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

(Introverted, Sensing, Feeling, Judging)

 

The ISFJ personality is characterized above all by a desire to serve others. ISFJs are warm, kindhearted individuals who bring an aura of quiet warmth, caring, and dependability to all that they do. They are hard-working and conscientious individuals prone to be quiet and serious. ISFJs tend to choose careers in which they can use their exceptional people-observation skills to determine what people want or need and then use their exceptional organizational abilities to create a structured plan to fulfill the need. Their excellent sense of space and function combined with their awareness of aesthetic quality also gives them special abilities in practical artistic endeavors such as interior and fashion design. ISFJs make up about 6% of the general population. The following list represents some careers that may appeal to ISFJs.

Artist
Athletic Trainer 
Biochemist
Biologist
Bookkeeper
Botanist
Child Life Specialist
Computer Support Specialist
Corrections Officer
Curator
Customer Service Representative
Dental Hygenist
Dietitian/Nutritionist
Educational Administrator
Physician
Fish and Game Warden
Funeral director 
Historian
Home Health Aide
Interior Decorator
Jeweler
Librarian/Archivist
Massage Therapist
Medical Technologist
Minister
Musician
Nurse
Occupational Therapist
Optician
Orthodontist
Paralegal
Pharmacist
Physical Therapist
Real Estate Agent/Broker
Respiratory Therapist
Social Worker
Speech Pathologist
Teacher (K-12)
Teacher (Preschool)
Teacher (Special Education)
Veterinarian

Ball State Majors for the ISFJ Personality Type

Apparel Design 
Art
Athletic Training
Biochemistry
Biology
Child Life Specialist
Computer Science
Counseling Psychology
Criminal Justice and Criminology
Fashion Merchandising
Dietetics
Education
Family and Consumer Sciences
Finance
History
Hospitality Management
Interior Design 
Legal Studies
Medical Technology
Music
Natural Resources and Environmental Management
Nursing
Pre-Dental
Pre-Law
Pre-Medical
Psychology
Religious Studies
Residential Property Management
Social Work
Speech-Language Pathology

 

 

For more information on personality types visit these sites:

Betty C. Jung’s Personality Page – Jobs and Careers: http://www.bettycjung.net/Personality.htm
Columbia State MBTI Types: http://web.columbiastate.edu/careerservices/MBTI%20Types/ISFJ.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/isfj.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/isfj/

 

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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