Personality Types Represented in Professions
One of the most interesting and informing aspects of MBTI® is that each of the sixteen types tends to be drawn toward specific industries, jobs, and vocations. This has been verified through numerous studies.
When we administer the MBTI® to a group of accountants, we invariably find a disproportionate number are ISTJs (who are unaware of their like type). In a litigation firm, there are always a large number of ENTPs. Hard sciences are populated with many INTJs. Look at each of the types and see if you verify these findings with your own experience.
ISTJ
Professions: Management, accounting, data processing, legal
Special Talent: Attention to detail, use of data
ISFJ
Professions: Administration, health care, religious settings
Special Talent: Helping people in a behind-the-scene manner
INFJ
Professions: Counseling, teaching, religion, arts
Special Talent: Facilitate emotional, intellectual, or spiritual development
INTJ
Professions: Legal department, product development, science and technical fields
Special Talent: Intellectual creativity, conceptualization and analysis
ISTP
Professions: Technical fields, facilities management, military and law enforcement
Special Talent: Hands-on skills, analytical work with data and things
ISFP
Professions: Health care, counseling, business team, coordination
Special Talent: Service-related attention to details
INFP
Professions: Business coordination, writing, psychology, religion
Special Talent: Human insight and creativity
INTP
Professions: Technical fields, scientific research, organizational research
Special Talent: Objective analysis of problems based on technical expertise
ESTP
Professions: Marketing, business, sales
Special Talent: Persuasion and action-oriented outcomes
ESFP
Professions: Health care, teaching, coaching
Special Talent: Helping people with their practical needs
ENFP
Professions: Human resources, counseling, teaching, design
Special Talent: Working to gain cooperation among people and groups
ENTP
Professions: Project management, technology, design/arts, science
Special Talent: Change and continually changing situations
ESTJ
Professions: Logistics, administration, management
Special Talent: Use of organization to get things done
ESFJ
Professions: Team leaders, corporate trainers, sales management
Special Talent: Use of organization and diplomacy to achieve results
ENFJ
Professions: Corporate trainers, team leaders, higher education
Special Talent: Helping and facilitating groups
ENTJ
Professions: Leadership, group strategy
Special Talent: Tough-minded strategy, analysis, strategic planning and organization
