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Distribution of Myers-Briggs Types for 3 Careers


If you’re an INFJ, you probably have wondered where other INFJs work.  I got my degree and have worked in dietetics but have also considered other careers.  I compared the distribution of the Myers-Briggs types for dietitians, librarians, and music education majors.  I hope you find this as interesting as I did.

Below the types are listed as the percentage of the total.  The top 6 Myers-Briggs types for each career are highlighted with red (first), orange (second), yellow (third), green (fourth), blue (fifth), and purple (sixth).  The predominant preference for extroversion or introversion in the career are highlighted in pink.

Type
Dietitians
Librarians
Music Education
INFP
7.4
7.3
1.0
INFJ
4.5
6.5
14.9
ENFP
4.9
6.0
2.6
ENFJ
5.8
5.1
34.4
INTP
2.1
9.1
0.5
INTJ
3.7
11.5
4.6
ENTP
2.9
5.9
1.0
ENTJ
7.0
7.9
8.7
ISTP
3.3
2.3
0.5
ISFP
2.9
1.7
1.5
ESTP
2.9
1.1
0.5
ESFP
4.5
0.8
2.6
ISTJ
11.9
16.5
5.1
ISFJ
12.3
8.1
5.1
ESTJ
12.3
6.1
2.1
ESFJ
11.5
4.1
17.4
Introverts
48.1
63
33.2
Extroverts
51.8
37
69.3

References
1.      Relationships between career satisfaction and personality type for employed dietitians, Robin Brown Fellers, The University of Florida, 1974
2.      Personality Types and Librarians (Part 1), Jennifer A. Keach, 10/14/2012
3.      Do You Have the Personality for Teaching Music?  David W. Snyder, Illinois State University, 1-2013

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