ESFJ Careers: A List of Professional Jobs
This page lists possible ESFJ careers: professional careers that may be most suited to those with ESFJ preferences.
There are two lists, both of which are based on our own research that identifies careers where ESFJ's preferred team roles (or "dominant and auxiliary functions" in Jung/Myers Briggs terminology) are used extensively.
For more information about the lists, see our careers list information page.
The mandala (below right) represents where the preferences of ESFJ lie, based on the MTR-i team roles. For a full explanation, see our mandala page.
List No 1
The careers that, in our research, made most use of ESFJ's preferred function include:
List No 2
| Careers chosen by those preferring the ESFJ's dominant function (Fe) (calculated using "selection ratio") | Careers chosen by those preferring the ESFJ's auxiliary function (Si) (calculated using "selection ratio") |
|
Counsellor Trainer Assistant Secretary Senior Manager Researcher Accountant/auditor/ banker/economist Designer Homemaker Entrepreneur/self-employed Writer/editor Psychologist Careers/occupational advice/therapy Human Resources |
Marketing specialist Doctor/health care Business Analyst Librarian Artist/actor Researcher Entrepreneur/self-employed Forces Careers/occupational advice/therapy Scientist/biologist/ physicist/chemist Homemaker Administrator Sales Assistant |
The careers highlighted in bold, above, appear in both lists. It is possible, therefore, that those careers have a closer fit to those with ESFJ preferences (matching both dominant and auxiliary functions, and not just one).
The jobs/occupations using both dominant and auxiliary functions are:
- Assistant
- Researcher
- Homemaker
- Entrepreneur/self-employed
- Careers/occupational advice/therapy
For more general information on career choice see What Career Is Right For Me.
