___ The Best Jobs Lists: Jobs for Each of the Six Personality Types
careers in the Investigative and Enterprising categories often require a lot of prior education
or time spent rising through the ranks to a supervisory role, whereas on-the-job training
requiring less commitment of time may be suffi cient preparation for many jobs for the other
personality types.Keep in mind that the young people who hold the jobs listed in this section may not stay
in those jobs, or even in jobs related to the same personality type, for a whole career. Some
people are “late bloomers” who do not recognize at an early age what their personality
type is and how to fi nd a job appropriate to that type. Others may take a job related to an
inappropriate personality type because it off ers the opportunity to enter the labor market,
earn some money, gain basic job skills, and acquire the experience necessary for moving up
to a job that is a better fi t.Realistic Jobs with the Highest Percentage of Workers Age 16–24
Percent Workers
Job Age 16 –24
- Athletes and Sports Competitors ........................................................................................ 34.5%
- Surgical Technologists ......................................................................................................... 24.7%
- Roofers ................................................................................................................................ 22.4%
- Sailors and Marine Oilers ..................................................................................................... 20.8%
- Automotive Body and Related Repairers ............................................................................ 19.0%
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers ............................................................................ 16.3%
- Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers ........................................................................................ 16.3%
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics ................................................................ 16.2%
- Tile and Marble Setters ........................................................................................................ 16.1%
- Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers ......................................................................... 15.5%
- Sheet Metal Workers............................................................................................................ 14.7%
- Carpenters ........................................................................................................................... 12.8%
- Plumbers, Pipe! tters, and Steam! tters ............................................................................... 12.8%
- Computer Support Specialists ............................................................................................ 12.6%
- Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists ................................................... 12.5%
- Electricians .......................................................................................................................... 12.2%
- Audio and Video Equipment Technicians ............................................................................ 12.1%
- Brickmasons and Blockmasons .......................................................................................... 11.7%
- Boilermakers ........................................................................................................................ 10.7%
- Biological Technicians ......................................................................................................... 10.5%
- Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers .............................. 10.4%