In Demand Careers Well Suited To ISTPs

ISTPs are realist who apply expediency and reasoning as they manage and adapt to situations. They are happiest when in situations that require immediate attention. Reflective, utilitarian, pragmatic and,logical they have a knack for taking in and retaining data of a technical nature. ISTPs enjoy working in an environment that is casual and informal and lets them use available resources in the most efficient manner possible to deal with concert/ tangible problems. ISTPs prefer a work environment that: Allows for economy of motions and energy and does not require needless routine / Provides the opportunity to use troubleshooting skills / Enables them to understand and apply technology. For ISTPs career satisfaction means: working independently, expediently, and dealing with real world objectives. Three careers that meet these criteria that have been determined by The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to be in high demand are: Forest Fire Fighter, Regional Commercial Pilot, and Civil Engineer. Forest Fire Fighter: Forest fire fighters work as members of a crew to put out fires in forests and rangelands. Qualities necessary to succeed as a forest fire fighter include initiative, good judgment , mental alertness, mechanical aptitude, endurance, strength and the ability to function under conditions of stress and danger. Education and Training: Typically a high school diploma . Completion of community college courses, or  an associate degree, in fire science however  may improve chances for a job .Wage and Projected Growth: BLS estimates median wage for 2006 was $19.80 per hour , $41,190 annually.  Projected occupational growth from 2006 to 2016 is estimated to be between  6%  to 13%.  Regional Commercial Pilot: Flies and navigates small fixed or rotary winged aircraft, for the transport of cargo and passengers. Pilots often start out working for smaller commuter and regional airlines to acquire the experience needed to qualify for higher paying jobs with national or major airlines. Qualities necessary to succeed as a pilot include: mental alertness, mechanical aptitude, the ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust controls to exact positions,  to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, and an aptitude to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions. Education and Training: Pilots very often learned to fly in the military, however a growing numbers of commercial pilots are choosing to receive training  from colleges that have been  certified by the FAA to provide flight instruction. Wage and Projected Growth: BLS estimates the annual median wage for 2006 was $57,480. Projected occupational growth from 2006 to 2016 is estimated to be between 7%  to 13%. Civil Engineer: Plan, design and oversee the engineering duties related to the construction and maintenance of building structures and facilities such as roads, bridges, pipelines, power plants, etc.  General characteristics associated with success in this occupation include  the ability to : work independently, apply general rules to specific problems to produce common sense solutions, and   arrange things or actions in a certain  pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules . Education and Training: A bachelors degree in engineering is required for most all entry-level engineering jobs. College graduates with a degree in a natural science or mathematics occasionally also qualify for some engineering jobs. Wage and Projected Growth: BLS estimates the annual median wage for 2006 was  $32.98 hourly, $68,600 annually.Projected occupational growth from 2006 to 2016 is estimated to be between  14% to 20%.

Myers-Briggs Personality Type Attitudes Defined

Attitudes determine how and individual uses his /  her four functions.   The two attitudes developed by Jung are those of extraversion and introversion.  These two attitudes refer to the way in which an individual relates to his/ her environment.  Extraverts relate to their environment outwardly, their focus is on people and objects in the outside world.  An extrovert gains psychological energy from the outside world.  Extraverts interact continuously with the environment, are easily approached by others, talk through situations in order to think, and are energized by numbers of people . Approximately 75% of the U.S.  population prefer the attitude of extraversion and 25% of the population prefer introversion . Isabel Myers and Katharine Briggs, the developers of the Myers-Briggs Type Instrument (MBTI), devised the second set of attitudes judging and perceiving.  The attitudes of judging  and perceiving have a dual purpose their primary purpose as stated by  Myers is to “describe unidentifiable attitudes and behaviors to the outside world ”.  An individual who prefers the judging  attitude seeks order, structure and closure in their environment.  An individual who prefers the attitude of perceiving seeks a flexible, spontaneous and open-ended environment.   Approximately 50% of the U.S. population prefer the attitude of judging and the other 50% prefer the attitude of perceiving.   The second purpose of the judging and perceiving attitudes is used in conjunction with the attitudes of extraversion  and introversion to determine which of the functions is the dominant function and which is the auxiliary function.