right for me? Explore by interests and how you like to work.
Two short explorations built on O*NET data: what you like doing, and the kind of work setting you want. Every match shows the rating behind it.
Start with two questions: what kind of activities interest you, and how you like to work. Tick any of 24 O*NET example activities to see your strongest interest types (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional) and careers that share them. Then pick work preferences, such as less social contact, less time pressure or outdoor work, to see which of 876 rated occupations meet them, with BLS pay and growth. These are ways to explore, not a personality or aptitude test.
Data Not a test: the activities are illustrative examples published by O*NET, the tally is a simple count, and nothing is scored against norms. Each work preference is a published rule (for example, “less social contact” = the lowest third of occupations on the social-contact level). For a validated interest assessment, use the free O*NET Interest Profiler.
Which activities would you enjoy?
Data 24 O*NET Interests Illustrative Activities. Tick as many as you like.
Tick a few activities to see your interest types.
How do you like to work?
Data Choose up to six. Results are ordered by how many preferences an occupation meets, then by BLS pay; each shows the rating behind every match.
Pick at least one preference.
Explore one preference at a time
Data stories: Fast-growing low-pressure jobs · High-paying jobs with the most autonomy · How work changes with preparation
O*NET's interest types, with example careers
Data Definitions from O*NET; examples are occupations whose first interest high point is that type.
Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
Examples: Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians, Automotive Engineering Technician, Photonics Technician, Dishwasher, Landscaper
Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.
Examples: Computer and Information Research Scientists, Mathematician, Biostatistician, Biochemists and Biophysicists, Microbiologist
Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts, applied arts and design, performing arts, music, creative writing, media, or culinary art.
Examples: Creative Director, Fine Artist, Animator, Fashion Designer, Graphic Designer
Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.
Examples: School Counselor, Directors, Religious Activities and Education, Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary, Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary, Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.
Examples: Operations Manager, Advertising and Promotions Managers, Marketing Manager, Sales Manager, Public Relations Manager
Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.
Examples: Accountant, Budget Analyst, Pharmacy Technician, Bill and Account Collectors, Billing and Posting Clerks
How this page is built
This page includes information from the O*NET® 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. TryHired has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
Interests: activities are O*NET Interests Illustrative Activities (career type); results list occupations whose first two O*NET interest high points match your two most-picked types (in either order), sorted by the sum of those two interest scores. Work preferences: each is a published rule on one O*NET 31.0 rating or rating average, using percentiles across all rated occupations (lowest or highest third), or an interest score of 5 or more (1–7). Changes made by TryHired: selected work-context, interest, work-style and knowledge ratings were combined as described above, joined to BLS wages and projections, and ranked. Questions: hello@tryhired.co.
- Detailed O*NET occupations that share one BLS occupation code show that occupation's BLS pay and projections.
- Whether a job suits you: ratings describe the occupation on average, not every employer, team or person.
- Personality, stress or happiness: O*NET measures work context, styles and interests; it does not diagnose introversion or rate how stressful anyone finds a job.
- National Center for O*NET Development, O*NET® 31.0 Database (August 2026 release; work context, work styles, interests, knowledge), CC BY 4.0.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program, occupational projections 2025–35.