The ESTP personality is an outgoing, enthusiastic "doer" who lives in a world of action.  ESTPs have excellent people skills and the ability to quickly size up a situation and act accordingly.  They have a special ability to react quickly in an emergency or crisis situation.  ESTPs tend to choose careers which allow a lot of interaction with people in a fast-paced environment, and do not require performing a lot of routine, detailed tasks.  ESTPs are excellent sales persons.  ESTPs represent about 13% of the general population. The following list represents some careers that may appeal to ESTPs.

Actor/performer
Air traffic controller
Artist
Audiovisual specialist
Auditor
Banker
Budget analyst
Car sales
Chef
Chiropractor
Civil engineer
Coach
Computer programmer
Construction/building inspector
Corrections officer
Criminalist or ballistics expert
Dancer
Detective
Developer of electronic games
Eco-tourism specialist
Electrical engineer/electronics specialist
Emergency medical technician (EMT)
Entertainment agent
Entrepreneur
Exercise physiologist/sports medicine
Financial advisor
Fitness instructor/trainer
Flight engineer/instructor
Forester
Franchise owner
Industrial/mechanical engineer
Insurance adjuster/agent/broker
Insurance fraud investigator
Intelligence specialist
Internet marketer
Investigator
Investor
Laboratory technologist
Land developer
Landscape architect
Management consultant
Marine biologist
Marketing personnel
Medical technician
Musician
Network integration specialist (telecommunications)
News reporter
Paramedic
Park naturalist
Pharmacist
Photographer
Pilot
Police officer
Probation officer
Product safety engineer
Professional athlete
Promoter
Property manager (residential/commercial)
Radio/TV talk show host
Real estate agent
Respiratory therapist
Retail sales
Soil conservationist
Sports merchandise sales
Sportscaster
Stockbroker
Studio, stage, and special effects technician
Surveyor
Systems support operator/installer
Teacher (industrial, technical, trade)
Technical trainer (classroom setting)
Television camera operator
Tour guide/agent
Wholesaler
Wilderness adventure leader

Ball State Majors for the ESTP Personality Type

Art
Athletic Training
Biology
Computer Science
Construction Management
Criminal Justice and Criminology
Dance
Education (Industrial/Technical Areas)
Entrepreneurship
Exercise Science
Finance
Food Management
Industrial Technology
Information Systems
Journalism
Landscape Architecture
Marketing
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Medical Technology
Music
Natural Resources and Environmental Management
Pre-Medical
Residential Property Management
Risk Management and Insurance
Telecommunication
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/ESTP.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/estp.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/estp/

Print resources on personality types 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