The Self-Directed Search^® Interpretive Report

by

Robert C. Reardon, PhD,

and PAR Staff

Name:			Linda Bernal
Client ID:			Desculpame@aol.com
Reference Group:			Adult
Test Date:			11/09/2004
Age:			18
Gender:			Female
Education:			12
Realistic:	16	Social:		27
Investigative:	5	Enterprising:		27
Artistic:	29	Conventional:		11

Summary Code: AES

To get the most from your Self-Directed Search (SDS) results, read this report carefully. The report answers some of the questions most frequently asked about the SDS; it also provides lists of possible career options for you to consider as you think about your future. The report concludes with suggestions and resources to assist you with your educational and career planning.

The SDS is a guide to educational and career planning. It was first developed by Dr. John Holland in 1971 and subsequently has been revised three times. The SDS and this Interpretive Report are based on extensive research about how people choose careers. The SDS is the most widely used interest inventory in the world.

The SDS Interpretive Report helps you learn about yourself and your educational and life/career choices. It is based upon the theory that people can be loosely classified into six different groups: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional (RIASEC). Important information about these six types is presented below. Think about yourself as you read about the RIASEC types.

Realistic (R) people like realistic careers such as auto mechanic, aircraft controller, surveyor, electrician, and farmer. The R type usually has mechanical and athletic abilities, and likes to work outdoors and with tools and machines.

The R type generally likes to work with things more than with people. The R type is described as conforming, frank, genuine, hardheaded, honest, humble, materialistic, modest, natural, normal, persistent, practical, shy, and thrifty.

Investigative (I) people like investigative careers such as biologist, chemist, physicist, geologist, anthropologist, laboratory assistant, and medical technician. The I type usually has math and science abilities, and likes to work alone and to solve problems.

The I type generally likes to explore and understand things or events, rather than persuade others or sell them things. The I type is described as analytical, cautious, complex, critical, curious, independent, intellectual, introverted, methodical, modest, pessimistic, precise, rational, and reserved.

Artistic (A) people like artistic careers such as composer, musician, stage director, dancer, interior decorator, actor, and writer. The A type usually has artistic skills, enjoys creating original work, and has a good imagination.

The A type generally likes to work with creative ideas and self-expression more than routines and rules. The A type is described as complicated, disorderly, emotional, expressive, idealistic, imaginative, impractical, impulsive, independent, introspective, intuitive, nonconforming, open, and original.

Social (S) people like social careers such as teacher, speech therapist, religious worker, counselor, clinical psychologist, and nurse. The S type usually likes to be around other people, is interested in how people get along, and likes to help other people with their problems.

The S type generally likes to help, teach, and counsel people more than engage in mechanical or technical activity. The S type is described as convincing, cooperative, friendly, generous, helpful, idealistic, kind, patient, responsible, social, sympathetic, tactful, understanding, and warm.

Enterprising (E) people like enterprising careers such as buyer, sports promoter, television producer, business executive, salesperson, travel agent, supervisor, and manager. The E type usually has leadership and public speaking abilities, is interested in money and politics, and likes to influence people.

The E type generally likes to persuade or direct others more than work on scientific or complicated topics. The E type is described as acquisitive, adventurous, agreeable, ambitious, attention-getting, domineering, energetic, extroverted, impulsive, optimistic, pleasure-seeking, popular, self-confident, and sociable.

Conventional (C) people like conventional careers such as bookkeeper, financial analyst, banker, tax expert, secretary, and radio dispatcher. The C type has clerical and math abilities, likes to work indoors and to organize things.

The C type generally likes to follow orderly routines and meet clear standards, avoiding work that does not have clear directions. The C type is described as conforming, conscientious, careful, efficient, inhibited, obedient, orderly, persistent, practical, thrifty, and unimaginative.

Sometimes the RIASEC letters are used to describe the areas that a person's interests most resemble. For example, we could say that one person is most like a Realistic, or R, type. Another person might be more like a Social, or S, type. Furthermore, a person often resembles several types, not just one.

A six-sided figure--called a hexagon--is used to show the similarities and differences among the six types. Types that are next to one another on the hexagon are most similar. The following hexagon shows the relationships among the six types. For example, Realistic and Investigative types tend to have similar interests, but Realistic and Social types tend to be most different. Conventional types are most closely related to Enterprising and Realistic types, somewhat less similar to Social and Investigative types, but tend to be most different from Artistic types, and so on.

Completing the SDS helped you describe what you like--your favorite activities and interests. The three RIASEC types with the highest SDS Summary Scores are your three-letter Holland summary code. Your summary code is a brief way of saying what you like--your combination of interests.

Your interests are mostly a combination of A, E, and S. The first letter of your code shows the type you most closely resemble; the second letter shows the type you next most closely resemble, and so on. The types not in your three-letter code are the types you least closely resemble.

Your summary scores on the SDS were R = 16, I = 5, A = 29, S = 27, E = 27, C = 11. You might think of your interests as a RIASEC pie, with the size of the six slices being equal to the size of your scores on the SDS. The larger the slice, the greater your interest in that area. Score differences of less than 8 points can be considered as similar. Sometimes summary codes have tied scores, which means they are about equally interesting to you.

Yes. Jobs, occupations, fields of study, and leisure activities can be grouped into RIASEC areas. It is helpful to think of these as environments that are more comfortable, friendly, and beneficial for some Holland types than for others. For example, if you are a Social type, you will probably like a social environment most because social jobs require activities, values, abilities, and self-views that you have or prefer. In general, people who find environments that match their type are likely to be the most satisfied and successful.

The SDS Interpretive Report has taken your code and searched lists of 1,309 occupations, over 750 fields of study, and over 700 leisure activities in order to print examples of each for your report.

All combinations of the letters of your Holland summary code were used to build this Interpretive Report. This was done to increase your awareness of potentially satisfying occupations, and to provide you with a better understanding of your future possibilities. Remember, every code is different, and Interpretive Reports vary in the numbers of possibilities printed.

The SDS Interpretive Report has created a list of occupations based on the letters in your summary code. In the first column, the DOT number printed by each occupation is taken from the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, a book with brief descriptions of more than 12,000 occupations.

In the second column, the numbers under ED have the following meaning:

2 means that elementary school training or no special training is required;

3 means that high school is usually needed;

4 means possibly community college or technical education is usually needed;

5 means that college is usually necessary; and

6 means that a college degree is required, with possible additional graduate education.

Occupations also differ in the amount of training needed after a person is hired. In the third column, the + marks are used to show estimates of how much specialized training is needed by a person to excel in the occupation. For example:

+ means 1-6 months;

++ means 6-12 months;

+++ means 1-2 years;

++++ means 2-4 years; and

+++++ means 4-10 years of training are sometimes needed.

Code: AES

	Occupation	DOT Number	ED	Training
	Audiovisual Production Specialist	149.061-010	6	++++
	Columnist/Commentator	131.067-010	6	++++
	Critic	131.067-018	6	+++++
	Editor, Book	132.067-014	6	+++++
	Editor, Newspaper	132.017-014	6	+++++
	Editor, Publications	132.037-022	6	+++++
	Poet	131.067-042	6	++++
	Account Executive	164.167-010	5	+++++
	Actor	150.047-010	5	++++
	Advertising Agency Manager	164.117-014	5	+++++
	Archivist	101.167-010	5	+++++
	Art Director	141.031-010	5	+++++
	Bureau Chief	132.067-010	5	+++++
	Cartoonist	141.061-010	5	++++
	Choral Director	152.047-010	5	+++++
	Choreographer	151.027-010	5	+++++
	Color Expert	141.051-010	5	++++
	Comedian	159.047-014	5	++
	Conductor, Orchestra	152.047-014	5	+++++
	Continuity Writer	131.087-010	5	++++
	Creative Director	141.067-010	5	+++++
	Director of Photography	143.062-010	5	+++++
	Display Manager	142.031-014	5	++++
	Editor, Film or Videotape	962.262-010	5	+++++
	Editor, News	132.067-026	5	+++++
	Editorial Writer	131.067-022	5	+++++
	Industrial Designer	142.061-026	5	++++
	Interior Designer	142.051-014	5	++++
	Music Director	152.047-018	5	+++++
	Narrator	150.147-010	5	++
	Printmaker	144.061-014	5	+++++
	Sales Representative, Graphic Art	254.251-010	5	++++
	Sales-Service Promoter	165.167-010	5	++++
	Scenic Arts Supervisor	149.031-010	5	+++++
	Set Decorator (Motion Pictures)	142.061-042	5	+++++
	Stage Director	150.067-010	5	+++++
	Teacher, Music	152.021-010	5	++++
	Artist and Repertoire Manager	159.167-010	4	++++
	Camera Operator, Motion Picture	143.062-022	4	++++
	Copyist (Garments)	142.281-010	4	+++
	Magician	159.041-010	4	+++
	Program Coordinator (Amusement and Recreation)	139.167-010	4	+++++
	Sign Shop Supervisor	970.137-010	4	+++++
	Singer	152.047-022	4	+++++
	Wedding Consultant	299.357-018	4	+++
	Model, Photographers'	961.367-010	3	+
	Painting Instructor	297.451-010	3	+

Code: ASE

	Occupation	DOT Number	ED	Training
	Composer	152.067-014	6	+++++
	Editor, Story	132.037-026	6	+++++
	Editor, Technical and Scientific Publications	132.017-018	6	+++++
	Humorist	131.067-026	6	+++++
	Lyricist	131.067-034	6	++++
	Playwright	131.067-038	6	+++++
	Artist, Quick Sketch	149.041-010	5	+++
	Artist, Stained Glass	142.061-054	5	+++++
	Dancing Instructor	151.027-014	5	+++
	Dramatic Coach	150.027-010	5	++++
	Exhibit Designer	142.061-058	5	++++
	Public-Relations Representative	165.167-014	5	++++
	Teacher, Art	149.021-010	5	++++
	Teacher, Drama	150.027-014	5	++++
	Modeling Instructor	099.227-026	4	+
	Production Manager, Advertising	141.137-010	4	++++
	Show Operations Supervisor	969.137-014	4	+++

Code: EAS

	Occupation	DOT Number	ED	Training
	Broker-and-Market Operator, Grain	162.157-010	5	++++
	Council On Aging Director	188.117-058	5	+++++
	Fashion Coordinator	185.157-010	5	++++
	Field Supervisor, Seed Production	180.167-014	5	+++
	Housing Project Manager	186.167-030	5	++++
	Music Supervisor	099.167-026	5	+++++
	Salesperson, Apparel and Accessories	261.357-066	4	+
	Auctioneer	294.257-010	3	+++
	Fashion Model	297.667-014	3	+

Code: ESA

	Occupation	DOT Number	ED	Training
	Editor, Managing, Newspaper	132.017-010	6	+++++
	Judge	111.107-010	6	+++++
	Placement Director	166.167-014	6	+++++
	Politician	(------------)	6	(*)
	Producer, Motion Pictures	187.167-174	6	+++++
	Social Welfare Administrator	195.117-010	6	+++++
	Artist's Manager	191.117-010	5	++++
	Association Executive	189.117-010	5	+++++
	Business Representative, Labor Union	187.167-018	5	+++++
	Convention Manager	187.167-078	5	++++
	Director of Admissions	090.167-014	5	+++++
	e-Commerce Merchandising Manager	(------------)	5	(*)
	Equal-Opportunity Representative	168.167-014	5	+++++
	Executive Vice President, Chamber of Commerce	187.117-030	5	+++++
	Foreign-Service Officer	188.117-106	5	+++++
	Interpreter	137.267-010	5	+++
	Literary Agent	191.117-034	5	++++
	Lobbyist	165.017-010	5	++++
	Medical Social Worker	195.107-030	5	++++
	News Director	184.167-014	5	+++++
	Recreation Supervisor	187.167-238	5	++++
	Wholesaler	185.167-070	5	+++++
	Dance Studio Manager	187.167-086	4	+++
	Department Manager	189.167-022	4	++++
	Flight Attendant	352.367-014	4	+++
	Manufacturer's Representative	279.157-010	4	+++
	Nursery Manager	180.167-042	4	+++++
	Sales Representative, Footwear	261.357-018	4	+++
	Sales Representative, Household Appliances	270.357-014	4	++
	Salesperson, General Merchandise	279.357-054	4	+
	Salesperson, Musical Instruments and Accessories	277.357-038	4	+++
	Salesperson, Sporting Goods	277.357-058	4	++
	Photographer (Amusement and Recreation)	143.457-010	3	+
	Salesperson, Cosmetics and Toiletries	262.357-018	3	+

Code: SAE

	Occupation	DOT Number	ED	Training
	Minister/Priest/Rabbi	120.107-010	6	+++++
	Music Therapist	076.127-014	6	++++
	Career Counselor	045.107-010	5	++++
	Food and Drug Inspector	168.267-042	5	+++
	Instructional Material Director	099.167-018	5	+++++
	Teacher, Elementary School	092.227-010	5	++++
	Teacher, Secondary School	091.227-010	5	++++
	Teacher, Preschool	092.227-018	4	++++
	Day Care Worker	359.677-018	3	+

Code: SEA

	Occupation	DOT Number	ED	Training
	Producer (Radio and TV Broadcasting)	159.117-010	6	+++++
	Special Education Director	094.167-014	6	+++++
	Arbitrator	169.107-010	5	+++++
	Caseworker, Family	195.107-018	5	++++
	Community Organization Director	187.167-234	5	+++++
	Dean of Students	090.117-018	5	+++++
	Employee Welfare Manager	166.117-014	5	++++
	Field Contractor	162.117-022	5	++++
	Home Economist	096.121-014	5	++++
	Public Service Director	184.117-010	5	+++++
	Religious Education Director	129.107-022	5	+++++
	Research Director	052.167-010	5	+++++
	Social Worker, Psychiatric	195.107-034	5	+++++
	Substance Abuse Counselor	045.107-058	5	+++++
	Television Director	159.067-014	5	+++++
	Cosmetologist	332.271-010	4	+++
	Production Supervisor (Paper Goods)	979.137-018	4	+++

(*) Training level is not fully defined.

The SDS Interpretive Report has created a list of fields of study based on the letters in your summary code.

For each field of study listed, the ED letter shows the amount of education typically required to complete the program:

A indicates a program typically offered in a junior or community college, business or technical school resulting in an Associate degree;

B indicates a program that is typically offered in a 4-year college or university resulting in a Bachelor's degree; and

P indicates a program that is typically offered at the postbachelor's level resulting in master's degree, doctorate, or similar Professional degree.

Many fields of study are offered at more than one level. Courses and training activities may help you learn more about your interests.

Code: AES

	Fields of Study	ED
	Drama/Theater Arts, General	B, P
	Fashion Modeling	A
	Film/Cinema Studies	B, P
	Fine/Studio Arts	A, B, P
	Historic Preservation, Conservation, and Architectural History	B, P
	Housing Studies, General	B, P
	Interior Design	A, B, P
	Interior Environments	B, P
	Journalism	A, B, P
	Music, General	A, B, P
	Music-General Performance	A, B, P
	Music-Voice and Choral/Opera Performance	A, B, P
	Music Conducting	B, P
	Music History and Literature	B, P
	Personal Services Marketing Operations	A
	Photography	A, B, P
	Visual and Performing Arts	A, B, P

Code: ASE

	Fields of Study	ED
	American Literat

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