This tool will help you to browse careers that suit your personality type, based on the 16-type model created by Isabel Briggs Myers, as well as your Holland code. If you don't know your personality type or Holland Codes, you can take a personality test and/or career quiz to figure it out!
You can click on some of the table headers (for example, Average Earnings) to sort your results by that value.
| Title | Holland Code | Summary |
Median Pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paralegal or Legal Assistant | Thinking, Persuading, Organizing |
Paralegals and legal assistants perform a variety of tasks to support lawyers, including maintaining and organizing files, conducting legal research, and drafting documents. |
$51,740 |
| Interpreter or Translator | Creating, Helping |
Interpreters and translators convert information from one language into another language. Interpreters work in spoken or sign language; translators work in written language. |
$51,830 |
| Postal Service Worker | Building, Organizing |
Postal service workers sell postal products and collect, sort, and deliver mail. |
$52,060 |
| Graphic Designer | Creating, Persuading |
Graphic designers create visual concepts, using computer software or by hand, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, and captivate consumers. They develop the overall layout and production design for applications such as advertisements, brochures, magazines, and reports. |
$52,110 |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanic or Maintenance Worker or Millwright | Building, Thinking, Organizing |
Industrial machinery mechanics and machinery maintenance workers maintain and repair factory equipment and other industrial machinery, such as conveying systems, production machinery, and packaging equipment. Millwrights install, dismantle, repair, reassemble, and move machinery in factories, power plants, and construction sites. |
$52,860 |
| Wind Turbine Technician | Building, Organizing |
Wind turbine service technicians, also known as windtechs, install, maintain, and repair wind turbines. |
$52,910 |
| Medical or Clinical Laboratory Technologist or Technician | Building, Thinking, Organizing |
Clinical laboratory technologists (commonly known as medical laboratory scientists) and clinical laboratory technicians collect samples and perform tests to analyze body fluids, tissue, and other substances. |
$53,120 |
| Advertising Sales Agent | Creating, Persuading, Organizing |
Advertising sales agents, also called advertising sales representatives, sell advertising space to businesses and individuals. They contact potential clients, make sales presentations, and maintain client accounts. |
$53,310 |
| Civil Engineering Technician | Building, Thinking, Organizing |
Civil engineering technicians help civil engineers to plan, design, and build highways, bridges, utilities, and other infrastructure projects. They also help to plan, design, and build commercial, industrial, residential, and land development projects. |
$53,410 |
| Structural Iron or Steel Worker | Building, Thinking, Organizing |
Ironworkers install structural and reinforcing iron and steel to form and support bridges, roads, and other structures. |
$53,650 |
| Probation Officer or Correctional Treatment Specialist | Helping, Persuading, Organizing |
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists provide social services to assist in rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation or parole. |
$54,290 |
| Teacher, Adult Literacy or Remedial Education | Creating, Helping, Persuading |
Adult literacy and high school equivalency diploma teachers instruct adults in basic skills, such as reading, writing, and speaking English. They also help students earn their high school equivalent diploma. |
$54,350 |
| Lodging Manager | Helping, Persuading, Organizing |
Lodging managers ensure that guests on vacation or business travel have a pleasant experience at a hotel, motel, or other types of establishments with accommodations. Lodging managers also ensure that the establishment is run efficiently and profitably. |
$54,430 |
| Computer Support Specialist | Building, Thinking, Organizing |
Computer support specialists provide help and advice to computer users and organizations. These specialists either support computer networks or they provide technical assistance directly to computer users. |
$54,760 |
| Tax Examiner or Collector or Revenue Agent | Persuading, Organizing |
Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents determine how much is owed in taxes and collect tax from individuals and businesses on behalf of federal, state, and local governments. They review tax returns, conduct audits, identify taxes owed, and collect overdue tax payments. |
$54,890 |
| Plumber, Pipefitter, or Steamfitter | Building, Thinking, Organizing |
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters install and repair piping fixtures and systems. |
$55,160 |
| Food Service Manager | Building, Persuading, Organizing |
Food service managers are responsible for the daily operation of restaurants or other establishments that prepare and serve food and beverages. They direct staff to ensure that customers are satisfied with their dining experience, and they manage the business to ensure that it is profitable. |
$55,320 |
| Interior Designer | Creating, Persuading |
Interior designers make indoor spaces functional, safe, and beautiful by determining space requirements and selecting essential and decorative items, such as colors, lighting, and materials. They must be able to draw, read, and edit blueprints. They also must be aware of building codes, inspection regulations, and other considerations, such as accessibility standards. |
$56,040 |
| Electrician | Building, Organizing |
Electricians install, maintain, and repair electrical power, communications, lighting, and control systems in homes, businesses, and factories. |
$56,180 |
| Industrial Engineering Technician | Building, Thinking, Organizing |
Industrial engineering technicians assist industrial engineers in devising efficient systems that integrate workers, machines, materials, information, and energy to make a product or provide a service. They prepare machinery and equipment layouts, plan workflows, conduct statistical production studies, and analyze production costs. |
$56,550 |