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More than 250,000 Best Jobs books in print! College Three Steps to Your Best College Major Options Best College Majors for Second Best College 10 Your Personality Edition Part of JJIISSTT’s’sB Beesst tJ Joobbss® Series “Picking a major is anything but simple. If you are undecided about your major and what you want to do in life, this book can help you sort it out.” Campus Talk magazine for Match Your Personality to Best Colege Majors How This Book Works Majors Your Research has proven that matching your personality to a Take a look at Part I for information about personal- major improves your satisfaction and success in college and ity types and how they relate to college majors. Com- in your future career. This eye-opening book helps you plete a brief assessment to discover your personality identify your personality type and the 10 best majors that type in Part II. Browse more than 90 best majors conect to it. Also uncover related jobs with the best pay lists in Part I to f nd the majors in your personal- 10 and growth that you are likely to be good at or enjoy. ity type that interest you most. Then look up their Second descriptions in Part IV for details on college courses, Helpful Facts on Best Majors for specializations in the major, descriptions of related PersonalityEdition TYoheu ra uPtheorrs ousnead ltithye most up-to-date facts from govern- jobs, salary, and more. Simple. Parrt oof JJISTT’s Besst JJobss® Seeriees Who Can Benefit from This Book? Planning four ment and college sources in this volume. Besides the best majors lists, the book includes information-packed descrip- or more years of education beyond high school and 55+ Major Descriptions for 6 Personality Types want to f nd a major that f ts you? Researching your tions of more than 50 college majors, plus related jobs, for future education and career options? Returning to the six personality types: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional. Among this book’s college but unsure which majors lead to the best 90+ Best Majors Lists, Including Majors Leading jobs? This book is ideal for people making important many helpful facts: to Jobs with the Best Pay and Fastest Growth education and career plans, as well as for educators, The best Realistic major is Computer Engineering. Its counselors, and others advising them. Choose the best major for your personality related jobs pay an average of $92,000, are growing at 23.1 percent, and have 10,109 openings per year. About the Author. Laurence Shatkin, Ph.D., has 30 type: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Among the Social majors with the best job-opening byeloargss ionn t hcaer ecear eiesrs uinesf;o ramndat ios nt hfe e ladu;t hporers eonf tsm andy Enterprising, or Conventional. potential are Nursing (number 1, with 103,900 annual career and education books, including 50 Best Jobs Best majors lists for each personality type, openings in related jobs), Elementary Education (number for Your Personality and Panicked Student’s Guide 2, 59,560 openings), and Physical Education (number 4, to Choosing a College Major. He is frequently inter- organized by potential pay, growth, and more. 23,020 openings). viewed by major media on trends in the world of Descriptions of majors and related jobs packed The best majors for extroverts include Medicine (number work. Follow him on Twitter at @LaurenceShatkin. with details on course sequence, pay, openings, 1), Human Resources Management (number 6), and International Business (number 9). work tasks, and skills needed. Shatkin Laurence Shatkin, Ph.D. 800-648-JIST | www.jist.com $17.95 Higher in Canada 10 Best Coll Maj 2E cover.indd 1 10 Best Coll Maj 2E cover.indd 1 4/6/11 8:43:50 AM 4/6/11 8:43:50 AM Second Best College Majors for Your Personality Edition 10 Laurence Shatkin, Ph.D. Also in JIST’s Best Jobs® Series Best Jobs for the 21st Century 250 Best-Paying Jobs 200 Best Jobs for College Graduates 150 Best Jobs for Your Skills 300 Best Jobs Without a Four-Year Degree 150 Best Jobs T rough Military Training 200 Best Jobs T rough Apprenticeships 150 Best Jobs for a Better World 50 Best Jobs for Your Personality 200 Best Jobs for Introverts 40 Best Fields for Your Career 150 Best Low-Stress Jobs 225 Best Jobs for Baby Boomers 10 Best College Majors for Your Personality, Second Edition © 2011 by JIST Publishing Published by JIST Works, an imprint of JIST Publishing 7321 Shadeland Station, Suite 200 Indianapolis, IN 46256-3923 Phone: 800-648-JIST Fax: 877-454-7839 E-mail: This Is a Big Book, But It Is Very Easy to Use Psychologists often use the concept of personality as a convenient way of summarizing many characteristics of a person. It can be especially useful when you’re making decisions about your education and your career. What kind of personality do you have? Forget about common labels such as “happy-go-lucky,” “dependable,” “even-tempered,” “friendly,” or “funny.” T ese might help you get a date on Saturday night, but they’re not much help in choosing a college major. T at’s where this book can help. Learn about the personality types that many psychologists and guidance practitioners use to describe people, college majors, and careers. Take a quick assessment to help you clarify your dominant personality type. T en dig into a gold mine of facts about the college majors that are the best fi t for your personality type—and that are the best for other reasons, such as their potential for income and job openings. Lists of “best majors” will suggest promising majors that you may never have considered. Turn to the descriptive profi les of the majors to learn what courses to expect, what specializations you may choose from, and what jobs may be open to you when you graduate. Get detailed facts about these jobs, based on the latest government data. You’re probably expecting college to improve your earning potential. So why not fi nd a major that suits your personality and has outstanding economic potential? T is book can show you the way. Some Things You Can Do with This Book Explore and select a college major that relates to a career objective that suits your personality. Learn about college majors that previously were unfamiliar to you. Understand what majors are good preparation for a career you already have in mind. Learn key facts about jobs that may be a good fi t for your personality. T ese are a few of the many ways you can use this book. I hope you fi nd it as interesting to browse as I did to put together. I have tried to make it easy to use and as interesting as possible. When you are done with this book, pass it along or tell someone else about it. I wish you well in your education, in your career, and in your life. Credits and Acknowledgments: While the author created this book, it is based on the work of many others. The occupational information is based on data obtained from the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Census Bureau. These sources provide the most authoritative occupational information available. The noneconomic job-related information is from the O*NET database, which was developed by researchers and developers under the direction of the U.S. Department of Labor. They, in turn, were assisted by thousands of employers who provided details on the nature of work in the many thousands of job samplings used in the database’s development. We used the most recent version of the O*NET database, release 15. We appreciate and thank the staff of the U.S. Department of Labor for their efforts and expertise in providing such a rich source of data. The taxonomy of college majors (the Classif cation of Instructional Programs) is from the U.S. Department of Education. 10 Best College Majors for Your Personality © JIST Works iv Table of Contents Summary of Major Sections Detailed Table of Contents Introduction. A short overview to help you better Introduction ..................................................... 1 understand and use the book. Starts on page 1. Factors to Consider When You Choose a Major ....1 Part I. Your Personality and Your Major. Pro- How to Use T is Book ......................................... 2 vides an overview of personality and of personality Wh ere the Information Came From ..................... 3 types. T is section also explores the relationship between personality and college majors. Starts on How the Majors in T is Book Were Selected ....... 7 page 15. A Sample Description of a Major .......................... 9 Part II. What’s Your Personality Type? Take An Part I: Your Personality and Your Major .......... 15 Assessment. Helps you discover your personality Why Personality Is Useful for Choosing type with a short, easy-to-complete assessment. a Major .............................................................15 Starts on page 21. T e RIASEC Personality Types .......................... 16 Part III. T e Best Majors Lists. Very useful for Part II: What’s Your Personality Type? Take exploring college majors! Lists are arranged into an Assessment ............................................. 21 easy-to-use groups based on personality types. T e fi rst group of lists presents the 10 best majors for Step 1: Respond to the Statements .................. 22 each personality type. Other lists identify, for each Step 2: Score Your Responses .......................... 29 personality type, majors linked to jobs with the Step 3: Find College Majors that Suit Your highest earnings, the fastest job growth, and the Personality Type ......................................... 29 most job openings. More-specialized lists follow, ranking majors related to jobs by education level, Part III: The Best Majors Lists ........................ 31 majors linked to best jobs by worker demographics, Some Details on the Lists ................................... 32 and majors that prepare for jobs requiring either Best Majors Overall for Each Personality Type: high or low math and verbal skills. T e column Majors Related to Jobs with the Highest Pay, starting on the right presents all the list titles. Fastest Growth, and Most Openings ............... 33 Starts on page 31. T e 10 Best Realistic Majors .......................... 34 Part IV. Descriptions of the Best College T e 10 Best Investigative Majors .................... 35 Majors for Your Personality. Provides complete descriptions of the majors that appear on the lists in T e 10 Best Artistic Majors ............................ 35 Part III, plus fi ve related majors. Each description T e 10 Best Social Majors .............................. 36 contains information on specializations and college T e 10 Best Enterprising Majors .................... 36 and high school courses, plus defi nitions and key T e 10 Best Conventional Majors .................. 37 facts for related jobs. Starts on page 91. T e 5 Realistic Majors with the Best Income Appendix A. Resources for Further Exploration. Potential .................................................... 38 Starts on page 283. T e 5 Investigative Majors with the Best Appendix B. Majors Sorted by T ree-Letter Income Potential ........................................ 38 Personality Code. Starts on page 285. T e 5 Artistic Majors with the Best Income Appendix C. T e Career Clusters and Pathways. Potential .................................................... 39 Starts on page 287. T e 5 Social Majors with the Best Income Appendix D. Defi nitions of Skills Used in Potential .................................................... 39 Descriptions of Majors. Starts on page 297. T e 5 Enterprising Majors with the Best Income Potential ........................................ 39 v Table of Contents _______________________________________________________________________ T e 5 Conventional Majors with the Best Best Conventional Majors Related to Jobs Income Potential ........................................40 with a High Percentage of Self-Employed T e 5 Realistic Majors with the Best Workers ...................................................... 47 Job-Growth Potential .................................40 Best Realistic Majors Related to Jobs T e 5 Investigative Majors with the Best Employing 60 Percent or More Urban Job-Growth Potential ..................................41 Workers ...................................................... 49 T e 5 Artistic Majors with the Best Best Investigative Majors Related to Jobs Job-Growth Potential ..................................41 Employing 60 Percent or More Urban Workers ...................................................... 49 T e 5 Social Majors with the Best Job-Growth Potential ..................................41 Best Artistic Majors Related to Jobs Employing 60 Percent or More Urban T e 5 Enterprising Majors with the Best Workers ...................................................... 49 Job-Growth Potential ................................. 42 Best Social Majors Related to Jobs T e 5 Conventional Majors with the Best Employing 60 Percent or More Urban Job-Growth Potential ................................. 42 Workers ......................................................50 T e 5 Realistic Majors with the Best Best Enterprising Majors Related to Jobs Job-Opening Potential ................................ 43 Employing 60 Percent or More Urban T e 5 Investigative Majors with the Best Workers ......................................................50 Job-Opening Potential ................................ 43 Best Conventional Majors Related to Jobs T e 5 Artistic Majors with the Best Employing 60 Percent or More Urban Job-Opening Potential ................................ 43 Workers .......................................................51 T e 5 Social Majors with the Best Best Realistic Majors Related to Jobs Job-Opening Potential ................................ 44 Employing 6 Percent or More Rural T e 5 Enterprising Majors with the Best Workers .......................................................51 Job-Opening Potential ................................ 44 Best Investigative Majors Related to Jobs T e 5 Conventional Majors with the Best Employing 6 Percent or More Rural Job-Opening Potential ................................ 44 Workers ...................................................... 52 Best Majors Lists by Demographic ......................45 Best Artistic Majors Related to Jobs Best Realistic Majors Related to Jobs with Employing 6 Percent or More Rural a High Percentage of Self-Employed Wo rkers ...................................................... 52 Workers ...................................................... 46 Best Social Majors Related to Jobs Employing Best Investigative Majors Related to Jobs 6 Percent or More Rural Workers ................ 52 with a High Percentage of Self-Employed Best Enterprising Majors Related to Jobs Workers ...................................................... 46 Employing 6 Percent or More Rural Best Artistic Majors Related to Jobs with Workers .................. .................................... 53 a High Percentage of Self-Employed Best Conventional Majors Related to Jobs Workers ...................................................... 46 Employing 6 Percent or More Rural Best Social Majors Related to Jobs with Workers ...................................................... 53 a High Percentage of Self-Employed Best Artistic Majors Related to Jobs with a Workers ...................................................... 47 High Percentage of Women ......................... 54 Best Enterprising Majors Related to Jobs Best Social Majors Related to Jobs with a with a High Percentage of Self-Employed High Percentage of Women ......................... 55 Workers ...................................................... 47 10 Best College Majors for Your Personality © JIST Works vi ________________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents Best Enterprising Majors Related to Jobs Conventional Majors Related to Jobs that with a High Percentage of Women .............. 55 Require the Highest Level of Verbal Skills .... 67 Best Conventional Majors Related to Jobs Best Realistic Majors Related to Jobs that with a High Percentage of Women .............. 55 Require a High Level of Verbal Skills ........... 67 Best Realistic Majors Related to Jobs with a Best Investigative Majors Related to Jobs High Percentage of Men .............................. 56 that Require a High Level of Verbal Skills ... 67 Best Investigative Majors Related to Jobs Best Artistic Majors Related to Jobs that with a High Percentage of Men ................... 56 Require a High Level of Verbal Skills ........... 68 Best Artistic Majors Related to Jobs with Best Social Majors Related to Jobs that a High Percentage of Men ........................... 57 Require a High Level of Verbal Skills ........... 68 Best Social Majors Related to Jobs with Best Enterprising Majors Related to Jobs a High Percentage of Men ........................... 57 that Require a High Level of Verbal Skills ... 69 Best Enterprising Majors Related to Jobs Best Conventional Majors Related to Jobs with a High Percentage of Men ................... 57 that Require a High Level of Verbal Skills ... 69 Best Conventional Majors Related to Jobs Best Majors Related to Jobs that Require a with a High Percentage of Men ................... 57 Low Level of Verbal Skills ...........................70 Best Majors Related to Jobs at Diff erent Realistic Majors Related to Jobs that Require Levels of Education .......................................... 58 the Highest Level of Math Skills ...................71 Best Majors Related to Jobs that Require Investigative Majors Related to Jobs that Long-Term On-the-Job Training ................. 59 Require the Highest Level of Math Skills .......71 Best Majors Related to Jobs that Require a Artistic Majors Related to Jobs that Require Bachelor’s Degree ........................................60 the Highest Level of Math Skills ...................71 Best Majors Related to Jobs that Require Social Majors Related to Jobs that Require Work Experience Plus Degree .......................61 the Highest Level of Math Skills .................. 72 Best Majors Related to Jobs that Require a Enterprising Majors Related to Jobs that Master’s Degree .......................................... 62 Require the Highest Level of Math Skills ...... 72 Best Majors Related to Jobs that Require a Conventional Majors Related to Jobs that Doctoral Degree ......................................... 63 Require the Highest Level of Math Skills ...... 72 Best Majors Related to Jobs that Require a Best Realistic Majors Related to Jobs that First Professional Degree ............................. 63 Require a High Level of Math Skills ............ 73 Best Majors Lists by Verbal and Math Skills ...... 64 Best Investigative Majors Related to Jobs Realistic Majors Related to Jobs that Require that Require a High Level of Math Skills ..... 73 the Highest Level of Verbal Skills ................. 65 Best Artistic Majors Related to Jobs that Investigative Majors Related to Jobs that Require a High Level of Math Skills ............ 73 Require the Highest Level of Verbal Skills .... 65 Best Social Majors Related to Jobs that Artistic Majors Related to Jobs that Require Require a High Level of Math Skills ............ 74 the Highest Level of Verbal Skills ................. 66 Best Enterprising Majors Related to Jobs Social Majors Related to Jobs that Require that Require a High Level of Math Skills ..... 74 the Highest Level of Verbal Skills ................. 66 Best Conventional Majors Related to Jobs Enterprising Majors Related to Jobs that that Require a High Level of Math Skills ..... 74 Require the Highest Level of Verbal Skills .... 66 Best Majors Related to Jobs that Require a Low Level of Math Skills ............................ 76 10 Best College Majors for Your Personality © JIST Works vii Table of Contents _______________________________________________________________________ Bonus Lists: Best Majors that May Appeal to Geophysics ................................................103 Other Aspects of Your Personality ................... 77 Related Jobs ................................................ 103 Best Majors for Introverts .............................. 78 1. Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Best Majors for Extroverts .............................. 79 Geographers ....................................... 103 Best Majors for Persistent People ....................80 2. Natural Sciences Managers ................... 104 Best Majors for Sensitive People ......................81 Microbiology .............................................106 Best Majors for People with Self-Control ........ 82 Related Jobs ................................................ 107 Best Majors for Stress-Tolerant People ............ 83 1. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists ................................... 107 Best Majors for Flexible People ...................... 84 2. Microbiologists ..................................... 107 Best Majors for Detail-Oriented People .......... 85 3. Natural Sciences Managers ................... 108 Best Majors for Innovators ............................. 86 Oceanography ...........................................109 Best Majors for Analytical T inkers ................ 87 Related Jobs ................................................ 110 Best Majors Related to Jobs Not Behind 1. Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and a Desk .......................................................88 Geographers ....................................... 110 Best Majors Related to World-Improving 2. Hydrologists ..........................................111 Jobs ............................................................ 89 3. Natural Sciences Managers ....................111 Part IV: Descriptions of the Best College Majors for Your Personality .......................... 91 Veterinary Medicine ................................. 113 Investigative Majors ...........................................114 Realistic Majors .................................................. 93 Biochemistry ............................................. 114 Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering ..........93 Related Jobs .................................................114 Related Jobs .................................................. 93 1. Biochemists and Biophysicists .................114 1. Aerospace Engineers ............................... 93 2. Medical Scientists, Except 2. Engineering Managers ............................ 94 Epidemiologists ....................................115 Civil Engineering .......................................95 3. Natural Sciences Managers ....................116 Related Jobs .................................................. 96 Computer Engineering ............................. 117 1. Civil Engineers ...................................... 96 Related Jobs .................................................118 2. Engineering Managers ............................98 1. Computer Hardware Engineers .............118 Computer Engineering ...............................99 2. Computer Software Engineers, Dentistry ....................................................99 Applications .........................................119 Environmental Science ...............................99 3. Computer Software Engineers, Systems Geology .......................................................99 Software .............................................119 Related Jobs ................................................100 4. Computer Specialists, All Other ............120 1. Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and 5. Engineering Managers .......................... 128 Geographers .......................................100 Computer Science .....................................129 2. Hydrologists ..........................................101 Related Jobs ................................................ 130 3. Natural Sciences Managers ....................101 1. Computer and Information Scientists, Research ............................................. 130 10 Best College Majors for Your Personality © JIST Works viii ________________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents 2. Computer and Information Systems Artistic Majors ...................................................165 Managers ........................................... 130 Architecture .............................................. 165 3. Computer Software Engineers, Related Jobs ................................................ 166 Applications .........................................131 1. Architects, Except Landscape and 4. Computer Software Engineers, Systems Naval ................................................ 166 Software .............................................131 2. Engineering Managers .......................... 166 5. Computer Specialists, All Other ............ 132 Chinese ..................................................... 167 6. Database Administrators ...................... 139 Relate d Jobs ................................................ 168 7. Network and Computer Systems Interpreters and Translators ...................... 168 Administrators .................................... 140 Classics .....................................................168 8. Network Systems and Data Related Jobs ................................................ 169 Communications Analysts ....................141 1. Anthropologists and Archeologists .......... 169 Dentistry ..................................................142 2. Interpreters and Translators .................. 170 Related Jobs ................................................ 143 French ....................................................... 171 Dentists, General ..................................... 143 Related Jobs ................................................ 172 Economics .................................................144 Interpreters and Translators ...................... 172 Related Jobs ................................................ 144 German .................................................... 172 1. Economists ........................................... 144 Related Jobs ................................................ 173 2. Market Research Analysts ......................145 Interpreters and Translators ...................... 173 3. Survey Researchers ............................... 146 Graphic Design, Commercial Art, and Environmental Science ............................. 147 Illustration ............................................. 173 Related Jobs ................................................ 148 Related Jobs .................................................175 1. Environmental Science and Protection 1. Commercial and Industrial Designers ....175 Technicians, Including Health ............. 148 2. Computer Programmers ........................175 2. Environmental Scientists and 3. Computer Specialists, All Other ............ 176 Specialists, Including Health ............... 148 4. Graphic Designers ................................ 183 Medicine ...................................................150 5. Multi-Media Artists and Animators...... 184 Related Jobs ................................................ 152 6. Set and Exhibit Designers ..................... 184 Physicians and Surgeons ........................... 152 Interior Design ......................................... 185 Optometry ................................................160 Related Jobs ................................................ 185 Related Jobs ................................................ 160 Interior Designers .................................... 185 Optometrists ............................................ 160 Japanese ....................................................186 Pharmacy ................................................. 161 Related Jobs ................................................ 187 Related Jobs ................................................ 162 Interpreters and Translators ...................... 187 Pharmacists ............................................. 162 Modern Foreign Language ....................... 187 Veterinary Medicine .................................163 Related Jobs ................................................ 188 Related Jobs ................................................ 163 Interpreters and Translators ...................... 188 Veterinarians ........................................... 163 10 Best College Majors for Your Personality © JIST Works ix

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