The Six Career Personalities
Every person is a unique combination. The Strong maps yours.
Where It Comes From
In the 1950s, a psychologist named John Holland noticed something. Despite thousands of job titles and industries, people's interests fell into predictable patterns. After decades of research and millions of participants, he identified six types that show up across every culture, generation, and field. The framework — called RIASEC — has held up for over 60 years.
You're not just one type. You're a mix of all six, with some much stronger than others. GoStrong figures out exactly how you're weighted — and that combination is what makes your results specific to you.
The Six Types
You're hands-on. You'd rather build something, fix something, or make something work than sit in meetings talking about it. The physical world — machines, tools, tech, buildings, the outdoors — is where you think most clearly. You value outcomes you can see and touch.
Engineer · Surgeon · Chef · Architect · Game Developer · Pilot · Electrician
You need to understand things — not just how, but why. Research, data, science, medicine. You're comfortable with complexity and uncertainty that most people would walk away from. Curiosity isn't just a trait for you; it's basically a need.
Data Scientist · Doctor · Research Psychologist · Biologist · Software Engineer · Economist
You don't just want to do the work — you want to make something that didn't exist before. Design, writing, film, music, fashion, performance. Rules feel limiting because for you they often are. Your best work happens when you have real room to be original.
UX Designer · Filmmaker · Author · Musician · Art Director · Content Creator · Architect
People energize you. Teaching, coaching, counseling, helping — you're drawn to anything where you can make a real difference in someone's life. You probably notice things about people that they haven't noticed about themselves. That's not a coincidence.
Teacher · Therapist · Nurse · Coach · Social Worker · HR Manager · School Counselor
You make things happen. You're persuasive, ambitious, and you don't wait around for someone to give you permission. Sales, leadership, law, entrepreneurship, politics — anywhere you can influence outcomes, move fast, and see results. Big goals excite you instead of overwhelming you.
Entrepreneur · Marketing Director · Lawyer · Sales Manager · Financial Advisor · CEO
You make sense of complexity. Systems, data, processes, organization — you're the person who turns chaos into something that actually works. Detail-oriented in a world that desperately needs it. Precision isn't a limitation. It's your edge.
Accountant · Data Analyst · Project Manager · Software Developer · Financial Planner · Actuary
Why There's a Hexagon
The six types are arranged in a hexagon because adjacent types share traits and go together naturally. If your top two letters are next to each other (like RI, AS, or EC), your interests reinforce each other. If they're further apart, you're a more complex mix.
There's no better or worse position. Some of the most interesting careers live at the edges — where two seemingly different types overlap in unexpected ways.
Adjacent types share traits · Opposite types have less in common
Know Your Mix
The Strong gives you all six scores — not just your top type, but the full picture of how your interests are weighted.