Part III ________________________________________________________________________________The 20 Jobs with the Most Openings for Each
Personality Type
From the six lists of 50 jobs that met our criteria for this book, this list shows the 20 jobs for
each personality type that are projected to have the largest number of job openings per year
through 2016.Jobs with many openings present several advantages that may be attractive to you. Because
there are many openings, these jobs can be easier to obtain, particularly for those just
entering the job market.! ese jobs may also off er more opportunities to move from one
employer to another with relative ease.! ough some of these jobs have average or below-
average pay, some also pay quite well and can provide good long-term career opportunities or
the ability to move up to more responsible roles.It is interesting but not surprising that job openings are dramatically more scarce in
the Artistic list than in the other fi ve lists; this is a category where keen competition for
nonteaching jobs is the rule. If sales jobs were set aside, comparatively few openings also
would be found among the Enterprising jobs; this also tends to be a competitive arena.! e
two personality types with outstanding fi gures for job openings are Conventional and Social.On all the lists, the jobs that are expected to have the greatest number of openings tend
to be those that require hands-on or in-person work—for example, truck drivers, teachers,
salespeople, or cashiers.! ese workers are less likely to be replaced by technology or by
overseas workers.The 20 Realistic Jobs with the Most Openings
Job Annual Openings- Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer ............................................................................279,032
- Carpenters .........................................................................................................................223,225
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General .......................................................................165,502
- Painters, Construction and Maintenance ..........................................................................101,140
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics ................................................................97,350
- Computer Support Specialists ............................................................................................97,334
- Electricians ..........................................................................................................................79,083
- Plumbers, Pipe! tters, and Steam! tters ...............................................................................68,643
- Correctional Of! cers and Jailers..........................................................................................56,579
- Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators ..................................55,468
- Roofers ................................................................................................................................38,398
- Automotive Body and Related Repairers ............................................................................37,469
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers ............................................................................34,625