33PART III
The Best Jobs Lists:
Jobs for Each of the
Six Personality Types
T
his part contains a lot of interesting lists, and it’s a good place for you to start using the
book. Here are some suggestions for using the lists to explore career options:
!! e Table of Contents at the beginning of this book presents a complete listing of the list
titles in this section. You can browse the lists or use the Table of Contents to fi nd those
that interest you most.
! We gave the lists clear titles, so most require little explanation. We provide comments for
each group of lists.
! As you review the lists, one or more of the jobs may appeal to you enough that you want
to seek additional information. As this happens, mark that job (or, if someone else will
be using this book, write it on a separate sheet of paper) so that you can look up the
description of the job in Part IV.
! Keep in mind that all jobs in these lists meet our basic criteria for being included in this
book. All lists, therefore, are organized by personality type and emphasize occupations
with high pay, high growth, or large numbers of openings.! ese economic measures are
easily quantifi ed and are often presented in lists of best jobs in the newspapers and other
media. While earnings, growth, and openings are important, there are other factors to
consider in your career planning. For example, location, having an opportunity to serve
others, and enjoying your work are a few of many factors that may defi ne the ideal job
for you.! ese measures are diffi cult or impossible to quantify and thus are not used
in this book, so you will need to consider the importance of these issues yourself.! e
resources listed in Appendix D may help you research these issues.
! All data used to create these lists comes from the U.S. Department of Labor.! e earnings
fi gures are based on the average annual pay received by full-time workers. Because the
earnings represent the national averages, actual pay rates can vary greatly by location,
amount of previous work experience, and other factors.