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Two recent articles at MSN Careers highlighted good jobs for both extroverts and introverts. Here are shortened versions of the lists:

Introverts
Computer Software Engineers
Accountants and Auditors
Actuaries
Editors
Market Research Analysts
Graphic Designers
Technical Writers
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians
Automotive Body and Related Repairers
Postal Service Mail Carriers

Extroverts
Family and general practitioners
Public relations specialists
Employment interviewers
Computer support specialists
Sales managers
Lawyers
Counseling psychologists
Instructional coordinators
Education administrators, elementary & secondary School
Personnel recruiters

Interesting list - what are you if you fall in the middle? I am a computer support specialist, graphic designer, technical writer and on occasion a software engineer.

Guess it depends on my mood!

I am sort of a mix between the two, but tend to lean towards introvert a bit more.

I originally planned on being a psychotherapist/psychiatrist but once I got to university, the realization that you have to be a real "people" person to be a good therapist set in. It was a sad conclusion but if I hadn't come to it, I wouldn't have decided on studying journalism, which is just perfect for me.

What about writers? For example, F Scott Fitzgerald - a keen party animal, yet often hiding away by himself to write it all down! Very intersting post/list.

I'm definitely introverted, but I LOVE to write PR copy. I was thinking that I just better stay away from any spokesperson jobs LOL but I could do a form of PR since it's very writing driven.

Also I'm an editor and that is a mix of working alone and working with people--writers, other staff members, sources etc.

Proofreading jobs suit precise tidy-minded introverts apparently. There are now lots of online courses they can take for a career with proofreading jobs, either freelancing at home like me or for a company based in an office.

However, it might be good for introverts not to hide themselves away too much! Apparently its good for all of us to stretch our comfort zones a little!