With a compelling drive to understand how and why things work, ISTP personalities are action-oriented doers focused on the present.  ISTPs are practical and realistic and possess an excellent ability to apply logic and reason.  They are masters of tools from the microscopic drill to the supersonic jet and are happiest in careers that allow them to use technical skills and tools to problem solve, troubleshoot, or manage a crisis.  As leaders, ISTPs are usually up front leading the charge.  ISTPs make up approximately 6% of the general population.  The following list represents some careers that may appeal to ISTPs.

Airplane dispatcher/air traffic controller
Animal trainer
Audiovisual specialist
Automotive products retailer
Banker
Carpenter
Coach/trainer
Commercial artist
Computer engineer
Computer programmer
Computer repair person
Corporate executive
Criminal investigator
Criminalist or ballistics expert
Data processing equipment repairer
Dental assistant/hygienist
Electronics specialist
Emergency medical technician (EMT)
Emergency room physician
Engineer (electrical, mechanical, civil)
Entrepreneur
Exercise physiologist
Firefighter
Forester
Forensic pathologist
Geologist
Home network installer/troubleshooter
Information services specialists/developers
Insurance adjuster/ appraiser/examiner
Intelligence agent (FBI, CIA, Secret Service)
Landscape architect
Lawyer/judge
Legal secretary
Logistics and supply manager/manufacturer
Management consultant (business operations)
Marine biologist
Marshal
Mechanic
Medical technician
Military officer
Model and mold maker
Musical instrument maker
Network integration specialist (telecommunications)
Office manager
Optometrist
Paralegal
Park naturalist
Pharmaceutical salesperson
Photographer
Physical therapist
Pilot/driver/locomotive engineer
Police/corrections officer
Private investigator/detective
Product safety engineer
Purchasing agent/buyer
Quality assurance technician
Respiratory therapist
Securities analyst
Sketch artist
Software engineer
Sports equipment/merchandise sales
Stock broker
Studio, stage, and special effects specialist
Surgical technician
Surveyor
Systems analyst
Systems support operator/installer
Technical trainer (one-on-one)
Telecommunications specialist
Television camera operator
Transport coordinator
Weapons operator

Ball State Majors for the ISTP Personality Type

Art
Athletic Training
Biology
Business Administration
Business Information Technology
Computer Science
Construction Management
Criminal Justice and Criminology
Economics
Exercise Science
Finance
Geology
Health Science
Industrial Technology
Information Systems
Landscape Architecture
Legal Studies
Management
Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Mathematical Sciences
Medical Technology
Natural Resources and Environmental Management
Operations Management
Physical Education
Pre-Dental Preparation
Pre-Law
Pre-Medical Preparation
Risk Management and Insurance
Telecommunication
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/ISTP.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/istp.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/istp/

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