Jobs by Personality Type Ranking Methodology

All wage, projected growth (over 10 years), and degree level data displayed on these pages comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Standard Occupational Classification.

Personality trait data comes from Department of Labor's Occupational Information Network (O*NET), which has occupational experts answer questions about each job. Their answers are then compiled to assign traits a score out of five for each job.

Best Jobs for Myers-Briggs Personality Type

To be considered for introvert lists (INTP, INTJ, INFP, INFJ, ISTP, ISTJ, ISFP, ISFJ), jobs were required to have a social interaction rating less than three out of five.

To be considered for extrovert lists (ENTP, ENTJ, ENFP, ENFJ, ESTOP, ESTJ, ESFP, ESFJ) jobs were required to have a social interaction rating greater than 3.5 out of five.

Each personality type was mapped to two or three O*NET traits. The ratings for these traits were then multiplied, and jobs were ranked in descending order based on that number.

Best Jobs for Introverts / Extroverts

To be considered for this list, jobs were required to have a projected growth rate over 10% and a minimum salary of $40,000. The introvert list is ranked from lowest to highest social interaction score. The extrovert list is ranked from highest to lowest.

Highest Paying Jobs for Introverts / Extroverts

To be considered for the introvert list, jobs were required to have a social interaction rating less than three out of five. To be considered for the extrovert list, jobs were required to have a social interaction rating greater than four out of five. Qualifying jobs were then ranked in descending salary order.

Best Jobs for Introverts / Extroverts Without Degrees

To be considered for this list, the education needed for this job was required to be “high school diploma or equivalent.” On the introvert list, jobs were required to have a social interaction rating less than three out of five. On the extrovert list, jobs were required to have a social interaction rating greater than four out of five. Qualifying jobs were then ranked in descending salary order.