We surveyed 52 music publishers to learn what personality traits and interests make them unique. Here are the results.


Holland Codes

Music publishers are artistic and investigative

Music publishers tend to be predominantly artistic individuals, meaning that they are creative and original and work well in a setting that allows for self-expression. They also tend to be investigative, which means that they are quite inquisitive and curious people that often like to spend time alone with their thoughts.

If you are one or both of these archetypes, you may be well suited to be a music publisher. However, if you are realistic, this is probably not a good career for you. Unsure of where you fit in? Take the career test now.

Here’s how the Holland codes of the average music publisher break down: