What are some career/degree choices for an INFP?

INFPs like to spend time alone. They enjoy solitude and look for meaningful jobs. Many famous writers are INFPs. So start writing. And as Grace said, start capitalizing your writing. In the corporate world, the majority of INFPs are entrepreneurs. But you have to find the right partner to get the business going. Yoga teachers are also INFPs, in the major part. You can make good business as a yoga teacher. I don't know.

I guess it's really hard to be an INFP.One is so authentic to one's core values,that one finds it excruciatingly hard to even think of doing a work one doesn't like to do.Life becomes drudgery then.But if an INFP truly believes and hopes that he/she is brought into this world for such and such a reason,then no obstacle can stop him/her.But ,the problem is in finding such a reason to believe in.Joan of Arc was able to find it,as she was motivated spiritually for her cause.Let us ,INFPs,work hard,without losing our ambition into finding our dreams and let us never let any defeat defeat us,even though things get to us easily. Let us soar forth into the wilderness being authentic to our true selves and always find time towards practicing what we love doing best.

All of them are good choices, depending on what your individual strengths and weaknesses are. Not all INFPs are alike.I know very creative ESTJs and very methodical INFPs. This isn’t a question of type; it’s a question of your personal interests, values, needs, wants, monetary situation, etc.If you’re a stereotypical INFP (meaning you identify wholly with the many type descriptions out there), you probably already know you’re good with coming up with new ideas, being creative, compromising and avoiding conflict, and working for a cause you’re passionate about. This could involve anything from grant writing for nonprofits to being a social worker, psychologist, author, journalist, you name it. You also probably dislike hard logic and a “that’s just the way things are” mentality, so things like law enforcement or mindless labor (such as number crunching) may not interest you. It’s simple: stay away from what you don’t like and involve yourself in what you do.On something as important as your life path, please don’t focus too heavily on choosing a degree—something you will invest thousands of dollars in—or a career—something you will wake up and do every day for roughly 30 years—based on personality theory alone. Only you know you.

I've never really understood why these types of questions are so common. Pardon the rant, as a heads-up.My MBTI is INFP. I'm also an aspiring mathematician, doing research in 2 quite distinct fields of mathematics as a college sophomore. I'm deeply, deeply captivated by metamathematics, mathematical logic, theoretical biology, theoretical high energy physics, cognitive science, and theoretical computer science (and its applications to metaphysics). Sure, I have other interests, such as linguistics, music, poetry, and sociology, but they don't captivate me like the other fields I mentioned. Not exactly what you'd expect from an INFP, right?That's because MBTI doesn't determine your passions; rather, they describe (non-acute) tendencies in your behavior. For instance, I am more “feeling” than “thinking” likely because of 3 reasons: The phrase we all hear when we're children: treat others the way you'd like to be treated. I've always carried this with me in the highest regard, and thus will let my emotional, “soft” side take over. I am highly sensitive to external stimuli, and will oftentimes let my sensation/perception dictate my actions, rather than doing what seems most rational. I've always found it quite easy to understand the motivations/feelings of others (I've asked them if I'm correct on many occasions, and usually am) and my own motivations/emotions, which is probably due to the fact that I'm very introverted and thus have lots of time to think about these things. However, from an early age, my dad has always motivated me to understand things deeply and intuitively, in as many ways as possible, for which I am eternally grateful. For instance, I became obsessed with baseball as a kid; instead of just watching the games, I would try to understand what exactly was going on, whether it be trends in statistics (batting average, ERA, etc) of individual players, teams, and external factors that may have caused these trends, or maybe the mechanics of a curveball and why it behaved differently than a splitter, etc. this led to obsessions with space, engineering, number theory, etc until today.My reason for ranting is two-fold: firstly, it's a way of allowing myself to better understand how my mind operates, and secondly, it's to show you that your behavioral tendencies (a la MBTI) are not what point you towards a career/field of interest; rather, your curiosities and passions are what lead you there. Let your mind roam freely, and then you will find your passions! :)

What is your best career choice?Whatever you like.That's the answer. Myers Briggs is , at best, and flawed measure of your likes and dislikes. It is not accurate. It is not science. It means, literally, nothing.I remember around 25 years ago when large companies started using the tests (I worked for two of them).  I took it, and was deemed an introvert. This was nrought up by HR to my boss, because I am in sales. Aside from me telling the HR manager that their metrics were flawed, it had no bearing whatsoever on whether or not I could perform my job. Yes, in my private life, I am somewhat introverted. However, in my professional life, I am like an actor, or what Disney refers to as "on stage". I am as extroverted as any other person in sales, playing the game.Myers Briggs seems to be trendy right now, judging by all of the garbage posted on Linked In, Quora, and Facebook. When this was covered in my grad school coursework 20 years ago, it was, at best, a mere footnote. Think about why a flawed 40 year old theory is gaining in popularity. The answer is that there is an enormous amount of money being made by companies trying to exploit people's insecurities and self doubt.

i'm very suprise that so many people share a lot of common with me. 4 , 5 years ago, i was confused and upset. i can't find my purpose in life and i was lost. i don' t know why. i just can't be as 'normal' as others people around me. i have considered nearly 10-20 major thoughout the years, changing 3-4 university and many part time jobs and at last, very very  luckily, i found the one, the job that i never been so satisfying before. this is thanks to one of the aunt i knew and she introduce me a dermatoglyphics report, which take our ten fingerprints to the labs, and combine with all technology, scientific, genetics, history, career based researches and etc to make almost 30 pages report that show which career suit me best. obviously, i'm people oriented, and i love meaningful work. i love the work that not only give me paycheck, but also satisfying my own need. i love helping people, but at first, i don't know where should i start. untill last year, i decided to follow the report from this company (http://www.brainchecker.com.my/themes/gold1/show-category.asp?category_id=26 ) , to be a tuition teacher. (because i haven't finish my degree yet) after being a tuition teacher for a year, i feel so grateful and so fullfilled in my life. i never been so thrilled in my work force. i hope that many of you can find your own career pace through this kind of report. but i don't know whether this kind of company has rooted in your country or not, but try to drop by a email to them or just google ''dermatoglyphics report in US'' or your country name, i'm from Malaysia by the way. it did sound very funny to just follow a report to tell you what you should do in your career, but i can guarantee you will find it how amazing it is to help you matching your talent/pontential and your personality and iq/eq/ or any Qs, give you a range of 25 career fields (which included a lot of different roles from that fields), from the most suitable (usually the top 5-10) to the most unsuitable they are using scientific methods to find these kind of things, because each of our fingers represent different part of our brains, and each of us smart in different ways, so don't be upset if you are lost. if can, try to explore different kind of things and you will roughly understand which kind of career suit you, if you can't, do find help from someone. you will find the answers  eventually if you insisted, good luck! :)

I don't have a real answer to this question because I am still working on it, but I can describe what I have been going through career wise. For the past year I have been trying to find a career that means something to me. I have done a university exchange in England, traveled Asia for 6 months, and lived in Australia as well, and I am done exploring the world. I want to stay in one spot and do meaningful work. For the past year I have been very hard on myself to find this kind of work, and am at the point now where I just need to do something as opposed to trying to find the perfect job. I am happy to read about other INFPs and that I am not alone. I am writing more and working through problems and feelings that way. I am getting into marketing writing, but it doesn't seem that important. Anyways, like I said, this is not a real answer to the careers that are out there, as I am slowly discovering it myself. I believe using creativity, writing, and following your heart are paramount. I'll get back to you someday when things are clearer.

I'm a writer and recently posted an ad for a live-in personal assistant and asked for MB type on a lark.  100% of the replies were from INFP/INFJ, and most said they'd done it before and loved it.  It has a nice balance of autonomy and security, being cooperatively connected to someone but without a crowd, generally a wide diversity of objectives with lots of call for creativity, and so on.  (I'm an INTP, but I sync best with INFPs so this result suited me fine.)  How to find such a position in another matter--contact me if you'd like to brainstorm this (if there's enough interest, I could see starting a website or whatnot).

Either choose something that you are passionate about or apply yourself to something where you can use your unique skills. I did the later first when I had planned on being a Public Relations major because I felt I could use my knowledge of other peoples’ motivations to an advantage. Then I decided that because I love Literature, I wanted to be an English teacher. Maybe I will go back to PR someday or maybe this teaching thing won’t work out. The trick is finding the right balance between your passion and between paying the bills.