INTJ Careers: A List of Professional Jobs
This page lists possible INTJ careers: professional careers that may be most suited to those with INTJ preferences.
There are two lists, both of which are based on our own research that identifies careers where INTJ'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 INTJ 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 INTJ's preferred function include:
- Designer
- Consultant
- Project manager
- Technical specialist
- Human Resources
- Professor/academic/lecturer
- Marketing specialist
- Manager
List No 2
| Careers chosen by those preferring the INTJ's dominant function (Ni) (calculated using "selection ratio") | Careers chosen by those preferring the INTJ's auxiliary function (Te) (calculated using "selection ratio") |
|
Project manager Nurse Technical specialist Lawyer/attorney Designer Engineer Professor/academic/lecturer Artist/actor Manager Writer/editor Forces Trainer Clergy/church worker Counsellor |
Senior Manager Librarian Entrepreneur/self-employed Project manager Accountant/auditor/ banker/economist Forces Computer specialist Manager Clergy/church worker Administrator Counsellor Designer Doctor/health care Consultant |
The careers highlighted in bold, above, appear in both lists. It is possible, therefore, that those careers have a closer fit to those with INTJ preferences (matching both dominant and auxiliary functions, and not just one).
The jobs/occupations using both dominant and auxiliary functions are:
- Project manager
- Designer
- Manager
- Forces
- Clergy/church worker
- Counsellor
For more general information on career choice see What Career Is Right For Me.
