Best Career Path According To Your Myers Briggs Personality Type (Part 2)

May 5, 2018Blog, Job Searching

This blog post is a continuation of our series on the best career path for every Myers Briggs personality type out there.

If you haven’t read our previous post last week, click here. We have already covered ENFJ, ENTP, ISFJ, and ESTJ. So if you belong on one of those types, be sure to check it out!

And if you’re still unsure what your personality type is according to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), you can take a free test here!

I’ll jump off on where we left off:

 

ENFP

“Warmly enthusiastic and imaginative. See life as full of possibilities. Make connections between events and information very quickly, and confidently proceed based on the patterns they see. Want a lot of affirmation from others, and readily give appreciation and support. Spontaneous and flexible, often rely on their ability to improvise and their verbal fluency.” – MyersBriggs.Org

Here’s a partial list of ideal careers for ENFPs according to Truity.com:

BEST CAREER PATH FOR ENFP:

  • Art Director
  • Bartender
  • Child Care Worker
  • Community and Social Service
  • Customer Service Representative
  • Fashion Designer
  • Fine Artist
  • Floral Designer
  • Human Resources Manager
  • Interior Designer
  • Legal Mediator
  • Massage Therapist
  • Musical Director
  • Occupational Health and Safety Specialist
  • Performer
  • Physical Therapist
  • Psychologist
  • Public Relations Specialist
  • Receptionist
  • Recreational Therapist
  • Counselor
  • Reporter
  • Sales Agent
  • School or Career Counselor
  • Skincare Specialist
  • Social or Community Service Manager
  • Social Worker
  • Sociologist
  • Teacher
  • Training or Development Specialist
  • Urban or Regional Planner
  • Veterinarian
  • Waiter or Waitress
  • Writer or Author

ENTJ

“Frank, decisive, assume leadership readily. Quickly see illogical and inefficient procedures and policies, develop and implement comprehensive systems to solve organizational problems. Enjoy long-term planning and goal setting. Usually well informed, well read, enjoy expanding their knowledge and passing it on to others. Forceful in presenting their ideas.” – MyersBriggs.Org

Here’s a partial list of ideal careers for ENTJs according to Truity.com:

BEST CAREER PATH FOR ENTJ:

  • Accountant or Auditor
  • Advertising and Promotions Manager
  • Engineer
  • Scientist
  • Architect
  • Art Director
  • Chef
  • Computer and IS Manager
  • Computer Network Architect
  • Construction Manager
  • Correctional Officer
  • Database Administrator
  • Industrial Designer
  • Lawyer
  • Loan Officer
  • Management Analyst
  • Market Research Analyst
  • Meeting or Convention Planner
  • Operations Research Analyst
  • Physician or Surgeon
  • Police Officer or Detective
  • Political Scientist
  • Producer or Director
  • Production Manager
  • Purchasing Managers
  • Real Estate Broker
  • Sales Manager
  • Software Developer
  • Statistician
  • Surveyor
  • Urban or Regional Planner

 

ISFP

“Quiet, friendly, sensitive, and kind. Enjoy the present moment, what’s going on around them. Like to have their own space and to work within their own time frame. Loyal and committed to their values and to people who are important to them. Dislike disagreements and conflicts, do not force their opinions or values on others.” – MyersBriggs.Org

Here’s a partial list of ideal careers for ISFPs according to Truity.com:

BEST CAREER PATH FOR ISFP:

  • Air Traffic Controller
  • Animal Trainer
  • Artist
  • Bookkeeper
  • Botanist
  • Carpenter
  • Chef
  • Cosmetologist
  • Dental Hygienist
  • Dietitian
  • ER Physician
  • Fashion Designer
  • Fitness Trainer
  • Florist
  • Forester
  • Gardener
  • Graphic Designer
  • Interior Designer
  • Jeweler
  • Mechanic
  • Nurse
  • Occupational Therapist
  • Office Manager
  • Optician
  • Paralegal
  • Pharmacist
  • Physical Therapist
  • Physician Assistant
  • Recreation Worker
  • Residential Counselor
  • Retail Manager
  • Social Worker
  • Surveyor
  • Tailor
  • Teacher
  • Translator

ESTP

“Flexible and tolerant, they take a pragmatic approach focused on immediate results. Theories and conceptual explanations bore them – they want to act energetically to solve the problem. Focus on the here-and-now, spontaneous, enjoy each moment that they can be active with others. Enjoy material comforts and style. Learn best through doing.” – MyersBriggs.Org

Here’s a partial list of ideal careers for ESTPs according to Truity.com:

BEST CAREER PATH FOR ESTP:

  • Air Traffic Controller
  • Airline Pilot
  • Athletic Trainer
  • Building Inspector
  • Carpenter
  • Chef
  • Civil Engineer
  • Cost Estimator
  • Exercise Physiologist
  • Factory Supervisor
  • Farmer or Rancher
  • Financial Planner
  • Firefighter
  • Fitness Instructor
  • Flight Attendant
  • Flight Engineer
  • Forester
  • General Contractor
  • Hotel Manager
  • Insurance Agent
  • Land Developer
  • Landscape Architect
  • Mechanic
  • Mechanical Engineer
  • Military Officer
  • Photographer
  • Police Officer
  • Property Manager
  • Radiology Technician
  • Real Estate Broker
  • Respiratory Therapist
  • Restaurant Owner
  • Sales Engineer
  • Sales Manager
  • Stockbroker
  • Surveyor
  • Television Reporter
  • Vocational Teacher