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 |
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Special Education Teacher | Creating, Helping |
Special education teachers work with students who have learning, mental, emotional, or physical disabilities. They adapt general education lessons and teach various subjects to students with mild to moderate disabilities. They also teach basic skills to students with severe disabilities. |
$61,820 |
High School Teacher | Creating, Helping, Persuading |
High school teachers help prepare students for life after graduation. They teach academic lessons and various skills that students will need to attend college or to enter the job market. |
$61,820 |
Respiratory Therapist | Building, Thinking, Helping |
Respiratory therapists care for patients who have trouble breathing—for example, because of conditions such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Their patients range from premature infants with undeveloped lungs to older adults whose lungs are diseased. |
$61,830 |
Anthropologist or Archaeologist | Building, Thinking, Creating |
Anthropologists and archeologists study the origin, development, and behavior of humans. They examine the cultures, languages, archeological remains, and physical characteristics of people in various parts of the world. |
$61,910 |
Forensic Science Technician | Building, Thinking, Organizing |
Forensic science technicians aid criminal investigations by collecting and analyzing evidence. Many technicians specialize in either crime scene investigation or laboratory analysis. |
$61,930 |
Radiologic or MRI Technologists | Building, Helping, Organizing |
Radiologic technologists, also known as radiographers, perform x rays and other diagnostic imaging examinations on patients. MRI technologists operate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners to create diagnostic images. |
$61,980 |
Human Resources Specialist | Helping, Persuading, Organizing |
Human resources specialists recruit, screen, and interview job applicants and place newly hired workers in jobs. They also may handle compensation and benefits, training, and employee relations. |
$62,290 |
Water Transportation Worker | Building, Persuading, Organizing |
Water transportation workers operate and maintain vessels that take cargo and people over water. The vessels travel to and from foreign ports across the ocean and to domestic ports along the coasts, across the Great Lakes, and along the country’s many inland waterways. |
$62,760 |
Public Relations Specialist | Creating, Helping, Persuading |
Public relations specialists create and maintain a positive public image for the individuals, groups, or organizations they represent. They craft media releases and develop social media programs to shape public perception of their clients and to increase awareness of each client’s work and goals. |
$62,800 |
Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives | Persuading, Organizing |
Wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses, government agencies, and other organizations. They contact customers, explain the features of the products they are selling, negotiate prices, and answer any questions that their customers may have about the products. |
$62,890 |
Securities, Commodities, or Financial Services Sales Agent | Persuading, Organizing |
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents connect buyers and sellers in financial markets. They sell securities to individuals, advise companies in search of investors, and conduct trades. |
$62,910 |
Fire Inspector or Investigator | Building, Organizing |
Fire inspectors detect fire hazards, recommend prevention measures, ensure compliance with state and local fire codes, and investigate causes of fires. |
$63,080 |
Editor | Creating, Persuading |
Editors plan, review, and revise content for publication. |
$63,350 |
Loan Officer | Helping, Persuading, Organizing |
Loan officers evaluate, authorize, or recommend approval of applications for personal and business loans. |
$63,380 |
Musician or Singer | Creating, Persuading |
Musicians and singers play instruments or sing for live audiences and in recording studios. They perform a variety of genres, such as classical, jazz, and rock. |
$63,420 |
Stationary Engineer or Boiler Operator | Building, Thinking, Organizing |
Stationary engineers and boiler operators control stationary engines, boilers, or other mechanical equipment to provide utilities for buildings or for industrial purposes. |
$63,500 |
Electrical or Electronic Engineering Technician | Building, Thinking |
Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians help electrical and electronics engineers plan and develop communications equipment, computers, medical monitoring devices, or other equipment that is powered by other electricity or electric current. They often work in product evaluation and testing, using measuring and diagnostic devices to test, adjust, and repair equipment. They are also involved in assembling equipment for automation. |
$63,640 |
Instructional Coordinator | Thinking, Helping, Persuading |
Instructional coordinators oversee school curriculums and teaching standards. They develop educational material, implement it with teachers and principals, and assess its effectiveness. |
$63,740 |
Forest or Conservation Technician | Building, Thinking, Persuading |
Conservation scientists and foresters manage the overall land quality of forests, parks, rangelands, and other natural resources. |
$63,750 |
Conservation Scientist or Forester | Building, Thinking, Persuading |
Conservation scientists and foresters manage the overall land quality of forests, parks, rangelands, and other natural resources. |
$63,750 |