ISFJ
Introverted, Sensing, Feeling, Judging
As an ISFJ, career satisfaction means doing work that:
HEALTH CARE
These occupations allow ISFJs to work in a field where their contributions have a personal and direct impact on others. Many of these occupations require hands-on and one-on-one interaction with clients and patients. ISFJs like to be able to help others in real and practical ways. Many of these positions allow the ISFJ to work relatively independently within a traditional and organized culture. The field of medicine makes good use of ISFJs’ ability to learn and practice technical skills and gives them the chance to establish personal connections with other people.SOCIAL SERVICE/ EDUCATION
Your work-related strengths may include:
- Requires careful observation and meticulous accuracy, where I can use my ability to remember facts and details
- Lets me work on tangible projects that help other people, often requiring great accuracy and attention to detail
- Lets me express my compassion and devotion by working hard behind the scenes, but where my contributions are recognized and appreciated Is done in a traditional, stable, orderly, and structured environment, where the results are practical and service-oriented
- Requires that I adhere to standard procedures, use practical judgment, and follow through in a careful, organized way
- Lets me focus all my energy on one project or one person at a time, working on products or services that have observable end results
- Gives me a private work space so I can concentrate fully for extended periods of time and with a minimum of interruptions
- Lets me work primarily one-on-one, helping others, or with other people who share my personal values and beliefs
- Requires me to be organized and efficient in completing my assignments
- Does not require too frequently that I present my work in front of groups of people without having adequate time to prepare well in advance
HEALTH CARE
- Dental hygienist
- Family physician
- Nurse Medical technologist
- Physical therapist
- Medical equipment sales
- Health care administrator
- Dietitian/ nutritionist
- Optician
- Medical records administrator
- Pharmacist/ pharmacy technician
- Radiological technician
- Respiratory therapist
- Veterinarian
- Licensed practical nurse (LPN)
- Primary care physician
- Home health aide
- Medical/ dental assistant
- Pharmaceuticals salesperson
- Hospice worker
- Medical researcher
- Biologist
- Botanist
- Dentist
- Orthodontist
- Occupational therapist
- Biochemist
- Massage therapist
- Surgical technologist and technician
- Dental laboratory technician
- Corrective therapist
- Dialysis technician
These occupations allow ISFJs to work in a field where their contributions have a personal and direct impact on others. Many of these occupations require hands-on and one-on-one interaction with clients and patients. ISFJs like to be able to help others in real and practical ways. Many of these positions allow the ISFJ to work relatively independently within a traditional and organized culture. The field of medicine makes good use of ISFJs’ ability to learn and practice technical skills and gives them the chance to establish personal connections with other people.SOCIAL SERVICE/ EDUCATION
- Preschool teacher
- Librarian/ archivist
- Social worker
- Personal counselor
- Speech pathologist
- Probation officer
- Home health social worker
- Child welfare counselor
- Substance abuse counselor
- Social worker (elderly and child day care issues)
- Elementary school teacher
- Special education teacher
- Genealogist Curator
- Educational administrator
- Guidance counselor
- Religious educator
- Social worker (elderly services)
- Vocational rehabilitation counselor
- Historian
- Athletic trainer
- Fish and game warden
- Horticultural specialty grower
- Police identification and records specialist
- Stringed instrument repairer
- Residence counselor
- Farmer
- Secretary
- Clerical supervisor
- Customer service representative
- Personnel administrator
- Computer operator
- Bookkeeper
- Credit counselor
- Paralegal
- Home health care sales
- Lawn service manager
- Computer support specialist
- Francise owner (retail)
- Archivist
- Museum research worker
- Funeral director
- Grant coordinator
- Title examiner and abstractor
- Interior decorator
- Electrician
- Retail owner
- Innkeeper
- Artist
- Musician
- Preferred customer sales representative
- Merchandise planner
- Real estate agent/ broker
- Jeweler
Your work-related strengths may include:
- Great depth of focus and concentration
- Strong work ethic; you’re responsible and hardworking
- Good cooperation skills; you create harmonious relationships with others
- Very practical and realistic attitude
- Accuracy with facts and attention to details
- Love of being in service to others; you are supportive of co-workers and subordinates
- Strength at maintaining organization’s traditions and keeping track of its history
- Strong organizational skills
- Loyalty and comfort working within a traditional structure
- Excellence at managing sequential, repeated procedures or tasks
- Strong sense of responsibility; you can be counted on to do what you say
- Enjoyment using established ways of doing things; respect for status given by titles
- Common sense and realistic perspective
- Tendency to underestimate own value; you may not be assertive about your own needs
- Reluctance to embrace new and untested ideas
- Sensitivity to criticism; you feel stressed by tension-filled work situations
- Desire to focus on details and the present rather than implications and the future
- Tendency to take on too much
- Difficulty adapting or switching gears quickly
- Tendency to be overwhelmed by too many projects or tasks at the same time
- Propensity to become discouraged if you no longer feel needed or appreciated
- Difficulty changing your mind or position once a decision has been made
- Using your strengths is easy.