50 Best Jobs for Your Personality

___________________________________ The Best Jobs Lists: Jobs for Each of the Six Personality Types

Best Social Jobs Overall Employing 15

Percent or More Workers Age 55 and Over

Percent Workers Annual Percent Annual
Job Age 55 and Over Earnings Grow th Openings

1. Registered Nurses ..................................................... 21.0% ........ $60,010 ........23.5% .....233,499


2. Mental Health Counselors ......................................... 25.3% ........ $36,000 ........30.0% .......24,103


3. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special
   Education ................................................................... 22.0% ........ $47,330 ........13.6% .....181,612


4. Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder
   Counselors ................................................................. 25.3% ........ $35,580 ........34.3% ....... 20,821


5. Training and Development Specialists ....................... 17.6% ........ $49,630 ........18.3% .......35,862


6. Instructional Coordinators ......................................... 30.4% ........ $55,270 ........22.5% .......21,294


7. Mental Health and Substance Abuse
   Social Workers ........................................................... 19.9% ........ $36,640 ........29.9% .......17,289


8. Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors ................. 16.4% ........ $27,680 ........26.8% .......51,235


9. Medical and Public Health Social Workers ................ 19.9% ........ $44,670 ........24.2% .......16,429


10. Marriage and Family Therapists ................................ 25.3% ........ $43,600 ........29.8% .........5,953


11. Health Educators ....................................................... 18.3% ........ $42,920 ........26.2% ....... 13,707


12. Self-Enrichment Education Teachers ......................... 22.1% ........ $34,580 ........23.1% .......64,449


13. Education Administrators, Preschool and Child
    Care Center/Program ................................................. 28.7% ........ $38,580 ........23.5% .........8,113


14. Rehabilitation Counselors .......................................... 25.3% .........$29,630 .......23.0% ....... 32,081

Enterprising Jobs with the Highest

Percentage of Workers Age 55 and Over

Percent Workers

Job Age 55 and Over

1. Demonstrators and Product Promoters ............................................................................... 38.2%


2. Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers ........................................... 35.2%


3. Real Estate Brokers ............................................................................................................. 34.5%


4. Real Estate Sales Agents ..................................................................................................... 34.5%


5. Chief Executives .................................................................................................................. 31.5%


6. Natural Sciences Managers ................................................................................................. 30.9%


7. Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School ........................................... 28.7%


8. Education Administrators, Postsecondary .......................................................................... 28.7%


9. Lawyers ................................................................................................................................ 27.8%

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