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The following pages of your Career Report present 22 broad occupational categories, or “job families,” and a number of specific occupations and show how they rank in popularity among ISTJs. This ranking is based on information from a sample of more than 92,000 people in 282 jobs who said they were satisfied with their jobs. There were 11,410 ISTJs in this sample.

The chart on the next page shows the popularity of 22 job families among ISTJs divided into three groups: those most attractive to ISTJs, those moderately attractive, and those least attractive. The longer the bar on the chart, the more attractive the job family. Those job families listed as most attractive to ISTJs offer the best opportunity for you to find an occupation in which you can use your natural preferences and be satisfied. Those job families listed as moderately attractive may or may not offer opportunities for expressing your preferences—it depends on the tasks and work environment of the specific occupation. Those job families listed as least attractive are associated with occupations in which you are least likely to express your preferences. These may require you to work “against the grain” of your preferences.

When reviewing the chart, it is important not to overemphasize the differences between any two adjacent categories. In your career exploration process, consider all the job families in the “most attractive” section, especially if the bars in the graph are about the same length. You should also explore job families in the “moderately” and “least” attractive sections if they appeal to you or you would like to learn more about them.

The following pages list specific occupations ranked by their popularity among ISTJs. The most popular occupations are shown first, followed by the least popular.

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®

Working with Your Job Families and Occupational Lists

␣ When comparing job families and the two occupational lists, it may not be entirely clear which occupations...