JDQ Radar showing the typical personality type demands made in a science career.
Key: darker areas indicate high demand, lighter ones less demand. That is, if your personality type is a darker area, then this career matches your personality.
Below you will find comments by people in this career. They were asked to rate their job (out of 6) and what they liked or did not like about their job. Their comments are sorted by the rating they assigned. The actual job title they gave is in brackets with, if provided, the personality type they declared.
Rating 6/6
Dream job! (Aquatic Ecologist - INTJ)
like that i work in the bush...dont like that it is seasonal work (mining exploration - INTP)
Learning new things and understanding new or previously unknown things about the world. (physicist)
Rating 5/6
I like finding ways to solve problems and finding results that are surprising (Research assistant - ENFP)
outdoors, unique, consistent with values, nature, physical managing people, resolving personal conflicts, occassional deadlines (botanist - ISFJ)
I like the variety, problem solving, independence, respect. I don’t like short deadlines, finding new projects, being responsible for other people’s mistakes. (private sector archaeologist - ISTJ)
Like it, but wish it had more room for radical innovation (Data Analyst)
Rating 4/6
Dislike lack of sufficient social contact Like analysing and investigating and coming to clear conclusions (Scientific officer - ENFP)
Lack of organization, unnecessary changes, imcomepent workers (Research Assistant - ESTJ)
I like the fact that I decide each day what I do, and also get to do different things most days (research associate in virology - INFP)
Like: independence, problem solving, constant learning Dislike: the need to be organized, pressure to perform, attitudes of co-workers (Graduate student)
Like: Flexibility and freedom to work independently, freedom to explore new ideas, general relevance of the field to current societal issues Dislike: Conflicts between colleagues over trivialities, poor communication with some colleagues, lack of clear meaning in specialized technical work (PhD student in atmospheric physics)
overbearing, dogmatic supervisor (research and development)
working with other peoples rigid routines (scientist)
working alone (Viticulturist)
Rating 3/6
i like doing experiments i hate doing formal report and rdr (Chemist - ESFP)
Disorganization. (technical writer - INFJ)
I am not micromanaged (industrial hygienist - INTJ)
When people (especially in management) circumvent written procedures &/or regulations for their own convenience &/or profit. (Lab Technician - INTJ)
Repitition (Sport scientist - INTJ)
I like the methodical nature of my work and I enjoy being exposed to the cutting edge of pharmaceutical research. I dislike how little I get to use my analytical/creative abilities and how often I have to jsut follow directions well. (Pharmaceutical research scientist - INTP)
very monotonous! (biotch lab technician - ISTJ)
I don’t care for working with people or in a gym environment. I love studying the physiological & chemical reactions of the body in regards to exercise input & nutrition. (Exercise Science)
It’s isolating and requires a lot of patience (phd student)
Rating 2/6
I dislike the time I spend commuting. I don’t earn enough money. (analytical chemist)
Being told what to do by others, cannot use my imagination (lab technician)
The unorganized manner of things, lack of leadership, inefficiency, the people I work closely with. (Laboratory Technician)
pay (research assistant)
Dislike - amount of time it takes to get results - small size of contributions made to overall picture - difficulty of problem solving Likes - variety is virtually endless - subject is interesting - work colleagues are very reasonable people (Research Technician (pharmacology))
Rating 1/6
I do not interact with people very often, and when I do, it is usually very brusque. My job is pretty lonely. I also think about things that are intellectually really stimulating, but that very few people care about. (research assistant - ENFP)
Does not allow for thorough investigation of system being validated. Process feels subjective despite being sold as a ‘science’ (Computer Validation in Pharmaceuticals - INFJ)
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