___________________________________ The Best Jobs Lists: Jobs for Each of the Six Personality Types
- Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll
and Timekeeping ....................................................... 12.3% ........ $34,970 ........11.3% ....... 18,647
- Of! ce Clerks, General ................................................ 19.1% ........ $24,460 ........12.6% .....765,803
- Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers .................. 11.3% ........ $32,660 ........13.6% .......17,628
- Tellers ......................................................................... 33.8% ........ $22,920 ........13.5% ..... 146,077
- Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance ..... 11.3% ........ $33,140 ..........1.5% .......29,793
- Shipping, Receiving, and Traf! c Clerks ..................... 14.3% ........ $26,990 ..........3.7% ..... 138,967
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks ....... 10.9% ........ $32,040 ........–1.3% .......42,246
- Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan ................... 20.9% ........ $27,320 ..........9.5% .......54,060
- Medical Transcriptionists ........................................... 19.5% ........ $31,250 ........13.5% .......18,080
- Loan Interviewers and Clerks .................................... 11.3% .........$31,680 .......–0.9% ....... 40,217
The Best Jobs for Each Personality Type
with a High Percentage of Workers Age
55 and Over
In the following lists, we sorted the best 50 jobs for each personality type and included only
those that employ the highest percentage of workers age 55 and over. Workers in this age
bracket make up roughly 15 percent of the workforce. We included occupations in the lists if
the percentage of workers 55 and over was 15 percent or higher.
One use for these lists is to help you identify jobs that might be interesting to you as you
decide to change careers or approach retirement. Some jobs are on the lists because they are
attractive to older workers wanting part-time work to supplement their retirement income—
for example, Tellers. Other occupations on the lists, such as several jobs in music (Artistic),
medicine and science (Investigative), psychology (Social), and college teaching (several
personality types), take many years of training and experience. People who are established in
such careers often have many incentives to continue working at ages when workers in other
fi elds are ready to retire.! ese jobs also may not be as physically demanding as some other
jobs, especially compared to those linked to the Realistic personality type, and therefore may
be easier for older workers to perform.
Best Conventional Jobs Overall Employing
10 Percent or More Workers Age 16–24
Percent Workers Annual Percent Annual
Job Age 16 –24 Earnings Growth Openings
