50 Best Jobs for Your Personality

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

Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors

! e primary personality type for this occupation is Social.

Look for the description among the Social jobs.

Technical Writers

! Personality Code: AIC

! Education/Training Required: Bachelor’s
degree
! Annual Earnings: $60,390

! Beginning Wage: $36,490

! Earnings Growth Potential: Medium

! Growth: 19.5%

! Annual Job Openings: 7,498

! Self-Employed: 6.0%

! Part-Time: 6.5%

Write technica l materia ls, such a s equipment

manuals, appendices, or operating and mainte-

nance instructions. May assist in layout work.

Organize material and complete writing assign-

ment according to set standards regarding order,

clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology. Main-

tain records and fi les of work and revisions. Edit,

standardize, or make changes to material prepared

by other writers or establishment personnel. Confer

with customer representatives, vendors, plant execu-

tives, or publisher to establish technical specifi cations

and to determine subject material to be developed for

publication. Review published materials and recom-

mend revisions or changes in scope, format, content,

and methods of reproduction and binding. Select

photographs, drawings, sketches, diagrams, and

charts to illustrate material. Study drawings, speci-

fi cations, mockups, and product samples to integrate

and delineate technology, operating procedure, and

production sequence and detail. Interview produc-

tion and engineering personnel and read journals

and other material to become familiar with prod-

uct technologies and production methods. Observe

production, developmental, and experimental activ-

ities to determine operating procedure and detail.

Arrange for typing, duplication, and distribution of

material. Assist in laying out material for publication.

Analyze developments in specifi c fi eld to determine

need for revisions in previously published materi-

als and development of new material. Review man-

ufacturer’s and trade catalogs, drawings, and other

data relative to operation, maintenance, and service

of equipment. Draw sketches to illustrate specifi ed

materials or assembly sequence.

GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 03. Arts and Com-

munication. Work Group: 03.02. Writing and Edit-

ing. Ot her Jobs in " is Work Group: Copy Writers;

Editors; Poets, Lyricists, and Creative Writers; Writ-

ers and Authors.

Skills: Writing; Technolog y Design; Qua lit y Con-

trol Analysis; Active Listening; Operations Analy-

sis; Reading Comprehension; Coordination; Active

Learning.

Education and Training Programs: Communica-

tion Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric;

Technical and Business Writing; Business/Corporate

Communications. Related Knowledge/Courses:

Communications and Media; Clerical Practices;

English Language; Computers and Electronics; Edu-

cation and Training; Engineering and Technology.

Work Env ironment : Indoors; sitting; using hands

on objects, tools, or controls; repetitive motions.

Training and Development Specialists

! e primary personality type for this occupation is Social.

Look for the description among the Social jobs.

Writers and Authors

See Copy Writers (an Enterprising job) and Poets,

Lyricists, and Creative Writers (an Artistic job), described

separately.