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Appendix B: The Guide for Occupational
- Experience in a Related Occupation Best Enterprising Jobs Requiring Work
- Vocational Training Best Enterprising Jobs Requiring Postsecondary
- Best Enterprising Jobs Requiring a Bachelor’s Degree
- Experience Plus Degree Best Enterprising Jobs Requiring Work
- Degree Best Enterprising Jobs Requiring a First Professional
- On-the-Job Training................................................... Best Conventional Jobs Requiring Short-Term
- On-the-Job Training................................................... Best Conventional Jobs Requiring Moderate-Term
- On-the-Job Training................................................... Best Conventional Jobs Requiring Long-Term
- Experience in a Related Occupation Best Conventional Jobs Requiring Work
- Vocational Training Best Conventional Jobs Requiring Postsecondary
- Best Conventional Jobs Requiring an Associate Degree
- Best Conventional Jobs Requiring a Bachelor’s Degree
- Plus Degree Best Conventional Jobs Requiring Work Experience
- Best Conventional Jobs Requiring a Master’s Degree
- for Each Personality Type Part IV: Descriptions of the 50 Best Jobs
- Realistic Occupations
- Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
- Systems Assemblers Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and
- Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
- Architectural and Civil Drafters
- Athletes and Sports Competitors
- Audio and Video Equipment Technicians
- Automotive Body and Related Repairers
- Automotive Master Mechanics
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
- Automotive Specialty Technicians
- Aviation Inspectors
- Biological Technicians
- Boilermakers
- Brickmasons and Blockmasons
- Specialists Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine
- Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
- Motion Picture Camera Operators, Television, Video, and
- Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
- Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
- Carpenters.....................................................................
- Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
- Civil Drafters
- Civil Engineering Technicians
- Civil Engineers
- Computer Support Specialists
- Construction and Building Inspectors
- Construction Carpenters
- Correctional Offi cers and Jailers.....................................
- Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians
- Electrical Engineering Technicians
- Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
- Electricians
- Electronics Engineering Technicians
- Fire Fighters
- Forest Fire Fighters
- Freight and Cargo Inspectors
- Installers Heating and Air Conditioning Mechanics and
- Mechanics and Installers Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration
- Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
- Mates—Ship, Boat, and Barge
- Mechanical Drafters
- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
- Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
- Municipal Fire Fighters
- Equipment Operators Operating Engineers and Other Construction
- Painters, Construction and Maintenance
- Pilots, Ship
- Pipe Fitters and Steamfi tters
- Plumbers
- Plumbers, Pipefi tters, and Steamfi tters
- Radiologic Technicians
- Radiologic Technologists.................................................
- Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
- Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
- Roofers
- Rough Carpenters
- Sailors and Marine Oilers..............................................
- Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Surgical Technologists viii 50 Best Jobs for Your Personality © JIST Works
- Surveying Technicians
- Surveyors.......................................................................
- Repairers, Except Line Installers Telecommunications Equipment Installers and
- Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
- Tile and Marble Setters
- Transportation Inspectors
- Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation Transportation Vehicle, Equipment, and
- Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer
- Operators Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System
- Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
- Investigative Occupations..................................................
- Aerospace Engineers
- Anesthesiologists
- Anthropologists
- Anthropologists and Archeologists
- Archeologists
- Astronomers
- Atmospheric and Space Scientists....................................
- Biochemists and Biophysicists
- Biomedical Engineers
- Chemical Engineers .......................................................
- Chemists
- Clinical Psychologists
- Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists ................
- Computer and Information Scientists, Research ..............
- Computer Hardware Engineers ......................................
- Computer Security Specialists ........................................
- Computer Software Engineers, Applications
- Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software ............
- Computer Systems Analysts
- Computer Systems Engineers/Architects ..........................
- Coroners .......................................................................
- Dentists, General...........................................................
- Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
- Electrical Engineers
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
- Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
- Environmental Engineers
- Including Health Environmental Science and Protection Technicians,
- Health Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including
- Family and General Practitioners
- Forensic Science Technicians
- Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers ........
- Hydrologists...................................................................
- Industrial Engineers
- Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
- Internists, General
- Management Analysts
- Market Research Analysts
- Mathematicians
- Mechanical Engineers ....................................................
- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
- Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists ......................
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators .............
- Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts
- Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Obstetricians and Gynecologists .....................................
- Operations Research Analysts
- Optometrists
- Orthodontists ................................................................
- Pediatricians, General
- Pharmacists
- Physicists
- Podiatrists
- Political Scientists
- Prosthodontists
- Psychiatrists
- School Psychologists
- Sociologists
- Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers
- Surgeons
- Survey Researchers
- Veterinarians
- Artistic Occupations
- Teachers and Instructors.............................................. Adult Literacy, Remedial Education, and GED
- Advertising and Promotions Managers
- Anthropologists and Archeologists
- Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
- Architectural Drafters
- Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
- Art Directors
- Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
- Astronomers
- Biochemists and Biophysicists
- Broadcast News Analysts
- Picture Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion
- Commercial and Industrial Designers
- Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 50 Best Jobs for Your Personality © JIST Works ix
- Editors
- Education Teachers, Postsecondary
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
- Postsecondary English Language and Literature Teachers,
- Fashion Designers
- Film and Video Editors
- and Illustrators Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors,
- Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teachers,
- Graphic Designers
- Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
- Interior Designers
- Interpreters and Translators
- Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
- Landscape Architects
- Makeup Artists,! eatrical and Performance
- Marriage and Family! erapists
- Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
- Vocational Education Middle School Teachers, Except Special and
- Multi-Media Artists and Animators ...............................
- Music Composers and Arrangers .....................................
- Music Directors
- Music Directors and Composers
- Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
- Photographers
- Poets, Lyricists, and Creative Writers
- Political Scientists ..........................................................
- Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education .................
- Producers and Directors .................................................
- Public Relations Managers .............................................
- Public Relations Specialists ............................................
- and Vocational Education ........................................... Secondary School Teachers, Except Special
- Self-Enrichment Education Teachers ..............................
- Set and Exhibit Designers ..............................................
- Sociologists
- Special Education Teachers, Middle School
- Kindergarten, and Elementary School Special Education Teachers, Preschool,
- Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
- Technical Writers
- Training and Development Specialists
- Writers and Authors
- Social Occupations
- Teachers and Instructors.............................................. Adult Literacy, Remedial Education, and GED
- Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
- Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
- Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
- Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
- Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space
- Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary ....................................
- Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
- Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
- Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary......................
- Counseling Psychologists.................................................
- Dental Hygienists
- Economics Teachers, Postsecondary .................................
- Center/Program Education Administrators, Preschool and Child Care
- Education Teachers, Postsecondary .................................
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education ...
- Postsecondary English Language and Literature Teachers,
- Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
- Equal Opportunity Representatives and Offi cers
- Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
- Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teachers,
- Graduate Teaching Assistants
- Health Educators
- Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
- History Teachers, Postsecondary .....................................
- Instructional Coordinators
- Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
- Law Teachers, Postsecondary ..........................................
- Marriage and Family! erapists ....................................
- Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
- Medical and Public Health Social Workers ....................
- Medical Assistants
- Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers .......
- Mental Health Counselors .............................................
- Vocational Education Middle School Teachers, Except Special and
- Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
- Occupational! erapists.................................................
- Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
- Physical! erapist Assistants
- Physical! erapists x 50 Best Jobs for Your Personality © JIST Works
- Physician Assistants
- Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
- Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
- Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
- Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
- Radiation! erapists ......................................................
- Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
- Registered Nurses
- Rehabilitation Counselors
- Vocational Education Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and
- Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
- Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
- Special Education Teachers, Middle School
- Kindergarten, and Elementary School Special Education Teachers, Preschool,
- Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
- Training and Development Specialists
- Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary
- Social Occupations
- Enterprising Occupations
- Administrative Services Managers
- Advertising and Promotions Managers
- Advertising Sales Agents
- Air Traffi c Controllers
- Appraisers, Real Estate
- Chief Executives ............................................................
- Compensation and Benefi ts Managers
- Computer and Information Systems Managers
- Construction Managers
- Copy Writers .................................................................
- Criminal Investigators and Special Agents
- Customer Service Representatives
- Demonstrators and Product Promoters
- Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Directors, Religious Activities and Education
- Radio Directors—Stage, Motion Pictures, Television, and
- Secondary School Education Administrators, Elementary and
- Education Administrators, Postsecondary
- Employment Interviewers...............................................
- Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists.....
- Engineering Managers
- Financial Managers
- Financial Managers, Branch or Department
- Trades and Extraction Workers First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction
- and Serving Workers First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation
- Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
- Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping,
- Sales Workers First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail
- and Administrative Support Workers First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Offi ce
- Service Workers First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Personal
- Detectives First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and
- Flight Attendants
- Food Service Managers
- Gaming Managers .........................................................
- Gaming Supervisors .......................................................
- General and Operations Managers
- Insurance Sales Agents
- Lawyers
- Logisticians ...................................................................
- Marketing Managers
- Medical and Health Services Managers
- Meeting and Convention Planners
- Natural Sciences Managers
- Personal Financial Advisors
- Personnel Recruiters.......................................................
- Police and Sheriff ’s Patrol Offi cers
- Police Detectives
- Producers
- Producers and Directors
- Program Directors
- Managers Property, Real Estate, and Community Association
- Public Relations Managers
- Public Relations Specialists ............................................
- Real Estate Brokers
- Real Estate Sales Agents
- Sales Agents, Financial Services......................................
- Sales Agents, Securities and Commodities
- Sales Engineers
- Sales Managers
- Technical and Scientifi c Products ................................ Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing,
- Sales Agents Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services
- Sheriff s and Deputy Sheriff s
- Ship and Boat Captains .................................................
- Social and Community Service Managers
- Talent Directors
- Technical Directors/Managers
- Training and Development Managers
- Conventional Occupations
- Accountants
- Accountants and Auditors
- Actuaries
- Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate
- Archivists
- Assessors
- Auditors
- Bill and Account Collectors
- Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators.........
- Billing, Cost, and Rate Clerks
- Billing, Posting, and Calculating Machine Operators
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks ..............
- Brokerage Clerks
- Budget Analysts
- Cargo and Freight Agents
- Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Claims Examiners, Property and Casualty Insurance ......
- Compensation, Benefi ts, and Job Analysis Specialists
- Health and Safety, and Transportation ....................... Compliance Offi cers, Except Agriculture, Construction,
- Computer Specialists, All Other .....................................
- Cost Estimators .............................................................
- Court Clerks
- Court Reporters .............................................................
- Court, Municipal, and License Clerks ............................
- Database Administrators ...............................................
- Dental Assistants
- Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
- Environmental Compliance Inspectors
- Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Financial Analysts
- Government Property Inspectors and Investigators
- Timekeeping Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and
- Immigration and Customs Inspectors
- Insurance Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
- Insurance Claims Clerks
- Insurance Policy Processing Clerks
- Insurance Underwriters .................................................
- Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan .......................
- Legal Secretaries
- Librarians
- License Clerks
- Licensing Examiners and Inspectors
- Loan Interviewers and Clerks
- Loan Offi cers
- Mapping Technicians
- Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
- Medical Secretaries
- Medical Transcriptionists
- Municipal Clerks
- Network Designers
- Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
- Offi ce Clerks, General
- Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Pharmacy Technicians
- Police Identifi cation and Records Offi cers
- Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers
- Postal Service Mail Carriers
- Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
- and Farm Products Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail,
- Receptionists and Information Clerks .............................
- Except Technical and Scientifi c Products Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing,
- Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive ..........
- Shipping, Receiving, and Traffi c Clerks ..........................
- Social and Human Service Assistants..............................
- Statement Clerks ...........................................................
- Statisticians
- Surveying and Mapping Technicians ..............................
- Tellers ...........................................................................
- Treasurers and Controllers
- Web Administrators .......................................................
- Web Developers
- Personality Codes Appendix A: Occupations Ordered by Two-Letter
- Groups Exploration (GOE) Interest Areas and Work
- Courses Appendix C: De! nitions of Skills and Knowledge/
- Appendix D: Resources for Further Exploration
- Index