Focused on making the world a better place, the INFP personality is both idealist and perfectionist.  INFPs possess strong value systems, are future-oriented, creative, and highly religious or philosophical individuals.  Driven to meet the needs of others, INFPs tend to choose creative or human service oriented careers that allow them to use their instinctive sense of empathy and remarkable communication skills.  INFPs represent 1% of the population.  The following list represents some careers that may appeal to INFPs.

Actor
Architect
Artist
Bilingual education teacher
Biological scientist
Career counselor
Child life specialist
Child welfare counselor
Clinical psychologist
Coach
College professor (humanities, arts)
Composer
Consultant—team building/conflict resolution
Corporate team trainer
Counselor
Curator
Customer relations manager
Desktop publisher
Dietitian/nutritionist
Diversity manager—human resources
Early childhood education teacher
Editor
Educational consultant
Educational software developer
Employee assistance counselor
Engagement manager
Entertainer
Ethicist
Fashion designer
Film editor
Genealogist
Geneticist
Grant coordinator
Health technician
Holistic health practitioner
Home health social worker
Human resources development specialist
Human resources recruiter
Industrial organization psychologist
Informational graphics designer
Interior designer
Journalist
Labor relations specialist
Legal mediator
Librarian
Manual arts therapist
Minister/priest
Missionary
Multimedia producer
Musician
Occupational therapist
Outplacement consultant
Philanthropic consultant
Physical therapist
Planned-giving officer
Psychologist
Public health educator
Public health nurse
Religious educator
Religious worker
Researcher
Set designer
Social scientist
Social worker
Special education teacher
Speech-language pathologist/audiologist
Staff advocate (technology consultant)
Translator/interpreter
Writer (poet, novelist)
 
Ball State Majors for the INFP Personality
 
Apparel Design
Architecture
Art
Athletic Training
Biology
Business Administration
Child Life Specialist
Counseling Psychology
Dietetics
Education
English
Family and Child
Family and Consumer Sciences
Fashion Merchandising
Graphic Arts Management
History
Human Resources and Organizational Behavior
Interior Design
Journalism
Landscape Architecture
Legal Studies
Medical Technology
Modern Languages
Music
Nursing
Philosophy
Pre-Law
Psychology
Religious Studies
Social Work
Sociology
Speech-Language Pathology
Theatre

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/INFP.htm
Connecting Personality Types with Careers and Jobs:   http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/websites/doigov/www.doi.gov/octc/typescar.htm
DiscoverYourPersonality.com:   http://www.discoveryourpersonality.com/infp.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 Personality Page:  http://www.wsc.edu/advising_services/career_planning/exploration/personality_careers/infp/

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