Key findings
- Social is the most common top interest: 3,649 tests (26%) have it as their strongest type, followed by Artistic with 3,407 (24%) and Realistic with 2,778 (20%).
- Enterprising is the least common top interest: 1,152 tests (8%), and Conventional has 1,280 (9%).
- The most common two-letter codes are AS (Artistic, then Social) with 1,455 tests (10.3%), SA with 1,256 (8.9%) and SI with 817 (5.8%).
- On a scale where each person's strongest type scores 100, Social has the highest average score (70) and Enterprising the lowest (55).
The strongest interest type
Each completed test has one strongest type: the interest that scored highest for that person.
| Type | Tests | Share of all tests |
|---|---|---|
| Social (S) | 3,649 | |
| Artistic (A) | 3,407 | |
| Realistic (R) | 2,778 | |
| Investigative (I) | 1,831 | |
| Conventional (C) | 1,280 | |
| Enterprising (E) | 1,152 |
Shares are of all 14,099 completed tests and are rounded, so they may not add up exactly.
Average score per interest type
Scores are relative within each person: their strongest type is set to 100 and the other types are scored in proportion to it. An average therefore compares how strongly people lean toward each type next to their own top interest. It says nothing about ability, or about how well anyone would do in a job.
| Type | Average score |
|---|---|
| Social (S) | |
| Artistic (A) | |
| Investigative (I) | |
| Realistic (R) | |
| Conventional (C) | |
| Enterprising (E) |
Two-letter interest codes
A two-letter code is a person's strongest type followed by their next strongest. Every code is listed, most common first; read them with the six RIASEC types explained.
| Code | Types | Tests | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| AS | Artistic, then Social | 1,455 | 10.3% |
| SA | Social, then Artistic | 1,256 | 8.9% |
| SI | Social, then Investigative | 817 | 5.8% |
| AR | Artistic, then Realistic | 760 | 5.4% |
| RI | Realistic, then Investigative | 679 | 4.8% |
| RA | Realistic, then Artistic | 666 | 4.7% |
| AI | Artistic, then Investigative | 663 | 4.7% |
| SE | Social, then Enterprising | 628 | 4.5% |
| RE | Realistic, then Enterprising | 543 | 3.9% |
| SC | Social, then Conventional | 538 | 3.8% |
| IS | Investigative, then Social | 488 | 3.5% |
| RC | Realistic, then Conventional | 445 | 3.2% |
| RS | Realistic, then Social | 435 | 3.1% |
| IA | Investigative, then Artistic | 429 | 3.0% |
| IR | Investigative, then Realistic | 412 | 2.9% |
| SR | Social, then Realistic | 406 | 2.9% |
| IC | Investigative, then Conventional | 317 | 2.2% |
| ES | Enterprising, then Social | 312 | 2.2% |
| CI | Conventional, then Investigative | 310 | 2.2% |
| CR | Conventional, then Realistic | 303 | 2.1% |
| CE | Conventional, then Enterprising | 286 | 2.0% |
| EC | Enterprising, then Conventional | 279 | 2.0% |
| AE | Artistic, then Enterprising | 268 | 1.9% |
| AC | Artistic, then Conventional | 261 | 1.9% |
| CS | Conventional, then Social | 234 | 1.7% |
| ER | Enterprising, then Realistic | 230 | 1.6% |
| EI | Enterprising, then Investigative | 186 | 1.3% |
| IE | Investigative, then Enterprising | 184 | 1.3% |
| CA | Conventional, then Artistic | 146 | 1.0% |
| EA | Enterprising, then Artistic | 145 | 1.0% |
Methodology and limits
- What is counted. Every completed test of our career interest test from March 9, 2026 to October 17, 2026: 14,099 tests. The unit is a completed test, not a person, so someone who completed the test more than once can be counted more than once. Source: My Path production aggregates, n=14,099, counted on October 17, 2026.
- Not a representative sample. These are people who chose to take a free test online. They are not a random sample of students, workers or any country's population, so the shares describe this group of test takers only.
- Scores are relative within a person. Each person's strongest type is set to 100, so averages compare how strongly people prefer one type over another, not ability or skill.
- No demographic breakdown. The test does not ask for age, so this report cannot split results by age or school grade, and it does not split them by any other group.
- Scoring was refined during the period. The scoring now scales each type against its own maximum possible points before the strongest type is set to 100; the earlier version gave Artistic and Enterprising a slightly higher ceiling. Tests from before and after that change are counted together here.
- Aggregates only. Every count on this page covers at least 50 tests. No individual answers and no free text are published.
- Interests, not job fit. The test asks what people like to do. It is for exploration and discussion, not for selection or placement decisions. How the test works.
How to cite
My Career Path (2026). Career Interests Report: Data From 14,099 Career Tests. Data as of October 17, 2026. https://my-career-path.com/career-interests-report.html
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