The ESFP personality thrives on new experiences and having a lot of contact with people.  Possessing strong people skills, they tend to choose careers that allow them to help people in practical ways and often find themselves in the role of peacemaker.  ESFPs enjoy work that is independent, resourceful, and allows them to have plenty of hands-on involvement and see the results of their efforts.  They are great communicators, collaborators, and team players.  ESFPs make up approximately 8.5% of the population.  The following list represents some careers that may appeal to ESFPs.

Aerobics instructor
Art therapist
Athletic coach
Cardiology technologist
Cartoonist and animator
Character actor
Chef or head cook
Child care provider
Child life specialist
Chiropractor
Costume/wardrobe specialist
Dental assistant and hygienist
Dietitian/nutritionist
Dog trainer
Education software developer
Entertainment and sports agent
Environmental scientist
Exercise physiologist
Film producer
Floral designer
Fund-raiser
Geologist
Home care worker/health aide
Hospice worker
Human resources diversity manager
Insurance agent/broker (health, life)
Insurance fraud investigator
Interior designer
Labor relations mediator
Landscape and grounds manager
Landscape architect
Medical technician
Marine biologist
Merchandise displayer/planner
Musician
News anchor
Nurse/nursing instructor
Occupational therapist
Optician/Optometrist
Painter/illustrator/sculptor
Park naturalist
Pediatrician
Performer (dancer, comedian)
Personal fitness trainer
Pharmacy technician
Photographer
Physician
Podiatrist
Police/corrections officer
Promoter
Psychologist
Public relations specialist
Radio/television announcer
Radiological technician
Real estate agent
Receptionist
Recreational therapist
Respiratory therapist
Retail sales/management
Secretary
Social conservationist
Social scientist
Social worker
Special events coordinator
Speech and language pathologist
Substance abuse counselor
Teacher
Team trainer
Transplant coordinator
Travel agent/tour operator
Travel sales/broker
Veterinarian/veterinary assistant
Vocational rehabilitation counselor
Zoologist

Ball State Majors for the ESFP Personality Type

Art
Athletic Training
Child Life Specialist
Counseling Psychology
Criminal Justice and Criminology
Dance
Dietetics
Education
Exercise Science
Family and Child
Family and Consumer Sciences
Food Management
Geology
Health Science
Hospitality Management
Human Resources and Organizational Behavior
Interior Design
Landscape Architecture
Legal Studies
Music
Natural Resources and Environmental Management
Nursing
Operations Management
Physical Education
Political Science
Pre-Dental
Pre-Law
Pre-Medical
Psychology
Public Relations
Risk Management and Insurance
Social Work
Sociology
Speech-Language Pathology
Telecommunications
Theatre
Wellness

For more information on personality types visit these sites:

Betty C. Jung's Personality Page – Jobs and Careers: http://www.bettycjung.net/Personality.htm
CareerTypes.com:   http://www.careertypes.com/
Columbia State MBTI Types: http://www.columbiastate.edu/careerservices/MBTI%20Types/ESFP.htm
Connecting Personality Types with Careers and Jobs: http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/websites/doigov/www.doi.gov/octc/typescar.html
DiscoverYourPersonality.com:    http://www.discoveryourpersonality.com/esfp.html
LearningChoices.com:    http://www.learningchoices.com/career-personality.htm
PersonalityPage.com:   http://www.personalitypage.com/info.html
PersonalityType.com:   http://www.personalitytype.com/
TypeLogic.com:    http://www.typelogic.com/
Wayne State College Personality Page: http://www.wsc.edu/advising_services/career_planning/exploration/personality_careers/esfp/

Print resources on personality types and careers available in the Career and Experiential Learning Resource Lab, Lucina Hall 235:

Do What You Are
Please Understand Me II
What's Your Type of Career

For further self-assessment visit the Career Center's Great Links to Explore page: http://www.bsu.edu/students/careers/students/links