There are more ongoing updates and more information given on this topic for members.Find a Career to Match Your Personality Type
Considering the fact that most people spend the majority of their waking hours at work, one can deduce that if you aren’t happy at work, you aren’t happy most of the time. It’s no surprise that people feel disgruntled if their career doesn’t satisfy them. That dissatisfaction seeps into people’s happiness on the job as well as off the job.
Any MBTI assessment test, such as our own, or any general career test, will tell you that different jobs require different traits and abilities. For example, the traits and abilities needed to be a great accountant are different than those that are needed to be a great salesperson. There have been many books written that correlate jobs with Myers-Briggs personality types, and college and high school guidance counselors across the nation use the Myers-Briggs to give career advice.
Take a look at our career list. Remember that the following are simply suggestions. There are always circumstances in which people love and excel at jobs that are not listed under their personality type. There are also circumstances in which one is very dissatisfied with a job that is often considered to be a match for their type.
The MBTI is often used to give people an idea of what jobs they may be good at or which jobs they may enjoy. The jobs and careers listed in this section are those that have proved and/or are believed to result in high satisfaction and success.
The members area lists the following careers by type:
- accountant
- accountant/auditor
- activist
- actor
- administrative assistant
- administrator
- admissions officer/registrar
- adoptions coordinator
- advertising
- analyst
- anthropologist
- architect
- artist
- athletic director
- attorney
- auctioneer
- auditor
- bank teller
- banker
- bartender
- beautician
- bookkeeper
- building inspector
- business consultant
- business executive
- business executive, administrator, manager
- caretaker
- carpenter
- carpenter
- carpenter/construction
- chef
- child care
- early childhood development
- choreographer
- clergy or other religious work
- clergy/religious workers
- coach
- coach/trainer
- comedian
- computer animation
- computer animation, computer specialist, software designer
- computer programmer, systems analyst
- computer specialist, systems designer
- construction/building worker
- coordinator
- corporate trainer/training coordinator
- counselor
- counselor/social worker
- craft worker
- creditor
- credit counselor
- dean of students
- dental assistant
- dentist
- detective
- dietitian/nutritionist
- diplomat
- doctor
- driver
- economist
- editor
- engineer
- entertainer
- entrepreneur
- farmer
- fashion designer
- FDA/health inspector
- firefighter
- flight attendant
- floral designer
- forensic criminologist
- forensic pathologists
- fundraiser
- gardner
- general contractor
- government administrator
- government agent
- hair stylist
- health related occupations
- health/exercise trainer
- health/well-being
- heath
- heavy equipment operator
- home economics
- human resources
- inspector
- insurance appraiser
- interior decorator
- inventor
- journalist/writer/poet/novelist
- judge
- land developer
- law enforcement
- lawyer
- learning specialist
- librarian
- lobbyist
- maitre d’hotel
- manager
- marketing
- mathematician
- mechanic
- mediator
- medical doctor
- mental health professional
- military leader
- military officer
- musician
- negotiator
- network integration
- new business developer
- nurse
- oceanographer
- office manager
- organization director
- organization/business trainer
- orthodontist
- paralegal
- paramedic/emergency medical technician
- pc technician or network cabler
- pediatrician
- pharmacist
- philosopher
- photographer
- physical trainer
- pilot
- planner
- plumber/electrician
- police officer
- policeman
- political scientist
- politician
- politics
- potter
- presenter/speaker
- private investigator
- probation officer
- professor
- project developer
- promoter
- psychiatrist
- psychologist
- public relations
- public service chair
- real estate
- real estate agent
- realtor
- receptionist
- recruiter
- repairs
- researcher
- sales
- school counselor
- school principal
- schoolteacher
- scientist
- secretary
- securities analyst
- security guard
- service
- social worker
- sociologist
- storekeeper
- strategic planning
- strategist
- supermarket manager
- supervisor
- surgeon
- surveyor
- systems analyst
- teacher
- technician
- technologist
- therapist
- tour guide
- travel agent
- truck driver
- tutor
- urban planner
- waiter/waitress
- warden
- writer/journalist/novelist
- youth services director
Along with our MBTI Career Test (the general version of the MBTI), our tweaked and specific career list spans multiple categorires and was one of the more time consuming involvements with our research through the years. Don't just job search: career search: know who you are and what you can bring to the table. Be productive; be happy; take your time, but more importantly, be wise when choosing your career path .