ENTJ
Extroverted, iNtuitive, Thinking, Judging
As an ENTJ, career satisfaction means doing work that:
Popular Occupations for ENTJs In listing occupations that are popular among ENTJs, it is important to note that there are successful people of all types in all occupations. However, the following are careers ENTJs may find particularly satisfying and some of the reasons why. This is by no means a comprehensive listing but is included to suggest possibilities you may not have previously considered. Although all of these occupations offer the potential for career satisfaction, the future demand for some careers is anticipated to be greater than for others. Based upon our research, the occupations that are italicized in the lists below are forecast to enjoy the fastest rate of growth over the next several years.
BUSINESS
FINANCE
CONSULTING/ TRAINING
PROFESSIONAL
TECHNOLOGY
Your work-related strengths may include:
The secret to success for an ENTJ is learning to: Slow down, focus on the details, and tune into others’ needs.
- Lets me lead, be in control, organizing and perfecting the operating systems of an organization so that it runs efficiently and reaches its goals on schedule
- Lets me engage in long-range strategic planning, creative problem solving, and the generation of innovative and logical approaches to a variety of problems
- Is done in a well-organized environment where I, and others, work within a clear and definite set of guidelines
- Challenges and stimulates my intellectual curiosity and lets me work with complex and often difficult problems
- Gives me opportunities to meet and interact with a variety of other capable, interesting, and powerful people
- Gives me the opportunity to advance within the organization and to increase and demonstrate my competence
- Is exciting, challenging, and competitive; where I am in the public eye and where my accomplishments are seen, recognized, and fairly compensated
- Lets me work with other intelligent, creative, ambitious, and goal-oriented individuals whose competencies I respect
- Lets me set and meet goals and implement my organizational skills to keep myself and others focused on the larger goal while accomplishing all my objectives in a timely and efficient manner
- Lets me manage and supervise others, using logical and objective standards and policies that utilize each person’s strengths but without having to deal daily with interpersonal squabbles
Popular Occupations for ENTJs In listing occupations that are popular among ENTJs, it is important to note that there are successful people of all types in all occupations. However, the following are careers ENTJs may find particularly satisfying and some of the reasons why. This is by no means a comprehensive listing but is included to suggest possibilities you may not have previously considered. Although all of these occupations offer the potential for career satisfaction, the future demand for some careers is anticipated to be greater than for others. Based upon our research, the occupations that are italicized in the lists below are forecast to enjoy the fastest rate of growth over the next several years.
BUSINESS
- Executive Senior manager
- Office manager
- Administrator
- Personnel manager
- Sales manager
- Marketing manager
- Network integration specialist (telecommunications)
- Technical trainer Information services– new business developer
- Logistics consultant (manufacturing)
- Management consultant: computer/ information services, marketing, reorganization
- Advertising account manager
- Marketing executive: radio/ TV/ cable broadcast industry
- Media planner/ buyer International sales and marketing
- Franchise owner
- Sales manager: pharmaceuticals
- Administrator: health services
- College and university administrator
- Managing editor
- Theater producer
- Police and detective supervisor
- Human resources manager
- Association manager and adviser
- Program director
- Project manager
- Retail manager
- Real estate manager
- Restaurant and food service manager
FINANCE
- Personal financial planner
- Economic analyst
- Mortgage broker
- Credit investigator
- Stockbroker
- Investment banker
- Corporate finance attorney
- International banker
- Economist
- Treasurer, controller, and chief financial officer
- Venture capitalist
CONSULTING/ TRAINING
- Business consultant
- Management consultant
- Educational consultant
- Program designer
- Management trainer
- Employment development specialist
- Labor relations manager
- Telecommunications security consultant
- Corporate team trainer
- Technical trainer
- Legislative assistant
- Political consultant
PROFESSIONAL
- Attorney
- Judge
- Psychologist
- Science/ social science teacher
- Chemical engineer Intellectual property attorney
- Biomedical engineer
- Psychiatrist
- Environmental engineer
- Attorney (specialty: nonprofit charitable giving)
- Attorney (specialty: estate planning)
- Political scientist
- Pathologist
- Pilot
TECHNOLOGY
- Network administrator
- Systems administrator
- Local Area Network (LAN) administrator
- Robotics network manager
- Database administrator
- Systems analyst
- Project manager
- Engagement manager
Your work-related strengths may include:
- Ability to see possibilities and implications
- Aptitude for creative problem solving; ability to examine issues objectively
- Understanding of complex issues
- Drive and ambition to succeed
- Confidence and natural leadership ability
- Strong motivation to be competent and to excel
- High standards and strong work ethic
- Ability to create systems and models to achieve your objectives
- Courage to take bold steps and the drive to reach goals
- Logical and analytical decision-making skills
- Decisiveness and strong organizational skills
- Comfort with technology; you’re a quick learner
- Impatience with others who are not as quick as you are
- Brusqueness and lack of tact and diplomacy
- Tendency toward hasty decision making
- Lack of interest in mundane details
- Tendency to want to improve something that doesn’t need improving
- Tendency to intimidate or overpower others
- Tendency to not take the time to adequately appreciate and praise employees, colleagues, and others
- Reluctance to reexamine issues already decided
- Propensity to overemphasize work life to the detriment of home life
- Using your strengths is easy.
The secret to success for an ENTJ is learning to: Slow down, focus on the details, and tune into others’ needs.