50 Best Jobs for Your Personality

Part IV: Descriptions of the 50 Best Jobs for Each Personality Type _______________________________

Enterprising Occupations

Administrative Services Managers

! Personality Code: EC

! Education/Training Required: Work
experience plus degree
! Annual Earnings: $70,990

! Beginning Wage: $36,000

! Earnings Growth Potential: High

! Growth: 11.7%

! Annual Job Openings: 19,513

! Self-Employed: 0.6%

! Part-Time: 4.7%

Plan, direct, or coordinate supportive services of

an organization, such as recordkeeping, mail dis-

tribution, telephone operator/receptionist, and

other offi ce support services. May oversee facil-

ities planning and maintenance and custodial

operations. Monitor the facility to ensure that it

remains safe, secure, and well-maintained. Direct or

coordinate the supportive services department of a

business, agency, or organization. Set goals and dead-

lines for the department. Prepare and review opera-

tional reports and schedules to ensure accuracy and

effi ciency. Analyze internal processes and recom-

mend and implement procedural or policy changes

to improve operations such as supply changes or

the disposal of records. Acquire, distribute, and

store supplies. Plan, administer, and control bud-

gets for contracts, equipment, and supplies. Over-

see construction and renovation projects to improve

effi ciency and to ensure that facilities meet environ-

mental, health, and security standards and comply

with government regulations. Hire and terminate

clerical and administrative personnel. Oversee the

maintenance and repair of machinery, equipment,

and electrical and mechanical systems. Manage leas-

ing of facility space. Participate in architectural and

engineering planning and design, including space

and installation management. Conduct classes to

teach procedures to staff. Dispose of, or oversee the

disposal of, surplus or unclaimed property.

GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 04. Business and

Administration. Work Group: 04.02. Managerial

Work in Bu sine ss Det a i l. Other Jobs in " is Work

Group: First-Line Supervisors/Managers of House-

keeping and Janitorial Workers; First-Line Supervi-

sors/Managers of Offi ce and Administrative Support

Workers; Meeting and Convention Planners.

Skills: Management of Financial Resources; Man-

agement of Personnel Resources; Programming;

Service Orientation; Coordination; Monitoring;

Writing; Speaking.

Education and Training Programs: Public Admin-

istration; Medical/Health Management and Clinical

Assistant/Specialist; Business/Commerce, General;

Business Administration and Management, General;

Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Con-

tracts Management; Transportation/Transportation

Management. Related Knowledge/Courses: Per-

sonnel and Human Resources; Clerical Practices;

Economics and Accounting; Administration and

Management; Customer and Personal Service; Law

and Government.

Work Env ironment : Indoors; more often standing

than sitting.

Advertising and Promotions Managers

! Personality Code: EAC

! Education/Training Required: Work

experience plus degree

! Annual Earnings: $78,250

! Beginning Wage: $38,400

! Earnings Growth Potential: Very high

! Growth: 6.2%

! Annual Job Openings: 2,955

! Self-Employed: 13.4%

! Part-Time: 4.8%