A Preliminary Examination of Occupations and Interests in Australia

Autor/in	Athanasou, James A.
Titel	A Preliminary Examination of Occupations and Interests in Australia
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Career Development, 26 (2017) 2, S.81-88 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1038-4162
DOI	10.1177/1038416217718364
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Occupations; Vocational Interests; Career Choice; Classification; Qualifications; Job Skills; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Beruf; Berufsumfeld; Berufsinteresse; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Qualifikation; Qualifikationsstufe; Produktive Fertigkeit; Australien
Abstract	This paper analyses the interest content of all 1016 Australian occupations. These were classified according to vocational interests (i.e. outdoor, practical, scientific, creative, business, office, people contact, health, community, and computing), educational qualifications, and skill level, as well as in terms of the six Holland (RIASEC) types. Just over half of all occupations in Australia involve a practical interest. Creative interest was the least common occupational interest (9.2% of occupations). Some 80% of occupations covered more than one interest content, and in four instances, as many as six interests. Practical and people contact interests were negatively correlated (r = -0.50). Occupational interest categories were consistent with the Holland types except that outdoor and practical interests in Australia did not correlate meaningfully with realistic. Occupational interests were related to educational requirements and skill levels. Outdoor and practical occupations were focused at the lower skill levels. Scientific and computing included the highest skill levels. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01