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Home » About » Administrative Offices » Career Center » Career Exploration and Internships » Self-Assessment » TypeFocus » What Can I Do with My Personality Type? » ESTP

What Can I Do with My Personality Type?
ESTP Careers and Majors

(Extroverted, Sensing, Thinking, Perceiving)

 

The ESTP personality is an outgoing, enthusiastic “doer” who lives in a world of action. ESTPs have excellent people skills and the ability to quickly size up a situation and act accordingly. They have a special ability to react quickly in an emergency or crisis situation. ESTPs tend to choose careers which allow a lot of interaction with people in a fast-paced environment, and do not require performing a lot of routine, detailed tasks. ESTPs are excellent sales persons. ESTPs represent about 13% of the general population. The following list represents some careers that may appeal to ESTPs.

Actor/Performer
Air Traffic Controller
Artist 
Auditor
Budget Analyst
Chef
Chiropractor
Civil Engineer
Coach
Computer Programmer
Construction/Building Inspector
Corrections Officer 
Dancer
Detective
Developer, Games 
Electrical Engineer
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)  
Financial Advisor
Fitness Instructor/Trainer 
Forester 
Industrial/Mechanical Engineer
Insurance Broker
Insurance Fraud Investigator 
Laboratory Technologist 
Landscape Architect 
Marine Biologist 
Musician
News Reporter
Paramedic
Pharmacist
Photographer
Pilot
Police Officer
Probation Officer 
Professional Athlete 
Property Manager (Residential/Commercial)
Real Estate Agent
Respiratory Therapist 
Sportscaster 
Surveyor 
Teacher (Industrial, Technical, Trade)
Television Camera Operator 

Ball State Majors for the ESTP Personality Type

Art
Athletic Training
Biology
Computer Science
Construction Management
Criminal Justice and Criminology
Dance Performance
Education (Industrial/Technical Areas) 
Entrepreneurship
Exercise Science 
Finance 
Food Management
Industrial Technology
Information Systems
Journalism
Landscape Architecture 
Marketing
Mechanical Engineering Technology 
Medical Technology
Music
Natural Resources and Environmental Management 
Pre-Medical 
Residential Property Management
Risk Management and Insurance
Telecommunications
Theatre 
Wellness

For more information on personality types visit these sites:

Betty C. Jung’s Personality Page – Jobs and Careers: http://www.bettycjung.net/Personality.htm
CareerTypes.com: http://www.careertypes.com/
Columbia State MBTI Types: http://web.columbiastate.edu/careerservices/MBTI%20Types/ESTP.htm
Connecting Personality Types with Careers and Jobs: http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/websites/doigov/www.doi.gov/octc/typescar.html
DiscoverYourPersonality.com http://www.discoveryourpersonality.com/estp.html
PersonalityPage.com: http://www.personalitypage.com/info.html
TypeLogic.com: http://www.typelogic.com/
Wayne State College Personality Page: http://www.wsc.edu/advising_services/career_planning/exploration/personality_careers/estp/

Print resources on personality types available in the Career Center, Lucina Hall 220:

Do What You Are
Please Understand Me II
50 Best Jobs for Your Personality
 

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