INFJ careers

Dec 12 aft
https://www.udemy.com/blog/infj-careers/

If, like INFJs, we look at the bigger picture, we can start to make accurate predictions about what types of careers they are best suited for.
INFJs are thoughtful, interested in deep meanings and other people’s feelings, driven to improve problems around them, excellent at interacting with people on an emotional level, natural – though hesitant – leaders, eager to learn and, generally, optimistic.

Service Oriented Careers
INFJs tend to be service oriented. They like helping other people (always a good thing). Many INFJs turn out to be excellent teachers, instructors, psychologists and health care professionals.
All of these careers allow INFJs to devote themselves for a sustained period of time to helping people. INFJs do not like moving around, either in careers or with the people they work with. So you can see how being a teacher, psychologist or health care professional would allow them to work with the same people for longer periods of time than, say, being a lawyer (although they can be very successful in law, too).

Where They Are Happiest: In service oriented professions, INFJs are able to start helping people from the beginning; with an illness, with a grade level at school, with mental issues, etc. In this way they are able to see these relationships through to the end. With teaching, this tends to almost always end well and, thus, is why INFJs are perhaps happiest in these roles.

Where They Are Most Satisfied: With illnesses and mental diseases, however, the benefits are different; because INFJs feel a deep desire to help people in the most profound way possible, they are perhaps more professionally satisfied in health care fields, but these careers take a more significant toll on them. They can not help but become emotionally attached to the people they treat; when these people die or when the help can only ease the pain but not cure it, INFJs suffer emotionally.

Soul
Health care not my thing.
Its true, I can be emotionally attached and with my sensitivity, I get drained.

Artistic Careers
Just like with service oriented careers, artistic careers allow INFJs to get more out of their work than just “having a job to do.” The deep thinking of INFJs causes them to need a creative outlet. Deep thoughts and strong emotions commonly translate to the arts.

Variety: As all INFJs are unique, there is no one artistic career they are best suited for. They can be writers, actors, designers, photographers, musicians, painters, architects, entrepreneurs, etc. (check out this great course on developing an entrepreneurial personality). These careers support the idea of holding onto your deepest convictions, as well as sticking with the same thing for the duration of your professional life. A musician, for example, can play the same instrument(s) indefinitely.

Two-For-One: Many INFJ artists also teach. This allows them to have their cake and eat it, too. They can be somewhat selfish and introverted with their personal ambitions, but they also feed their desire to help people by sharing this important part of their lives with their students. Many INFJs want to feel that their role is meaningful; thus, they are convinced (rightfully so, in my opinion) that the benefits of art are nearly infinite.