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May 19, 2008
Best Jobs for Introverts
Vickie Elmer delved into this topic in an interesting article which appeared in yesterday's Washington Post.
10 Best-Paying Jobs for Introverts
1. Astronomer
2. Lawyer
3. Physicist
4. Political Scientist
5. Aerospace engineer
6. Computer software engineer (systems software)
7. Actuary
8. Electronics engineer
9. Computer software engineer (applications)
10. Atmospheric and space scientist
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The book pictured up top costs $11.53.
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"6. Computer software engineer (systems software)' is spot on, you mostly deal with a few manufacturer/repair techs and those -
"9. Computer software engineer (applications)" who are not quite so well off, occasionally having to deal with the dread users - lots of them. And try to figure out what the heck said users are talking about.
Posted by: teqjack | May 19, 2008 10:51:30 PM
The article references the MBTI -- this is one of the greatest tools out there for things like this. Screw the Strong Interest Inventory and others like it (I think I still have my military exam they forced us to take in high school under the guise of helping us out in our post-HS future).
Personally, I would never push anyone toward the 'best-paying', but what do they want to do for the rest of their lives (and let them know this doesn't have to be forever...just for a reasonable amount of time). Money is always secondary...or at least should be. If you are good at something, the money will be there...unless you expect to be a social worker with six figures.
Sadly, my MBTI 15 years ago put me as a strong introvert. These days...it has almost flipped. Its a wonder I didn't want to put my head through a window while coding sooner.
Posted by: clifyt | May 19, 2008 2:35:01 PM
Now they tell me.
Posted by: Milena | May 19, 2008 12:56:26 PM
