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Artistic (A) career interests
Artistic is the A in the Holland (RIASEC) code, one of six interest areas in the O*NET Mini Interest Profiler: people with Artistic interests like work that 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. Personality Tests Pro calls a result led by Artistic The Creator: Blank page? Blank canvas? Blank stage? To you that's not scary, that's the fun part. Get your 3-letter code in about 3 minutes with the Career Interests test (30 questions), then explore matching careers on My Next Move.
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What an Artistic-first result looks like
Creators need to make something that did not exist before. Writing, music, design, film, performance, food or a fresh way to present an idea: the medium matters less than the chance to express it your way. You notice style, mood and story, and you get restless when every step is scripted for you. Your ideas often arrive in bursts, and your best work happens when you have freedom to experiment, fail and try again. People bring you in when something needs to feel original rather than just correct. You tend to value meaning and beauty as much as efficiency. Work that gives you room to imagine, a real audience and a team that respects taste will keep you energised.
What Artistic people like to work with
In O*NET's words: art, media, music, theatre, or graphics.
Strengths
- Original ideas on demand
- Strong sense of style, story and mood
- Comfort with ambiguity
- Expresses emotion and meaning clearly
- Makes ordinary things memorable
Watch-outs
- Strict routines and rigid rules can feel suffocating
- Perfectionism may delay shipping
- Feedback on your work can feel personal
- Admin and paperwork tend to pile up
Work settings that often fit
- Studios, media, design and performance spaces
- Projects with creative freedom
- Teams that give credit for ideas
Example careers with a strong A
- Video Game Designers
- Writers & Authors
- Film & Video Editors
- Interior Designers
- Musicians & Singers
- Art Therapists
Explore careers by code at My Next Move or O*NET OnLine. These are areas to explore, not a verdict.
This page includes the O*NET® Mini Interest Profiler by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY-ND 4.0 license, items unmodified. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. O*NET tools.
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The O*NET® Mini Interest Profiler by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY-ND 4.0 license, items unmodified. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Explore careers by code at My Next Move.