Type, Major(s), Career(s)

[phoenix13]

Just curious for trends...
If you will, post your type, your college major(s)/ prospective major(s), job and/or prospective career

I'll start:
Type: ENFP
Major: Neuroscience
Job: Tissue bank coordinator and lab tech.
Prospective career: Physician (internist, surgeon, or psychiatrist)

[edcoaching]

Type: INFJ
Major: English and Business (the latter only to get a job), MBA (ugh), Ed.D.
Job: Ed consultant, but former banker and controller (ugh)

An awful lot of N's switch careers or career focus every 5 years or so...

[colmena]

Type: INTP
Major: None
Job: None
Prospective career: Hobo or monk (I have some films to watch, and then I'll be on my way).
Prospective career if/when I face reality: maybe something involving agriculture and a communal caravan.

[spirilis]

Type: INTP
Major: Computer Information Systems
Job: Computer Systems Administrator
Prospective career: IT administrative work (what I do now) and/or creative pursuits (web design type stuff, in the future)

[Orangey]

Type: INTP
Major: Rhetoric & Philosophy
Job: Grad Student TA
Prospective Career: Professor (long shot, I know)

[Grayscale]

Type: ISTP
Job: enterprise computer network architect
Planned major: mechanical engineering
Prospective career: mechanical design engineer

[substitute]

Type: ENTP
Major: it doesn't work like that in British universities, you just study one subject alone for 3+ years, but the crushing commitment of that was too much for me so I took European studies, an amalgamation of languages, social science, politics, economics, art, literature and history.
Current job: full time single parent and carer for autistic kid
Career: haven't had one as such, just progressed as I've felt like it into different fields, including hospitality, religious ministry, translation, transcription, private tuition and care work. Am thinking of going into educational/eco tourism though with my own building projects.

[alicia91]

Type: ISTP
Major: Interior Design
Job: SAHM & Interior Decorator (don't like it)
Prospective career: ??

[disregard]

INFP
English Major
I want to be a gradeschool teacher & hopefully a writer too.

[substitute]

My brother: ENFP
Degree: Classics and English Lit
Job: driving instructor (lucrative business since people don't learn to drive at school in Europe and have to pay mucho wonga to learn as adults)
Career: driving instructor

[Recoleta]

Type: ISTJ
Major: Undergrad: Spanish / Graduate: Teaching English as a Second Language with concentrations in Linguistics and Literacy
Job: I have a GRA where I tutor undergrads at my university, and I'm a restaurant server
Prospective Career: Presumably, teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

[ygolo]

Type:INTP
Majors Undergrad:Computer Engineering/Applied Discrete Mathematics
Major Grad:Electrical Engineering
Job:Component Design Engineer--Custom Circuit Design
Prospective Career:??--I get bored easily. Not sure what my nest thing will be.

[Jive A Turkey]

Type:INFP
Major Undergrad:Electrical/Computer Engineering
Job:Control Systems Engineer
Prospective Career: Public Service, Cook

[Randomnity]

ISTP
Biology (physiology)
intended career: research scientist (endocrinology)

[JustDave]

Oh, and if my grand machinations fail I will aim for destroyer of worlds.

[Eileen]

type: INFJ
degree: English, Secondary Education, Religious Studies (looking into masters program in education, focusing on literacy ed)
job: HS English teacher
career: still plan to teach, might look into doing staff development in reading education if I end up doing that in grad school

[Aerithria]

Type: INTJ
Prospective majors: Physics and archaeology
Planned career: Uh, depends on the day. Physicist, archaeologist and criminal psychiatrist are the ones I frequent between.

[whatever]

entp

political science, sociology and spanish

currently working the front desk at a hotel

not sure what I want to do- maybe work with wine, or I got accepted to grad school for journalism, but I'm currently working a shit job out of indecision :blush:

[Jae Rae]

IXFJ

undergrad: psychology
grad: about to begin MLIS program (librarianship)

career: rare bookseller/cataloguer
future career: librarian

[Edahn]

Type: xNTP
Undergrad: Psychology
Grad: Law
Career: Law
Prospective career: Psychologist, writer, professor or teacher and Dharma teacher (maybe)

[CzeCze]

Type: ENFP
Undergrad: Political Science Major
East Asian Languages and Literature or English Minor (enough classes to declare either one)

Career: For money -- Sales Account Exec and Membership Recruitment
Career: Not for money -- Volunteer work, community leadership and organizing, public speaking, events and arts organizing, Outreach/education (read: I Am A Hippie), dabbling in film/tv/radio production and performance

Prospective Career: Journalism, Film/TV, music industry, writing, events organizing, working artist - illustrator, make up artist, prop designer, blah blah blah

OMG, I sound like a 7 year old girl saying, "When I grow up I want to be a nurse-cowgirl- firefighter-princess with my own pony" :doh:

Well, dammit -- I WILL.

[bluebell]

Type: INTP
Major: Chemistry and maths
Current career: Project management
Prospective career: Dunno. I'm happy doing what I'm doing for now, but it's easy to move around if I get bored.

[Samuel De Mazarin]

Type: ENTP
Majors: Philosophy and Linguistics
Current Career: Student
Prospective Career: Writer-cum-professor, moonlighting as the Continental

[Lexlike]

Type: INtp
Majors: Law
Current Career: Student
Prospective Career: Lawyer, Jurist in Economy/ Finance

[scantilyclad]

INFP
Major: Psychology
Job: Cashier at Wal-Mart.
Future Career: Counselor or therapist or some sort.

[nolla]

INFP
Some degree in audiovisual media (the finnish degree dont match with the international ones)
Unemployed for a couple of months now.

[Metamorphosis]

INTJ
Political Science
currently a student/waiter
will probably go one of these routes:
enlist
federal law enforcement
some kind of criminal defense law

[millerm277]

Type: ISTP
Majors: Not sure currently. Most likely something in the IT field.
Current Career: Student/Engineering Intern.
Prospective Career: IT work, probably with a bit of auto mechanic work on the side. (It's something I like doing).

[Little Linguist]

Major: B.A., Political Science, Fulbright Fellowship, German
Job: English teacher for German professionals at a private language school
Continuing Education: Diplom - Wirtschaftschaftsuebersetzer (approx. B.A. Business translation) in German-English/English-German - might move on to Spanish and French later on
Prospective Career: Professional translator, with a chance of becoming a professional interpreter with the correct training and experience. The possibilities are endless!!! :) Maybe go into writing. The other option would be to continue my education slowly, getting a master's and moving onto a doctorate in Sprachlehrwissenschaft, which is the science of language teaching. I could develop a whole new method of teaching languages, which would actually be neat if I were paid for it!!!

[lm1982]

Type: ISFJ
Major: Youth and Community Work
Job: Sexual Health Worker
Prospective career: I'm in it?

[pure_mercury]

Type: ESFJ
Major: Film and Media Arts
Minor: Business Studies
Job: just finished college; working in medical records at a hospital
Prospective career: motion picture producer

[arborvitae]

Type: ISFP

Major: Nursing, changed from Neuroscience

Job: Pharmacy technician

Prospective career: Nurse; not sure what area yet! I'd also like to get a Master's in Nursing at some point. Again, not sure what specialization.

[colmena]

Type: ISFP

Major: Nursing, changed from Neuroscience

Job: Pharmacy technician

Prospective career: Nurse; not sure what area yet! I'd also like to get a Master's in Nursing at some point. Again, not sure what specialization.

Why did you change from Neuroscience? (nowt wrong with that, just interested:))

[Ivy]

Type: who knows? (probably INFP I guess?)
Major: English major, Geology minor
Job: Textbook editing/writing (primarily middle school level with the occasional elementary or high school book thrown in; primarily language arts textbooks with the occasional history book thrown in)
Prospective career: anybody's guess--therapy, or more serious editing, or my dream career would be professor but I'm not sure I have the cajones for it.

[arborvitae]

Why did you change from Neuroscience? (nowt wrong with that, just interested:))

Hmm, good question! I thought Neuroscience was really interesting. I mean, it extends into so many different fields that its difficult to find an aspect of it that you wouldn't be interested in. I really didn't have a passion for it, though.

It was also setting me up for a career in research or academia that was completely wrong for me. I just have no interest in doing research, and academic snobbery drives me nuts. Nursing seemed like a much better career fit.

[colmena]

Hmm, good question! I thought Neuroscience was really interesting. I mean, it extends into so many different fields that its difficult to find an aspect of it that you wouldn't be interested in. I really didn't have a passion for it, though.

It was also setting me up for a career in research or academia that was completely wrong for me. I just have no interest in doing research, and academic snobbery drives me nuts. Nursing seemed like a much better career fit.

I can completely understand that. And if you're good with people, I definitely thing it's for the best.

At one point I was thinking of going into mental health nursing with the army. I felt that a good mix of the two, and it can progress into mental health/psych masters if you wish/with experience. My sentimental ideals sort of got in the way, though.

[Beat]

Type: ISTJ
Prospective major: Sociology
Current Career: Military
Prospective Career: Law enforcement officer/detective

[Gish]

Type: INFP
Major: Failure
Job: Bum
Prospective Career: Vagabond

[Beat]

The life of a bum can't be that bad. Wonder the streets freely, drink, do drugs and yell at inanimate objects.

It might appear that I'm mocking bums, but you could seriously have a kick ass time with all of that. If nothing goes according to plan, I may give it a go (not really).

[Geoff]

Type : INXP
Major : Engineering - dropped out, but qualified in profession later
Career : Senior Manager - Large firm of accountants - role in tax consultancy and staff development

[cascademn]

Type - INFx
Major - Ecology, Ethology, and Evolution (although started out in Civil Engineering and switched to Electrical Engineering, before going to EEE)
Job right now - Business Systems Analyst (systems testing)
Prospective Career - I have no idea whatsoever. Career is a nemesis of mine.

[Shadowrose]

Type: ENTP
Major: Straight out of High School, AAE. Currently, Philosophy/English
Job: Customer Service.
Career: Academia.

[htb]

Type: ENTJ
Major: Fine Arts, Painting
Job: Copywriter
Career: Eclectic, by the time I retire.

[Littlelostnf]

Type: ENFJ
Major: Special Education/Elementary Education/Psychology
Job: Teacher
Career: Teacher and writer (children's literature)

[pinkchandelier]

Major: Theater with a minor in Vocal Performance
Job: Victoria's Secret
Future Career: Hopefully steady acting gigs, but probably waitress:doh:

[Kyrielle]

Type: INFJ
Major: Illustration
Job: er...none :(
Intended Career: Freelance Illustrator/Concept Artist

[phoenix13]

I love how broad the representation is here. A couple people caught me off guard:

1) Jibe A Turkey
Type:INFP
Major Undergrad:Electrical/Computer Engineering
Job:Control Systems Engineer
Prospective Career: Public Service, Cook

^Now where did that come from?


2)htb
Type: ENTJ
Major: Fine Arts, Painting
Job: Copywriter
Career: Eclectic, by the time I retire.

^The existence of an ENTJ who's also an aspiring visual artist just destroyed everything I thought I knew about life. I hope you're happy.

[Mondo]

Type: XNTP
Major: Political Science or Economics
Career: Not sure yet.. my money-making strategy is to ace the GMAT and get a Masters in Accounting.. take the CPA exam.. see if I like it and then if I don't like being a CPA- ace the LSAT and go to law school. :yes:

Jeez, that sounded so fucking J..:doh:

[WeirdScience]

Type: INTJ
Major: Chemistry
Current Job: Boys and Girls Club youth coordinator
Prospective careers: Research, Professor, Detective (Sometimes I just want something cool and exciting).

[FDG]

Type: ENTJ
Major: Mathematical Economics/Economics of Complex Systems
Current Job: Student, translator, trader
Prospective Career: no clue

[Amargith]

type: ENFP
Major: Translation Russian-English-Dutch
Current studies: Animal behavioral therapy
Current job: in between jobs
Previous carreers: assistant at an animal clinic, crafting jewelry, receptioniste
Prospective carreers: short-term: administrative assistent using my languages
long-term: training young horses

[BillieMockrat]

Type: INFP
Undergrad: Psychology
Grad: MSW
Job: Operations Coordinator at AMC Theatres
Career: LCSW, don't ask for specifics =)

[animenagai]

Type: ENFP
Major: Philosophy
Job: Bum
Prospective career: Tutor, eventually a lecturer once i go down the academic track more

[GinKuusouka]

Type: INFP
Major: Office Administration (Right now. I want to get back into Massage Therapy though.)
Job: Cashier at WalMart.
Prospective Career: Equissage (Massage therapy for horses.)

[cherchair]

Type: INFJ
Undergrad: Philosophy and economics:huh:
Grad: Law
Career: Recovering attorney and professional gimp:newwink:
Prospective career: Writer

[Samurai Drifter]

Type: INTP
Major: Biology (transferring into Neuroscience), minor in Japanese.
Job: Lab technician at the University
Prospective career: Research Scientist/A.I. programmer/whatever I find interesting.

I'm also interested in quantum physics, but don't really have the background in math to do anything about it right now.

[A Schnitzel]

Type: INTP
Major: Physics
Part-time Job: Dishwasher
Prospective Career: Medical Physicist

[Doppleganger]

Type: ISTP
Major: Chemistry
Prospective Career: I have no clue.

[351Stang]

Type: ENFP
Major: None
Current Job: Building/ disassembling/ servicing engine driven scaffolding at construction sites
Past Jobs: Painter, diesel mechanic, mechanic, autobody, landscaping, construction
Prospective Career: Shop teacher or some sort of trades career, no sure yet.

[sarah]

Type: ISFP
College Major: Fine art
Master's degree: Library/Information science
Job: Children's librarian :)


Sarah

[iwakar]

Type: INFJ
Major(ed): English
Job: Retail Manager
Prospective Career: #1 Writer, #2 Social Worker #3 College Professor

I have plans to return to school for my Master's in Creative Writing, but have also toyed with the idea of getting a second degree in Sociology.

[mlittrell]

Type: ENFP
Current Major: Information Systems
Future Major: PhD in Computational Psychology
Job: Retail during school months, the Computer Science Corporation during the summer
Prospective Career: Computational Psychologist

I have a nack for computers but truthfully can't see myself doing it for the rest of my life. With this thought in mind, I've recently decided to go back after I'm finished in two years, for a PhD in Computational Psychology with focus in that main field and also in clinical. I hope do do either clinical or work on artificial intelligence on the psychology side. This isn't some ENFP daydream, I'm actually quite serious about it.

[G-Virus]

Type: ENxP
Current Major: Biochemistry (graduated in May)
Future Major: M.D.
Job: Computer Repair Technician
Prospective Career: Doctor.

I rule computers but I also hate them, so bah.

[colmena]

I hope do do either clinical or work on artificial intelligence on the psychology side. This isn't some ENFP daydream, I'm actually quite serious about it.

I've seen a program on something similar. Teaching robots to learn, identify, recall, estimate etc. Fascinating.

Here tis.

ASIMO learning capabilities

[shortnsweet]

Type: esfp
Major: nursing
Job: nurses assistant, nursing student. (nursing, nursing all day long)
Prospective career: ER nurse

[lane777]

Type: ENFP
Current Major: Information Systems
Future Major: PhD in Computational Psychology
Job: Retail during school months, the Computer Science Corporation during the summer
Prospective Career: Computational Psychologist

I have a nack for computers but truthfully can't see myself doing it for the rest of my life. With this thought in mind, I've recently decided to go back after I'm finished in two years, for a PhD in Computational Psychology with focus in that main field and also in clinical. I hope do do either clinical or work on artificial intelligence on the psychology side. This isn't some ENFP daydream, I'm actually quite serious about it.

Wooo :shock: But how many years is that?? I hear the minimum for even a psychologist is 5 years :sick:...

[rhinosaur]

ISTP
Majored in chemistry. Currently working toward a PhD in chemistry.
My current research involves optical and electronic properties of inorganic materials. Past research has involved a lot of environmental science and analytical chemistry.
For money I am on a grad student support plan, which pays me to teach things like physical chemistry problem sessions and organic chemistry lab. It also covers tuition.
In the future I plan to either get a postdoc research position or a real job. Real (non-academic) jobs for chemists typically come from one of three places: government, non-profits, or industry.

[mlittrell]

Wooo :shock: But how many years is that?? I hear the minimum for even a psychologist is 5 years :sick:...
i have 10 left...

thats ok considering your average person doesn't have a comp sci degree and a psychology degree lol

[Lukepd]

Type: ESTP
Major: None
Job: None at the moment (quit my job in sales)
Prospective career: Entrepreneur

[penelope]

Type: INFJ
Major: Fine arts- painting
Job: Gallery artist, illustrator

[Cimarron]

ISTP
Majored in chemistry. Currently working toward a PhD in chemistry.
My current research involves optical and electronic properties of inorganic materials. Past research has involved a lot of environmental science and analytical chemistry.
For money I am on a grad student support plan, which pays me to teach things like physical chemistry problem sessions and organic chemistry lab. It also covers tuition.
In the future I plan to either get a postdoc research position or a real job. Real (non-academic) jobs for chemists typically come from one of three places: government, non-profits, or industry. Wow, that sounds cool! Thanks for the information at the end.

I'm in my senior (4th) year of college, majoring in Chemistry also. I want to get a job in industry, but not sure what sub-field of chemistry I'd prefer.

[Darjur]

Type: INTP.
Prospective majors: Nanotech.
Prospective career: Research.