A: 28 occupations with an interest code starting with A
A Holland code is one to three letters in order of strength. Artistic — that is what A stands for here. Below are the O*NET occupations whose Interest High-Point (IH) code begins with these letters.
Quick answer
- Directions in this code
- AArtistic
- Occupations with this code
- 28
- Occupations shown
- All 28; ordered by U.S. employment
- Median wage on this page (lowest – highest)
- 24 of 28 occupations with a published median ($39,390 – $114,850)
The range covers only the occupations shown on this page.
O*NET Database 31.0 (retrieved 2026-09-15); BLS OES May 2025 release (retrieved 2026-09-15).
Occupations with this code
Ordered by U.S. employment, largest first. The order means nothing else: it is not a recommendation, and this page does not know your interests.
Graphic Designers
- O*NET-SOC code
- 27-1024.00
- Its Holland code
- AC
- U.S. median wage
- $62,960
- U.S. employment
- 197,830
- Typical education
- Bachelor's
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
- O*NET-SOC code
- 27-1026.00
- Its Holland code
- ARE
- U.S. median wage
- $39,390
- U.S. employment
- 165,220
- Typical education
- High school / GED
Producers and Directors
- O*NET-SOC code
- 27-2012.00
- Its Holland code
- AE
- U.S. median wage
- $90,360
- U.S. employment
- 143,120
- Typical education
- Bachelor's
Video Game Designers
- O*NET-SOC code
- 15-1255.01
- Its Holland code
- AI
- U.S. median wage
- $104,000
- U.S. employment
- 113,330
- Typical education
- Bachelor's
Editors
- O*NET-SOC code
- 27-3041.00
- Its Holland code
- ACE
- U.S. median wage
- $77,920
- U.S. employment
- 91,690
- Typical education
- Bachelor's
Interior Designers
- O*NET-SOC code
- 27-1025.00
- Its Holland code
- AR
- U.S. median wage
- $67,190
- U.S. employment
- 71,500
- Typical education
- Bachelor's
Actors
- O*NET-SOC code
- 27-2011.00
- Its Holland code
- ASE
- U.S. median wage
- Not published
- U.S. employment
- 55,000
- Typical education
- Less than high school
Art Directors
- O*NET-SOC code
- 27-1011.00
- Its Holland code
- AE
- U.S. median wage
- $114,850
- U.S. employment
- 53,070
- Typical education
- Bachelor's
Writers and Authors
- O*NET-SOC code
- 27-3043.00
- Its Holland code
- AE
- U.S. median wage
- $76,910
- U.S. employment
- 47,940
- Typical education
- Bachelor's
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
- O*NET-SOC code
- 27-3043.05
- Its Holland code
- AI
- U.S. median wage
- $76,910
- U.S. employment
- 47,940
- Typical education
- Bachelor's
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- O*NET-SOC code
- 27-3023.00
- Its Holland code
- AIE
- U.S. median wage
- $62,200
- U.S. employment
- 39,250
- Typical education
- Bachelor's
Musicians and Singers
- O*NET-SOC code
- 27-2042.00
- Its Holland code
- AE
- U.S. median wage
- Not published
- U.S. employment
- 36,180
- Typical education
- Bachelor's
Commercial and Industrial Designers
- O*NET-SOC code
- 27-1021.00
- Its Holland code
- ARI
- U.S. median wage
- $83,910
- U.S. employment
- 33,490
- Typical education
- Bachelor's
Film and Video Editors
- O*NET-SOC code
- 27-4032.00
- Its Holland code
- AC
- U.S. median wage
- $75,420
- U.S. employment
- 25,610
- Typical education
- Bachelor's
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
- O*NET-SOC code
- 27-4031.00
- Its Holland code
- ARC
- U.S. median wage
- $74,990
- U.S. employment
- 21,550
- Typical education
- Associate's (2-year)
Fashion Designers
- O*NET-SOC code
- 27-1022.00
- Its Holland code
- ARE
- U.S. median wage
- $80,960
- U.S. employment
- 21,450
- Typical education
- Bachelor's
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
- O*NET-SOC code
- 27-3011.00
- Its Holland code
- AES
- U.S. median wage
- $47,340
- U.S. employment
- 21,240
- Typical education
- Bachelor's
Special Effects Artists and Animators
- O*NET-SOC code
- 27-1014.00
- Its Holland code
- AR
- U.S. median wage
- $102,030
- U.S. employment
- 19,970
- Typical education
- Bachelor's
Music Directors and Composers
- O*NET-SOC code
- 27-2041.00
- Its Holland code
- AE
- U.S. median wage
- $73,710
- U.S. employment
- 12,540
- Typical education
- Master's
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
- O*NET-SOC code
- 27-1013.00
- Its Holland code
- AR
- U.S. median wage
- $55,490
- U.S. employment
- 11,220
- Typical education
- Some college, no degree
Set and Exhibit Designers
- O*NET-SOC code
- 27-1027.00
- Its Holland code
- A
- U.S. median wage
- $75,240
- U.S. employment
- 10,630
- Typical education
- Bachelor's
Dancers
- O*NET-SOC code
- 27-2031.00
- Its Holland code
- ARS
- U.S. median wage
- Not published
- U.S. employment
- 8,130
- Typical education
- High school / GED
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio
- O*NET-SOC code
- 27-2091.00
- Its Holland code
- AEC
- U.S. median wage
- Not published
- U.S. employment
- 7,920
- Typical education
- High school / GED
Costume Attendants
- O*NET-SOC code
- 39-3092.00
- Its Holland code
- ACR
- U.S. median wage
- $50,400
- U.S. employment
- 6,510
- Typical education
- High school / GED
Craft Artists
- O*NET-SOC code
- 27-1012.00
- Its Holland code
- AR
- U.S. median wage
- $46,080
- U.S. employment
- 4,580
- Typical education
- High school / GED
Models
- O*NET-SOC code
- 41-9012.00
- Its Holland code
- ARE
- U.S. median wage
- $48,470
- U.S. employment
- 3,780
- Typical education
- High school / GED
Choreographers
- O*NET-SOC code
- 27-2032.00
- Its Holland code
- AS
- U.S. median wage
- $55,310
- U.S. employment
- 2,860
- Typical education
- High school / GED
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance
- O*NET-SOC code
- 39-5091.00
- Its Holland code
- AR
- U.S. median wage
- $97,150
- U.S. employment
- 2,340
- Typical education
- High school / GED
| Occupation | O*NET-SOC code | Its Holland code | U.S. median wage | U.S. employment | Typical education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graphic Designers | 27-1024.00 | AC | $62,960 | 197,830 | Bachelor's |
| Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers | 27-1026.00 | ARE | $39,390 | 165,220 | High school / GED |
| Producers and Directors | 27-2012.00 | AE | $90,360 | 143,120 | Bachelor's |
| Video Game Designers | 15-1255.01 | AI | $104,000 | 113,330 | Bachelor's |
| Editors | 27-3041.00 | ACE | $77,920 | 91,690 | Bachelor's |
| Interior Designers | 27-1025.00 | AR | $67,190 | 71,500 | Bachelor's |
| Actors | 27-2011.00 | ASE | Not published | 55,000 | Less than high school |
| Art Directors | 27-1011.00 | AE | $114,850 | 53,070 | Bachelor's |
| Writers and Authors | 27-3043.00 | AE | $76,910 | 47,940 | Bachelor's |
| Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers | 27-3043.05 | AI | $76,910 | 47,940 | Bachelor's |
| News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists | 27-3023.00 | AIE | $62,200 | 39,250 | Bachelor's |
| Musicians and Singers | 27-2042.00 | AE | Not published | 36,180 | Bachelor's |
| Commercial and Industrial Designers | 27-1021.00 | ARI | $83,910 | 33,490 | Bachelor's |
| Film and Video Editors | 27-4032.00 | AC | $75,420 | 25,610 | Bachelor's |
| Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film | 27-4031.00 | ARC | $74,990 | 21,550 | Associate's (2-year) |
| Fashion Designers | 27-1022.00 | ARE | $80,960 | 21,450 | Bachelor's |
| Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys | 27-3011.00 | AES | $47,340 | 21,240 | Bachelor's |
| Special Effects Artists and Animators | 27-1014.00 | AR | $102,030 | 19,970 | Bachelor's |
| Music Directors and Composers | 27-2041.00 | AE | $73,710 | 12,540 | Master's |
| Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators | 27-1013.00 | AR | $55,490 | 11,220 | Some college, no degree |
| Set and Exhibit Designers | 27-1027.00 | A | $75,240 | 10,630 | Bachelor's |
| Dancers | 27-2031.00 | ARS | Not published | 8,130 | High school / GED |
| Disc Jockeys, Except Radio | 27-2091.00 | AEC | Not published | 7,920 | High school / GED |
| Costume Attendants | 39-3092.00 | ACR | $50,400 | 6,510 | High school / GED |
| Craft Artists | 27-1012.00 | AR | $46,080 | 4,580 | High school / GED |
| Models | 41-9012.00 | ARE | $48,470 | 3,780 | High school / GED |
| Choreographers | 27-2032.00 | AS | $55,310 | 2,860 | High school / GED |
| Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance | 39-5091.00 | AR | $97,150 | 2,340 | High school / GED |
The table lists all 28 occupations with this code.
Median wage is the employee annual median from BLS OES; it excludes self-employed workers and owners. “Not published” means BLS does not publish a median for that occupation — it is not zero.
“—” means O*NET does not publish a typical education level for that occupation; in O*NET Database 31.0 this field does not cover every occupation, though every row on this page has one. Where a level is given, it is the most common category in O*NET's education data, translated.
Wages and employment come from BLS OES, which publishes them by 6-digit SOC occupation. Several O*NET occupations can sit under one SOC code and share the same estimates — that is why some rows show identical wages and employment.
What these occupations mean
Every O*NET occupation carries an interest profile: six shares, one per RIASEC direction. O*NET turns that profile into the occupation's Interest High-Point (IH) code with the variable high-point rule: take the directions whose share is above .17, highest first, up to three (Rounds et al., 1999; Step 3 of the 2023 O*NET report “Using Machine Learning to Develop Occupational Interest Profiles and High-Point Codes”). That is why a code can have one, two or three letters. This page reports the codes as O*NET published them — the list describes these occupations, not you.
Your own code is generated by this product from your questionnaire scores, with a different rule: the three highest directions, with ties broken in a fixed order. The two sides also measure different things — the questionnaire asks what you like doing, while an occupation profile measures how much of that interest content the work involves. No study equates the two.
Three honest notes
- The occupation-side profiles are machine-generated: O*NET derived them with machine learning from work activities and related data (see the 2023 report “Using Machine Learning to Develop Occupational Interest Profiles and High-Point Codes”), not from analyst ratings.
- Even where an interest code carries some predictive signal, it is weak: it cannot tell whether a particular person will do a job well, and it does not predict income. An occupation-level profile also hides the differences between people doing the same job.
- Interests change with experience — courses, projects and internships can move them. A code is a snapshot, not a fixed trait.
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