VIPR Types and Jungian Personality Types
Distribution Comparisons

ORDER

TYPE

VIPR-TYPE

JUNGIAN-TYPE

1

ESTJ

Vocational Interest and Personality Reinforcer Type: ESTJ. Out of the 12,974 specific 9-digit DOT-Coded Job Types in the MVQS2003 McDOT 6th Edition Dictionary of Occupational Titles, 5,102 (39.32%) were classified ESTJ.

Jung-based Personality Type Correspondent: ESTJ. Out of 6,263,334 people taking the Temperament Sorter and the Character Sorter on the http://www.keirsey.com/ Temperament Web Site, 689,423 (11.01%) were classified ESTJ as of 12/15/2000.

 

 

 

 

2

ISFP

Vocational Interest and Personality Reinforcer Type: ISFP. Out of the 12,974 specific 9-digit DOT-Coded Job Types in the MVQS2003 McDOT 6th Edition Dictionary of Occupational Titles, 3,712 (28.61%) were classified ISFP.

Jung-based Personality Type Correspondent: ISFP. Out of 6,263,334 people taking the Temperament Sorter and the Character Sorter on the http://www.keirsey.com/ Temperament Web Site, 187,154 (2.99%) were classified ISFP as of 12/15/2000.

 

 

 

 

3

ESFP

Vocational Interest and Personality Reinforcer Type: ESFP. Out of the 12,974 specific 9-digit DOT-Coded Job Types in the MVQS2003 McDOT 6th Edition Dictionary of Occupational Titles, 931 (7.18%) were classified ESFP.

Jung-based Personality Type Correspondent: ESFP. Out of 6,263,334 people taking the Temperament Sorter and the Character Sorter on the http://www.keirsey.com/ Temperament Web Site, 300,792 (4.80%) were classified ESFP as of 12/15/2000.

 

 

 

 

4

ESTP

Vocational Interest and Personality Reinforcer Type: ESTP. Out of the 12,974 specific 9-digit DOT-Coded Job Types in the MVQS2003 McDOT 6th Edition Dictionary of Occupational Titles, 555 (4.28%) were classified ESTP.

Jung-based Personality Type Correspondent: ESTP. Out of 6,263,334 people taking the Temperament Sorter and the Character Sorter on the http://www.keirsey.com/ Temperament Web Site, 169,604 (2.71%) were classified ESTP as of 12/15/2000.

 

 

 

 

5

ISTJ

Vocational Interest and Personality Reinforcer Type: ISTJ. Out of the 12,974 specific 9-digit DOT-Coded Job Types in the MVQS2003 McDOT 6th Edition Dictionary of Occupational Titles, 481 (3.71%) were classified ISTJ.

Jung-based Personality Type Correspondent: ISTJ. Out of 6,263,334 people taking the Temperament Sorter and the Character Sorter on the http://www.keirsey.com/ Temperament Web Site, 662,915 (10.58%) were classified ISTJ as of 12/15/2000.

 

 

 

 

6

ESFJ

Vocational Interest and Personality Reinforcer Type: ESFJ. Out of the 12,974 specific 9-digit DOT-Coded Job Types in the MVQS2003 McDOT 6th Edition Dictionary of Occupational Titles, 468 (3.61%) were classified ESFJ.

Jung-based Personality Type Correspondent: ESFJ. Out of 6,263,334 people taking the Temperament Sorter and the Character Sorter on the http://www.keirsey.com/ Temperament Web Site, 763,261 (12.19%) were classified ESFJ as of 12/15/2000.

 

 

 

 

7

ISTP

Vocational Interest and Personality Reinforcer Type: ISTP. Out of the 12,974 specific 9-digit DOT-Coded Job Types in the MVQS2003 McDOT 6th Edition Dictionary of Occupational Titles, 387 (2.98%) were classified ISTP.

Jung-based Personality Type Correspondent: ISTP. Out of 6,263,334 people taking the Temperament Sorter and the Character Sorter on the http://www.keirsey.com/ Temperament Web Site, 135,786 (2.17%) were classified ISTP as of 12/15/2000.

 

 

 

 

8

ENTJ

Vocational Interest and Personality Reinforcer Type: ENTJ. Out of the 12,974 specific 9-digit DOT-Coded Job Types in the MVQS2003 McDOT 6th Edition Dictionary of Occupational Titles, 252 (1.94%) were classified ENTJ.

Jung-based Personality Type Correspondent: ENTJ. Out of 6,263,334 people taking the Temperament Sorter and the Character Sorter on the http://www.keirsey.com/ Temperament Web Site, 198,653 (3.17%) were classified ENTJ as of 12/15/2000.

 

 

 

 

9

ISFJ

Vocational Interest and Personality Reinforcer Type: ISFJ. Out of the 12,974 specific 9-digit DOT-Coded Job Types in the MVQS2003 McDOT 6th Edition Dictionary of Occupational Titles, 237 (1.83%) were classified ISFJ.

Jung-based Personality Type Correspondent: ISFJ. Out of 6,263,334 people taking the Temperament Sorter and the Character Sorter on the http://www.keirsey.com/ Temperament Web Site, 605,759 (9.67%) were classified ISFJ as of 12/15/2000.

 

 

 

 

10

ENTP

Vocational Interest and Personality Reinforcer Type: ENTP. Out of the 12,974 specific 9-digit DOT-Coded Job Types in the MVQS2003 McDOT 6th Edition Dictionary of Occupational Titles, 220 (1.70%) were classified ENTP.

Jung-based Personality Type Correspondent: ENTP. Out of 6,263,334 people taking the Temperament Sorter and the Character Sorter on the http://www.keirsey.com/ Temperament Web Site, 139,331 (2.22%) were classified ENTP as of 12/15/2000.

 

 

 

 

11

INTJ

Vocational Interest and Personality Reinforcer Type: INTJ. Out of the 12,974 specific 9-digit DOT-Coded Job Types in the MVQS2003 McDOT 6th Edition Dictionary of Occupational Titles, 176 (1.36%) were classified INTJ.

Jung-based Personality Type Correspondent: INTJ. Out of 6,263,334 people taking the Temperament Sorter and the Character Sorter on the http://www.keirsey.com/ Temperament Web Site, 328,426 (5.24%) were classified INTJ as of 12/15/2000.

 

 

 

 

12

INTP

Vocational Interest and Personality Reinforcer Type: INTP. Out of the 12,974 specific 9-digit DOT-Coded Job Types in the MVQS2003 McDOT 6th Edition Dictionary of Occupational Titles, 123 (0.95%) were classified INTP.

Jung-based Personality Type Correspondent: INTP. Out of 6,263,334 people taking the Temperament Sorter and the Character Sorter on the http://www.keirsey.com/ Temperament Web Site, 193,629 (3.09%) were classified INTP as of 12/15/2000.

 

 

 

 

13

ENFJ

Vocational Interest and Personality Reinforcer Type: ENFJ. Out of the 12,974 specific 9-digit DOT-Coded Job Types in the MVQS2003 McDOT 6th Edition Dictionary of Occupational Titles, 91 (0.70%) were classified ENFJ.

Jung-based Personality Type Correspondent: ENFJ. Out of 6,263,334 people taking the Temperament Sorter and the Character Sorter on the http://www.keirsey.com/ Temperament Web Site, 465,565 (7.43%) were classified ENFJ as of 12/15/2000.

 

 

 

 

14

INFP

Vocational Interest and Personality Reinforcer Type: INFP. Out of the 12,974 specific 9-digit DOT-Coded Job Types in the MVQS2003 McDOT 6th Edition Dictionary of Occupational Titles, 95 (0.73%) were classified INFP.

Jung-based Personality Type Correspondent: INFP. Out of 6,263,334 people taking the Temperament Sorter and the Character Sorter on the http://www.keirsey.com/ Temperament Web Site, 426,896 (6.82%) were classified INFP as of 12/15/2000.

 

 

 

 

15

ENFP

Vocational Interest and Personality Reinforcer Type: ENFP. Out of the 12,974 specific 9-digit DOT-Coded Job Types in the MVQS2003 McDOT 6th Edition Dictionary of Occupational Titles, 103 (0.79%) were classified ENFP.

Jung-based Personality Type Correspondent: ENFP. Out of 6,263,334 people taking the Temperament Sorter and the Character Sorter on the http://www.keirsey.com/ Temperament Web Site, 538,008 (8.59%) were classified ENFP as of 12/15/2000.

 

 

 

 

16

INFJ

Vocational Interest and Personality Reinforcer Type: INFJ. Out of the 12,974 specific 9-digit DOT-Coded Job Types in the MVQS2003 McDOT 6th Edition Dictionary of Occupational Titles, 40 (0.31%) were classified INFJ.

Jung-based Personality Type Correspondent: INFJ. Out of 6,263,334 people taking the Temperament Sorter and the Character Sorter on the http://www.keirsey.com/ Temperament Web Site, 458,132 (7.31%) were classified INFJ as of 12/15/2000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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