INFJ Careers: What You Need To Know When Changing Careers

In this video we're talking about INFJ careers. If you're an INFJ contemplating a career change or are at a career crossroads and considering your options, we cover 6 career considerations for INFJs to keep in mind.

The INFJ personality type is a rare and beautiful jewel. INFJs' creativity, flexibility, thoughtfulness, and inner vision make them suited to so many different career paths.

Let's break down the 6 INFJ career considerations that jump out to me about this personality type--whether you're changing careers or simply want to make a bigger impact where you are.

Highlights:
0:00 The strengths that differentiate INFJs
3:21 Use these career paths as a STARTING POINT
4:10 Examples of unique INFJ career options
5:48 How do you want to use this INFJ SUPERPOWER?
7:07 INFJs must have THIS
7:58 INFJ work environments to AVOID
8:36 How will you apply this KEY INFJ skill?

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[gautruc]

I am an INFJ and I am having trouble finding the right career and direction for my future. Can other INFJs tell me what kind of word you are doing now and have you achieved what you want in that area? Does it really fit the INFJ's personality? Thank you very much!!!

[leisurelord]

I think one thing for INFJs is to put a lot of work in overcoming their struggles with their mind as a first step. As INFJ are hyper creative/empathic, they don't lack the ability to feel and understand the outside world (often comes so easy for them), but they often lack the ability to manage their own minds. Mindfulness/meditation, or being able to relieve/separate yourself from your imagination and empathic feeling, is so key in order for INFJ to be calm enough to showcase their abilities in professional setting. Great video!!

[jmonie]

INFJ man here. Crazy thing is that I attract attention and I hate attention.

[khuraishyashafi]

Somedays I want to be model, then a business woman, then a environmentalist, then a hacker, a fashion designer, sometimes I even think about starting medical entrance studies.

Now I completed my graduation but I don't want to do job related to my degree. Now I'm doing nothing bcuz exactly I don't know what to do. Recently I discovered I'm an INFJ and it's description were exactly my situation. I've many interests, that's also a problem. Everytime I try to choose one, I doubt that decision, overthink and end up overwhelmed. I can't even answer to my parent's question about my plans (They won't get me, it's sure). When you're a middle class, the problem even worses.

Now I'm trying to focus on one step at a time, what I want to do now, at this moment. Of course, it's hard but I'm trying for this curse to transform into my greatest blessing.

[CarolineAdamsCoaching]

INFJs: Did I get this right? Something else I'm curious about: 16 personalities mentions BURN OUT several times as a risk for INFJs because of their idealism and focus on others instead of themselves. Do you agree with this? Comment below!

[LadyCharity]

When I was a teen, I wanted to be an art therapist for youth which combines creativity with healing. Love the descriptions of each trait for INFJs as an INFJ-A.

[INFJparadox]

This is 1000 percent spot on. I have been in my field for 30 years and my experience and wisdom are never taken into consideration. Everything has to come from management and they do not listen to anyone. Nor valued of course, and I work in cut-throat high stress legal field. I would love to be a counselor, but that requires a Masters and PhD, like the other careers you mentioned, which I do not have the financial means or time for. I'm 52 and was never able to complete my Bachelors. My entire life has been extremely difficult and traumatic. Now I am finally in a better place and beyond exhausted, but any other field I would get paid a lot less--I already took a $15, 000 paycut when I moved from SF to Portland and I'm a single mom with a daughter and without any support financial or otherwise. I am going to keep searching though! Thank you so much for this! New subbie :)

[millymay]

Great video, you’ve hit the nail on the head with lots of points. Regards therapy style careers, INFJ’s need to be careful, we can get incredibly frustrated with people who continually refuse our suggestions, and/or don’t want to heal. Said with a good dose of humour here, but, most INFJ’s have an inbuilt counselling degree, and in frustrating situations we naturally shut the door, so being professionally obliged to keep trying, when we sense the effort isn’t reciprocated puts us in a difficult position. Due to our continual hyper awareness, again in a therapy setting we may well suffer burnout, as well as instinctively know when clients are lying and potentially ‘force’ the truth. However, I definitely think INFJ’s are perfect for solution driven careers, as you say. I’d encourage any INFJ to look at entrepreneurship, this can also be done in a way where we indulge our introverted nature and don’t get overloaded by office environments, where we don’t always feel understood or valued. Our creative, intuitive and brave minds find answers others don’t see, can implement strategy in unique ways and draw people to our cause with the passion and believe we have. My professional bio starts “Marketeer, Social Entrepreneur and Ethical Trail Blazer” that’s a pretty good description of what I’ve tried to do for the last 20 years. You are absolutely right, in that we are all about purpose. P.S You have a fascinating backdrop to your video, all INFJ’s watching this are listening to you while, deciphering the artefacts on the bookcase and theorising the meanings behind them…….in a very good, loving and curious way! ☺️ Thank you for the video, we appreciate someone taking the time to think and talk about us!

[trocycling]

INFJ here. I am a coach, but a year ago started working as a PM at an architecture firm. Basically one of my clients (INTJ) hired me when I told him my struggles in finding clients. I can do it, but it's so logical and fact driven, little care for people. Contractors get pissed at our drawing, clients get upset at schedules, cities are hard to work with, engineers being engineers, and I find myself in the middle of it all. I'm having a hard time, and just wish I could coach again. I'm give so much more value to people doing that, but the marketing is my weakness.
Can architecture be a place where infj's can thrive? Maybe I need more experience, but the detailed work is so dull.

[shareofmoney]

I am an INFJ with several interests. I do feel the pull to entrepreneurship.

I feel most in flow when I write but narrowing down things is hard for me.

I am full of ideas at times but its hard to focus on one. A hybrid career is a good idea

[DeleonRaye]

I am an infj and a career in counselling or teaching, are not appealing to me I ‘m more drawn towards communications the arts and entrepreneurships

[lifeisbeautiful]

I’ve thought about a career in counseling but my fear is burnout. I’m very creative and I write but I’m an introvert as well but people think I’m a therapist and I’m not. I have been the go to person since I was a child. Nobody treated me like a child. It was a burden to get blamed for everything when you are looked at as the “Smart one” but I was the youngest.

This was an attempt to deflect from accountability from my fathers side. I got blamed for everything and was responsible and I was the youngest but just because I was a female, he needed someone to blame. As an adult I’m trying to see it as a blessing the souls I encounter and my life’s lessons to use that to help others. People have joked and called me a psychic or Iyanla Vanzant and I take it as a compliment but it can be very draining.

I’m in school now for bachelors in psychology and I wonder if I’m making the right decision if I choose to get my masters in industrial organization. I’ve read so many job descriptions for counselors and it gives me anxiety with everything they write down, as if you are trying to be on all the time.

I fear being needed and suffocated because it goes back to my childhood and even relationships where people keep clinging to me and expect me to have an answer to everything or be the answer, so this gives them a reason to be mentally lazy but I have boundaries. I do a lot of problem solving even when I’m not trying to because I have an analytical mind but it’s exhausting.

[EdensApple]

In my experience (recruiting for 15+ years), INFJs will thrive when they can become a SME in their respective field.

[maestephens]

Also I have to step back and replenish frequently alone. I can over extend myself for the benefit of others because I want to help and because I love them and try and protect them. If I see it as my responsibility or under my care I will protect encourage and keep it safe. Safety and morality are very important to me. I hope this helps. What is right is right and what is wrong is wrong its that simple.

[AshlynMercedez]

Wow I just suck as a person in general. I'm an INFJ bringing home less than 200 bucks a week and isn't good at anything and there is zero opportunity right here in the Ozarks for a disabled mom with a disabled child.

[mariannami]

Agree. I’m a medical professional also considering going deeper into population health to improve access to medical services for all members of society.

[stevenhare]

It seems like my 22 years being a supervising industrial valve technician. Being able to connect with power plant customers and diagnose their issues seems natural.

[mariialyschyk]

I am INFJ and I don't know how to live this life🥲 I was a graphic designer, an illustrator, volunteer at a dog shelter and I experienced burnout every time. I look at the list of recommended careers for my type and do not understand how can anyone work there without having severe depression. Veterinarian - dying animals, no thanks. HR- sad overworked people quitting all the time. Any artistic job - everybody knows how to do it better and will tell you.
For now, I am choosing between becoming a petsitter or suicide🙄

[nicolettegraves]

This was an AMAZING breakdown. As someone whose worked as a product strategist and product marketer in the startup space + eventually as an entrepreneur you just helped me articulate my skills in a way I've never thought of before. Thank you!

[SK-cbyu]

Probably one of the better messages I've come across regarding INFJ career alignment. As an INFJ who rides the fence between F and T, human connection isn't typically at the heart of my actions or communications. Rather, I'm more likely to be motivated by fairness and ensuring everyone has the same chance at availing themselves of a given benefit, program, or opportunity. What they do with it is purely up to them, mind you, and I don't need their thanks, praise, or approval for my work. But if I fail in my role of provisioning these things for the more timid in enterprises run by those consumed by their own self interests, then I've failed on an epic scale.