ISTJ Personality Career Match!
“Realism, Duty, Responsibility” that is ISTJ personality and just a few of the characteristics comprising the list of personality traits your personality type naturally uses in career choice.
Introverted with Sensing, Thinking and Judging your career personality profile would include the following natural tendencies:
- depth of concentration
- reliance upon facts
- use of logic and analysis
- ability to organize
- grounded in reality
- naturally dependable
- decisiveness
- follow-through
There are more natural traits making up your self personality profile but those above indicate a natural ability for careers in management, particularly in the areas of government, public service, and private business.
The ISTJ personality type will also gravitate to careers requiring an organized approach to information, people, or things.
Your normally calm, quiet, patient composure will bring stability to most work settings. Your demeanor will draw trust from others that naturally enhances any leader. While it is fair and accurate to say that all the 16 personality types can lead, your type is quite natural at leadership/supervision.
Further examples of careers often chosen by your type as a career personality profile fit include
- City Works Technician
- Steelworker
- Police Officer-Administration
- Utilities Manager
- City, County, State Government Administration
- Small Business Manager
- Corrections Officer
- Accountant
- Public Service Manager
- Federal Executive Manager
- School Bus Driver
- School Principal
- Corporate Manager
- Purchasing Agent
- Computer Professional
- Dentist
- Coal Miner
- Auditor
- Electrician
- Mechanical Engineer
- Cleaning Service Worker
- Electircal Engineering
- Math Teacher
- Industrial,Technical Teaching
- Military Officer, Enlistee
- Law Enforcement, Corrections
- Factory Supervisor
- Nursing, Administration
- Police Detective
- Bank Officer
- Computer Operatins
- Social Services Administration
- Craft Worker
work.
Your type is found much less and is usually less attracted to work that demands a great deal of nurturing or relationship-oriented work. The more abstract, theoretical, and symbolic work effort needed, the less attractive that work will be to your type. Careers less chosen among others would be
- Dental Hygienist
- Fine Artist
- Counselor
- Clergy
- Musician
- Psychologist
- Pre-school Teacher
- PUblic Relations
- Crisis Counselor
- Clerical Supervisor
- Religious Educator
- Journalist
- Restaurant Worker
- Social Scientist
- Minister
- Writer
- Speech Pathologist
- Actor
- Research Worker
among others.
Now my ISTJ friend, make a list of careers that seem interesting to you and research them here. Then move on to other portions of this site and enjoy!
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