18 of the best jobs for introverts

“If you are good with numbers and financial records, you might be interested in being an at-home bookkeeper,” says Kumar.

“Even though it might sound counterintuitive since it’s technically a ‘social’ job, as the name implies, introverts actually possess a very high social intelligence,” says Darko Jacimovic, cofounder of WhatToBecome.com. “The job description consists of planning and deploying social media marketing campaigns and strategy. Knowing how to write clever copy and content that is engaging to your target audience is also important. Introverts tend to express themselves better through writing as opposed to direct communication, so I think it’s a perfect fit.”

Michael Tomaszewski, a career and workplace expert at Zety, says, “A researcher role is a godsend job, as it taps into an introvert’s two key strengths: written communication and a plethora of solo work. Unlike extroverted researchers who find it difficult to concentrate on repetitive tasks and follow set procedures, introverts can flip the switch and become laser-sharp focused for as long as needed to solve the task at hand. As a cherry on top, researchers are sought after in pretty much any industry, which allows for a smooth transition from an existing career.”

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“This can be rewarding for both extroverts and introverts,” says Agata Gruszka, Community Manager at ResumeLab. “One thing’s for sure: This isn’t a mission for the risk-averse. It skews technical nowadays, but it’s highly contingent on the industry you aim to disrupt. ‘Fortune favours the bold,’ so if uncertainty isn’t scary to an individual, this might the lone-wolf arena where one thrives and excels.”

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There are several reasons why a career in online affiliate marketing would be the ideal job for an introvert, says Mark Webster, cofounder of Authority Hacker. Namely…

A lot of people start out in affiliate marketing specifically due to the low barrier to entry and great ROI.

The great thing about affiliate marketing is that technically speaking you only need to have a website and a knack for communicating through the written word to do it. There’s also an unbelievable amount of free resources you can use to learn about affiliate marketing. You can get started with as little as $500 and easily reach $10,000 a month in revenue.

Affiliate marketing can be an entirely one-person show, and even if you have to work with other people, you are the one setting the rules as a business owner.

“When we think of salespeople, we often picture charismatic extroverts cold-calling people and trying to win deals. But, there’s another side of the sales world that we don’t see in movies like The Wolf of Wall Street,” says Ellen Mullarkey, a recruitment specialist. “Outside sales reps are the people who go from store-to-store, taking orders from existing clients. They’re the ones who go into pizza shops and make sure that the Coca-Cola fridge is fully stocked. Typically, happy customers just want to re-up continuously, so this job requires very little negotiating. Plus, outside sales reps spend most of their time out of the office, driving alone from location to location. It’s a great gig for introverts who enjoy talking to people sometimes but prefer to work solo for most of their day.”

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Darrin Giglio, an investigator with years of experience, explains why this is a great job for introverts: “Much of the time, we work alone, doing surveillance, background work and the like. When we have to interact with others, it’s often in a scripted situation. We have questions to ask to gain information, and then we just sit back and listen to their answers. We often present our findings in written form, thus avoiding interaction and conversations that way, too. Investigating effectively is a quiet, under-the-radar activity much of the time, making it ideal for someone who is more comfortable working behind the scenes.”

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Marc Pitart, a product owner and career coach at CV Online, points out that the MBTI personality categorisation shows there are eight categories of introverts. “The most common type of introverts are called ISTJs, [and they] tend to excel at jobs that involve serving the public good, such as judges, lawyers, law enforcement officers, or detectives,” says Pitart. “Many famous ISTJ introverts have pursued careers in politics, like George Washington, Angela Merkel, Condoleezza Rice, and George Bush.”

A great job for introverts, says geologist Jon Hill. “While they do spend some time in the office interacting with coworkers, geologists also spend a lot of their time working independently, whether that’s collecting data in the field or analysing it in the lab.”

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Source: RD.com