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 Paysort descending
Machinist or Tool and Die Maker Building, Thinking, Organizing

Machinists and tool and die makers set up and operate a variety of computer-controlled and mechanically controlled equipment to produce precision metal parts, instruments, and tools.

$47,940
Recreational Therapist Creating, Helping

Recreational therapists plan, direct, and coordinate recreation-based medical treatment programs to help maintain or improve patients’ physical, social, and emotional well-being. These therapists use a variety of techniques, including art expression; drama, music, and dance; sports and games; aquatics; and community outings.

$47,940
Masonry Worker Building

Masonry workers, also known as masons, use bricks, concrete and concrete blocks, and natural and manmade stones to build walkways, walls, and other structures.

$48,040
Licensed Practical or Licensed Vocational Nurse Building, Helping

Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) provide basic medical care. They work under the direction of registered nurses and doctors.

$48,070
Biological Technician Building, Thinking, Organizing

Biological technicians help biological and medical scientists conduct laboratory tests and experiments.

$48,140
Carpenter Building, Thinking, Organizing

Carpenters construct, repair, and install building frameworks and structures made from wood and other materials.

$48,260
Construction Equipment Operator Building, Thinking, Organizing

Construction equipment operators drive, maneuver, or control the heavy machinery used to construct roads, bridges, buildings, and other structures.

$48,290
Heavy or Tractor-trailer Truck Driver Building, Organizing

Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers transport goods from one location to another. Most tractor-trailer drivers are long-haul drivers and operate trucks with a total weight exceeding 26,000 pounds for the vehicle, passengers, and cargo. These drivers deliver goods over intercity routes that sometimes span several states.

$48,310
Drywall or Ceiling Tile Installer, and Taper Building, Organizing

Drywall installers and ceiling tile installers hang wallboard and install ceiling tile inside buildings. Tapers prepare the wallboard for painting, using tape and other materials. Many workers both install and tape wallboard.

$48,350
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists Thinking, Creating, Persuading

News analysts, reporters, and journalists keep the public updated about current events and noteworthy information. They report international, national, and local news for newspapers, magazines, websites, television, and radio.

$48,370
Environmental Engineering Technician Building, Thinking, Organizing

Environmental engineering technologists and technicians carry out the plans that environmental engineers develop.

$48,390
Athletic Trainer or Exercise Physiologist Building, Thinking, Helping

Athletic trainers specialize in preventing, diagnosing, and treating muscle and bone injuries and illnesses.

$48,420
Surgical Assistants and Technologists Building, Helping, Organizing

Surgical assistants and technologists help with surgical operations. Surgical assistants, also called surgical first assistants, help surgeons with tasks such as making incisions, placing clamps, and closing surgical sites. Surgical technologists, also called operating room technicians, prepare operating rooms, arrange equipment, and help doctors and first assistants during surgeries.

$48,510
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors Thinking, Helping

Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors advise people on a range of issues, such as those relating to alcoholism, addictions, or depression. They provide support, including for prevention, to help clients recover from addiction, modify problem behaviors, or improve mental health.

$48,520
Heating, Air Conditioning, or Refrigeration Mechanic or Installer Building, Thinking, Organizing

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers—often called HVACR technicians—work on heating, ventilation, cooling, and refrigeration systems that control the temperature and air quality in buildings.

$48,630
Diesel Service Technician or Mechanic Building, Organizing

Diesel service technicians and mechanics (also known as diesel technicians) inspect, repair, or overhaul buses and trucks, or maintain and repair any type of diesel engine.

$48,690
Real Estate Broker or Sales Agent Persuading, Organizing

Real estate brokers and sales agents help clients buy, sell, and rent properties. Although brokers and agents do similar work, brokers are licensed to manage their own real estate businesses. Sales agents must work with a real estate broker.

$48,770
Broadcast or Sound Engineering Technician Building, Thinking, Organizing

Broadcast, sound, and video technicians set up, operate, and maintain the electrical equipment for radio programs, television broadcasts, concerts, sound recordings, and movies.

$48,790
Actor Creating, Persuading

Actors express ideas and portray characters in theater, film, television, and other performing arts media. They interpret a writer’s script to entertain or inform an audience.

$48,840
Health Educator or Community Health Worker Helping, Persuading

Health education specialists teach people about behaviors that promote wellness. They develop strategies to improve the well-being of individuals and communities. Community health workers advocate for residents’ needs with healthcare providers and social service organizations. They implement wellness strategies by collecting data and discussing health concerns with members of specific populations. Although the two occupations often work together, the responsibilities of health education specialists and community health workers are distinct.

$48,860

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