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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach or Scout | Building, Helping, Persuading |
Coaches teach amateur and professional athletes the skills they need to succeed at their sport. Scouts look for new players, evaluating their skills and likelihood for success at the amateur, college, or professional level. Many coaches also are involved in scouting potential athletes for their team. |
$38,970 |
| Photographer | Building, Creating |
Photographers use their technical expertise, creativity, and composition skills to produce and preserve images that tell a story or record an event. |
$38,950 |
| Painting and Coating Worker | Building, Thinking, Organizing |
Painting and coating workers apply finishes, often using machines, to products such as cars, jewelry, and ceramics. |
$38,670 |
| Dental Assistant | Building, Helping, Organizing |
Dental assistants have many tasks, including patient care, recordkeeping, and appointment scheduling. Their duties vary by state and by the dentists’ offices in which they work. |
$38,660 |
| Quality Control Inspector | Building, Thinking, Organizing |
Quality control inspectors examine products and materials for defects or deviations from specifications. |
$38,580 |
| Rehabilitation Counselor | Thinking, Helping |
Rehabilitation counselors help people with physical, mental, developmental, or emotional disabilities live independently. They work with clients to overcome or manage the personal, social, or psychological effects of disabilities on employment or independent living. |
$38,560 |
| Material Moving Machine Operator | Building |
Material moving machine operators use equipment to transport objects. For example, some operators move goods around factories and storage areas or onto container ships. Others move construction materials around building sites. |
$38,380 |
| Semiconductor Processor | Building, Thinking, Organizing |
Semiconductor processors oversee the manufacturing of semiconductor devices, which are commonly known as integrated circuits or microchips. These microchips are found in all electronic devices—including cell phones, cars, and laptops—and are an important part of modern life. |
$38,060 |
| Metal or Plastic Machine Worker | Building, Thinking, Organizing |
Metal and plastic machine workers set up and operate equipment that cuts, shapes, and forms metal and plastic materials or pieces. |
$38,040 |
| Material Recording Clerk | Building, Persuading, Organizing |
Material recording clerks track product information in order to keep businesses and supply chains on schedule. They ensure proper scheduling, recordkeeping, and inventory control. |
$37,870 |
| Bill or Account Collector | Persuading, Organizing |
Bill and account collectors try to recover payment on overdue bills. They negotiate repayment plans with debtors and help them find solutions to make paying their overdue bills easier. |
$37,700 |
| Social or Human Service Assistant | Helping, Organizing |
Social and human service assistants provide client services, including support for families, in a wide variety of fields, such as psychology, rehabilitation, and social work. They assist other workers, such as social workers, and they help clients find benefits or community services. |
$37,610 |
| Dispensing Optician | Building, Persuading, Organizing |
Opticians help fit eyeglasses and contact lenses, following prescriptions from ophthalmologists and optometrists. They also help customers decide which eyeglass frames or contact lenses to buy. |
$37,570 |
| Pest Control Worker | Building, Organizing |
Pest control workers remove unwanted pests, such as roaches, rodents, ants, and termites, that infest buildings and surrounding areas. |
$37,540 |
| Bus Driver | Building, Helping |
Passenger vehicle drivers transport people, sometimes across state and national borders. Some drive regular routes, while others’ destinations vary daily. They operate a range of vehicles, from small cars with limited seating to 60-foot articulated buses (with two connected sections) that can carry more than 100 passengers. |
$37,540 |
| Construction Laborer or Helper | Building, Organizing |
Construction laborers and helpers perform many tasks that require physical labor on construction sites. |
$37,520 |
| Announcer | Creating, Persuading |
Announcers present news and sports or may interview guests on media such as radio and television. Disc jockeys (DJs) act as masters of ceremonies (emcees) or play recorded music at weddings, parties, or clubs. |
$37,500 |
| Information Clerk | Helping, Persuading, Organizing |
Information clerks do routine clerical tasks such as maintaining records, collecting data, and providing information to customers. |
$37,450 |
| Phlebotomist | Building, Thinking, Organizing |
Phlebotomists draw blood for purposes such as tests, research, or donations. They help patients or donors who are anxious before or have an adverse reaction after the blood draw. |
$37,380 |
| Skincare Specialist | Building, Helping, Persuading |
Skincare specialists, also known as estheticians, provide cleansing and other face and body treatments to enhance a person’s appearance. |
$37,300 |