Careers by personality type

What each type needs from a job, the fields where it does its best work, and the setups that drain it. Real job titles, no salary tables.

INFJ careersThe LighthouseINFJs do best in work where understanding people over years is the job itself: counseling, coaching, writing, user research, strategy, teaching and care.Counseling and psychotherapy · Coaching and people development · Writing and editing · Design and user researchBest jobs for INFJs
INFP careersThe AuroraINFPs do best in work that lets them make something in their own voice for a cause they believe in: writing, illustration, creative therapies, translation, archives, conservation and advocacy.Writing and publishing · Illustration and design · Creative therapies and mental health support · Libraries, archives and museumsBest jobs for INFPs
INTJ careersThe ObservatoryINTJs do best where getting it right matters more than saying it fast: software architecture, data science, risk and security, strategy, research, engineering and specialist medicine.Software architecture and engineering · Data science and quantitative work · Risk, security and intelligence · Strategy and corporate developmentBest jobs for INTJs
INTP careersThe LabyrinthINTPs do best in work where the right question matters more than a fast answer: software and debugging, research, data analysis, investigation, technical writing and game systems design.Software development · IT infrastructure and troubleshooting · Research and academia · Data and statisticsBest jobs for INTPs
ENFP careersThe WildfireENFPs do best where the brief keeps changing and people are part of the job: campaigns, events, recruitment, media, launches, teaching and community work.Marketing and campaigns · Events and live experiences · Recruitment and talent · Media and broadcastingBest jobs for ENFPs
ENTP careersThe ArenaENTPs do best in work that pays for new ideas and quick thinking under pressure: product management, sales and negotiation, trial law, start-ups, creative strategy, turnarounds and teaching.Product and innovation · Sales and business development · Negotiation and deal-making · Law and argumentBest jobs for ENTPs
ENFJ careersThe BeaconENFJs do best in jobs where helping people grow is the actual output: teaching, coaching, people management, recruitment, community organizing and events.Teaching and training · Coaching and sport · People and HR · Recruitment and admissionsBest jobs for ENFJs
ENTJ careersThe BridgeENTJs do best in jobs where they can build or rescue something and hold the authority to decide: general management, operations, consulting, law, finance and founding a business.Operations and general management · Management and turnaround consulting · Founding and running a business · LawBest jobs for ENTJs
ISFJ careersThe HearthISFJs do best in steady jobs where looking after people in practical, detailed ways is the core task: nursing, pharmacy, early childhood education, office and practice management, social care and libraries.Nursing and midwifery · Pharmacy and medical support · Early childhood education · Office and practice managementBest jobs for ISFJs
ISTJ careersThe VaultISTJs do best owning a clear area of work where mistakes are expensive and accuracy is rewarded: accounting and audit, engineering, compliance, software infrastructure, logistics and public service.Accounting and audit · Engineering and inspection · Software and infrastructure · Compliance and lawBest jobs for ISTJs
ISFP careersThe RiverstoneISFPs do best in hands-on work with a result they can see and a person they can see it reach: design, cooking, craft, gardening, animal care, photography and physical therapies.Design · Food · Craft and making · Gardening and the outdoorsBest jobs for ISFPs
ISTP careersThe WorkbenchISTPs do best where something has to work by the end of the day and they get to choose how: skilled trades, field engineering, IT infrastructure, emergency services, forensics and professional kitchens.Skilled trades · Field service and test engineering · IT infrastructure and security · Emergency servicesBest jobs for ISTPs
ESFJ careersThe HarborESFJs do best in work built around people they can look after and organize: nursing, teaching young children, events and hospitality, HR, customer success and office management.Nursing and patient care · Teaching young children · Events and weddings · Hotels and guest servicesBest jobs for ESFJs
ESTJ careersThe GarrisonESTJs do best running things: operations, logistics, project and program delivery, construction, finance, healthcare administration and public service.Operations management · Logistics and supply chain · Project and program delivery · Construction and facilitiesBest jobs for ESTJs
ESFP careersThe BonfireESFPs do best in work full of people and movement, where their warmth has a visible effect: hospitality, events, performance, fitness, sales, teaching and beauty.Bars, restaurants and hospitality · Events and entertainment · Performance and broadcasting · Fitness and movementBest jobs for ESFPs
ESTP careersThe ForgeESTPs do best where there’s a target, a deadline and a result they can see: sales and deal-making, trading, start-ups, construction, emergency response, sport and live production.Sales and business development · Trading and negotiation · Start-ups and turnarounds · Frontline and emergency workBest jobs for ESTPs

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