50 Best Jobs for Your Personality

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Best Realistic Jobs Overall with 8

Percent or More Self-Employed Workers

Percent
Self-Employed Annual Percent Annual
Job Workers Earnings Grow th Openings

1. Construction and Building Inspectors ......................... 9.4% ........ $48,330 ........18.2% .......12,606


2. Plumbers, Pipe! tters, and Steam! tters ..................... 12.3% ........ $44,090 ........10.6% .......68,643
   3. Carpenters ................................................................. 31.8% ........ $37,660 ........10.3% .....223,225
   4. Electricians ................................................................ 10.7% ........ $44,780 ..........7.4% .......79,083
   5. Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer ...................... 8.8% ........ $36,220 ........10.4% .....279,032
   6. Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics ...... 16.8% ........ $34,170 ........14.3% .......97,350
   7. Tile and Marble Setters .............................................. 33.8% ........ $38,720 ........15.4% .........9,066
   8. Athletes and Sports Competitors .............................. 27.0% ........ $38,440 ........19.2% .........4,293
   9. Painters, Construction and Maintenance .................. 42.2% ........ $32,080 ........11.8% .....101,140
   10. Audio and Video Equipment Technicians .................. 12.8% ........ $36,050 ........24.2% ......... 4,681
   11. Brickmasons and Blockmasons ................................ 24.5% ........ $44,070 ..........9.7% .......17,569
   12. Roofers ...................................................................... 20.1% ........ $33,240 ........14.3% .......38,398
   13. Automotive Body and Related Repairers .................. 14.1% ........ $35,690 ........11.6% .......37,469
   14. Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration
   Mechanics and Installers ........................................... 12.7% ........ $38,360 ..........8.7% .......29,719
   15. Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers .............................. 23.0% .........$36,520 .........7.3% .......30,945

Investigative Jobs with the Highest

Percentage of Self-Employed Workers

Percent Self-

Job Employed Workers

1. Prosthodontists .................................................................................................................... 51.3%


2. Orthodontists ....................................................................................................................... 43.3%


3. Industrial-Organizational Psychologists .............................................................................. 39.3%


4. Dentists, General ................................................................................................................. 36.6%


5. Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists .................................................................. 34.2%


6. Management Analysts ......................................................................................................... 27.0%


7. Optometrists ........................................................................................................................ 25.5%


8. Podiatrists ............................................................................................................................ 23.9%


9. Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts ...................................................... 17.5%


10. Veterinarians ........................................................................................................................ 17.1%


11. Anesthesiologists ................................................................................................................. 14.7%


12. Family and General Practitioners ......................................................................................... 14.7%