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!
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| Title | Holland Code | Summary |
Median Pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Military | Building, Persuading, Organizing |
Members of the U.S. military service maintain the U.S. national defense. Although some service members work in occupations specific to the military, such as fighter pilots or infantrymen, many work in occupations that also exist in the civilian workplace, such as nurses, doctors, and lawyers. Members serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, or in the Reserve components of these branches, and in the Air National Guard and Army National Guard. (The Coast Guard, which is included in this profile, is part of the Department of Homeland Security.) |
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| Child Care Worker | Creating, Helping |
Childcare workers attend to the basic needs of children, such as dressing, feeding, and overseeing play. They may help younger children prepare for kindergarten or assist older children with homework. |
$24,230 |
| Taxi Driver or Chauffeur | Building, Persuading |
Taxi drivers, ride-hailing drivers, and chauffeurs drive people to and from the places they need to go, such as homes, workplaces, airports, and shopping centers. They must be familiar with city streets and locations to take passengers to their destinations. |
$25,980 |
| Food and Beverage Serving or Related Worker | Building, Persuading, Organizing |
Food and beverage serving and related workers take and prepare orders, clear tables, and do other tasks associated with providing food and drink to customers. |
$25,980 |
| Waiter or Waitress | Helping, Persuading, Organizing |
Waiters and waitresses take orders and serve food and beverages to customers in dining establishments. |
$26,000 |
| Bartender | Helping, Persuading |
Bartenders mix drinks and serve them directly to customers or through wait staff. |
$26,350 |
| Cashier | Persuading, Organizing |
Cashiers process payments from customers purchasing goods and services. |
$27,260 |
| Fishers or Related Fishing Workers | Building |
Fishers and related fishing workers catch and trap various types of marine life. The fish they catch are for human food, animal feed, bait, and other uses. |
$28,530 |
| Animal Caretaker, Groomer, or Trainer | Building, Organizing |
Animal care and service workers attend to or train animals. Working with pets and other nonfarm animals, these caretakers and trainers feed, groom, and exercise the animals or teach them to respond to human commands. |
$28,730 |
| Food Preparation Worker | Building, Organizing |
Food preparation workers perform a variety of tasks other than cooking. Their duties include preparing cold foods, slicing meat, peeling and cutting vegetables, brewing coffee or tea, and doing many other food service tasks. |
$28,780 |
| Gambling Services Workers | Building, Persuading, Organizing |
Gambling services workers serve customers in gambling establishments, such as casinos or racetracks. Some workers tend slot machines or deal cards. Others take bets or pay out winnings. Still others supervise or manage gambling workers and operations. |
$29,120 |
| Cook | Building, Persuading, Organizing |
Cooks season and prepare foods, including soups, salads, entrees, and desserts. |
$29,120 |
| Retail Sales Worker | Persuading, Organizing |
Retail sales workers help customers find products they want and process customers’ payments. There are two types of retail sales workers: retail salespersons, who sell retail merchandise, such as clothing, furniture, and automobiles; and parts salespersons, who sell spare and replacement parts and equipment, especially car parts. |
$29,180 |
| Manicurist or Pedicurist | Building, Helping, Persuading |
Manicurists and pedicurists clean, shape, and beautify fingernails and toenails. |
$29,210 |
| Teacher Assistant | Helping, Organizing |
Teacher assistants work with a licensed teacher to give students additional attention and instruction. |
$29,360 |
| Home Health Aide | Building, Helping |
Home health and personal care aides monitor the condition of people with disabilities or chronic illnesses and help them with daily living activities. They often help older adults who need assistance. Under the direction of a nurse or other healthcare practitioner, home health aides may be allowed to give a client medication or to check the client’s vital signs. |
$29,430 |
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | Building, Helping, Organizing |
Home health and personal care aides monitor the condition of people with disabilities or chronic illnesses and help them with daily living activities. They often help older adults who need assistance. Under the direction of a nurse or other healthcare practitioner, home health aides may be allowed to give a client medication or to check the client’s vital signs. |
$29,430 |
| Barber, Hairdresser, or Cosmetologist | Creating, Helping, Persuading |
Barbers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists provide haircutting, hairstyling, and other services related to personal appearance. |
$29,680 |
| Agricultural Worker | Building, Organizing |
Agricultural workers maintain crops and tend livestock. They perform physical labor and operate machinery under the supervision of farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers. |
$29,680 |
| Recreation Worker | Helping, Persuading |
Recreation workers design and lead activities to help people stay active, improve fitness, and have fun. They work with groups in summer camps, fitness and recreational sports centers, nursing care facilities, nature parks, and other settings. They may lead such activities as arts and crafts, sports, music, dramatics, or games. |
$29,680 |