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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? » ISTJ

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

(Introverted, Sensing, Thinking, Judging)

 

The ISTJ personality is defined by dependability and perseverance. ISTJs are quiet, serious, responsible, loyal individuals who believe in time-honored laws and traditions, and possess a deep desire to promote security and peaceful living. Usually preferring to work alone, ISTJs do best in careers in which they can use their organizational skills and powers of concentration to create order and structure and therefore fit well into management positions. ISTJs represent approximately 6% of the general population. The following list represents some careers that may appeal to ISTJs.

 

Accountant
Actuary
Architect
Archivist 
Auditor
Bank Examiner 
Biomedical Technologist 
Computer Engineer
Computer Programmer
Construction Manager 
Corrections Officer 
Court Clerk
Credit Analyst
Dentist
EEG Technologist/Technician  
Environmental Scientist
Estate Planner
Exercise Physiologist  
Hardware/Software Tester
Immigration and Customs Inspector
Industrial Safety and Health Engineer
Insurance Underwriter 
Judge
Lab Technologist
Landscape Architect 
Librarian 
Medical Records Technician
Meteorologist 
Optometrist
Orthodontist
Paralegal/Legal Secretary
Pharmacist/Pharmacy Technician
Physician
Pilot (Commercial)
Police Officer/Detective
Probation Officer
Real Estate Agent
School Principal
Statistician
Surgeon
Systems Analyst
Tax Preparer and Examiner
Veterinarian

 

Ball State Majors for the ISTJ Personality Type

 

Accounting
Architecture
Biology
Business Administration
Business Information Technology
Computer Science 
Construction Management
Criminal Justice and Criminology 
Earth Science
Education
English
Exercise Science
Finance
Geology
Health Science 
Industrial Technology 
Information Systems
Journalism
Landscape Architecture
Legal Administration 
Legal Studies 
Management
Medical Technology
Natural Resources and Environmental Management
Nursing
Operations Management
Pre-Dental 
Pre-Law
Pre-Medical 
Residential Property Management
Risk Management and Insurance

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/ISTJ.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/istj.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/istj/

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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