| Job Group |
Total |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
| Healthcare occupations |
5007 |
-10% (14%) |
+22% (19%) |
-2% (13%) |
-26% (6%) |
-18% (2%) |
+20% (17%) |
-10% (10%) |
-14% (5%) |
+9% (15%) |
| Sales, marketing, modelling and trading occupations |
4118 |
-10% (14%) |
-16% (13%) |
+73% (23%) |
-38% (5%) |
-59% (1%) |
-8% (13%) |
+17% (13%) |
+38% (8%) |
-35% (9%) |
| No occupation |
4100 |
-23% (12%) |
-3% (15%) |
-55% (6%) |
+72% (14%) |
+23% (3%) |
+20% (17%) |
-3% (11%) |
-31% (4%) |
+30% (18%) |
| Education occupations |
4043 |
-2% (15%) |
+16% (18%) |
-2% (13%) |
-1% (8%) |
-18% (2%) |
+6% (15%) |
-10% (10%) |
-31% (4%) |
+9% (15%) |
| Arts, design, media and writing occupations |
3815 |
-28% (11%) |
-35% (10%) |
-14% (11%) |
+104% (23%) |
-18% (2%) |
-43% (8%) |
+44% (16%) |
-14% (5%) |
-6% (13%) |
| Directing and managing occupations |
3697 |
+24% (19%) |
-16% (13%) |
+91% (25%) |
-75% (2%) |
-59% (1%) |
-22% (11%) |
-10% (10%) |
+89% (11%) |
-49% (7%) |
| IT & programming |
3412 |
+24% (19%) |
-3% (15%) |
-29% (9%) |
-38% (5%) |
+95% (6%) |
-11% (12%) |
-10% (10%) |
+3% (6%) |
+23% (17%) |
| Office & administrative support |
3401 |
+5% (16%) |
+16% (18%) |
-14% (11%) |
-15% (7%) |
-18% (2%) |
+25% (19%) |
-30% (8%) |
-48% (3%) |
+16% (16%) |
| Finance & accounting occupations |
2588 |
+30% (20%) |
-9% (14%) |
+16% (15%) |
-51% (4%) |
-18% (2%) |
+13% (16%) |
-10% (10%) |
+20% (7%) |
-13% (12%) |
| Scientists & Mathematicians |
1571 |
+37% (21%) |
-9% (14%) |
-21% (10%) |
-38% (5%) |
+95% (6%) |
-11% (12%) |
-3% (11%) |
+3% (6%) |
+1% (14%) |
| Construction, mining, manufacturing and machine operators |
1540 |
+24% (19%) |
+22% (19%) |
-29% (9%) |
-51% (4%) |
+23% (3%) |
-1% (14%) |
-3% (11%) |
+20% (7%) |
+9% (15%) |
| Social sciences specialists (historians, psychologists…) |
1407 |
+5% (16%) |
+3% (16%) |
+31% (17%) |
-15% (7%) |
-18% (2%) |
-11% (12%) |
-3% (11%) |
-31% (4%) |
+1% (14%) |
| Legal occupations |
1206 |
+17% (18%) |
-23% (12%) |
+38% (18%) |
-15% (7%) |
+23% (3%) |
+6% (15%) |
-20% (9%) |
+55% (9%) |
-35% (9%) |
| Social services & sports occupations |
1205 |
-28% (11%) |
+48% (23%) |
-6% (12%) |
-15% (7%) |
-59% (1%) |
-1% (14%) |
+24% (14%) |
-48% (3%) |
+16% (16%) |
| Architecture, surveying & design occupations |
1140 |
+11% (17%) |
-29% (11%) |
-6% (12%) |
+39% (12%) |
-18% (2%) |
+6% (15%) |
+17% (13%) |
+20% (7%) |
-13% (12%) |
| Food preparation & serving occupations |
888 |
-28% (11%) |
+16% (18%) |
-44% (7%) |
+39% (12%) |
-18% (2%) |
+20% (17%) |
+17% (13%) |
-14% (5%) |
+16% (16%) |
| Public service agents |
879 |
-2% (15%) |
+16% (18%) |
-14% (11%) |
-15% (7%) |
-18% (2%) |
+6% (15%) |
+8% (12%) |
-31% (4%) |
+9% (15%) |
| Security, fire-fighters, police & military occupations |
664 |
+43% (22%) |
+16% (18%) |
+9% (14%) |
-75% (2%) |
+23% (3%) |
-15% (12%) |
-3% (11%) |
+38% (8%) |
-28% (10%) |
| Craft & trade occupations |
530 |
-28% (11%) |
+35% (21%) |
-44% (7%) |
+39% (12%) |
+23% (3%) |
-8% (13%) |
+17% (13%) |
-31% (4%) |
+23% (17%) |
| Tourism & hospitality |
445 |
-10% (14%) |
-16% (13%) |
-2% (13%) |
+11% (9%) |
-18% (2%) |
-8% (13%) |
+35% (15%) |
+20% (7%) |
+1% (14%) |
| Drivers, pilots and transport operators |
412 |
+5% (16%) |
+35% (21%) |
-21% (10%) |
-38% (5%) |
+23% (3%) |
-1% (14%) |
-10% (10%) |
+38% (8%) |
-6% (13%) |
| Farming & breeding occupations |
406 |
+17% (18%) |
-3% (15%) |
-36% (8%) |
+23% (10%) |
+23% (3%) |
-8% (13%) |
+8% (12%) |
+20% (7%) |
+9% (15%) |
| Electrical installation & maintenance |
373 |
+43% (22%) |
+9% (17%) |
-44% (7%) |
-51% (4%) |
+23% (3%) |
-29% (10%) |
-3% (11%) |
-14% (5%) |
+52% (21%) |
| Library & printing occupations |
313 |
-10% (14%) |
-35% (10%) |
-62% (5%) |
+75% (16%) |
+95% (6%) |
-1% (14%) |
-3% (11%) |
-14% (5%) |
+37% (19%) |
| Hairdressers, beauticians and related workers |
306 |
-41% (9%) |
-3% (15%) |
-2% (13%) |
+23% (10%) |
-18% (2%) |
+41% (20%) |
+8% (12%) |
+3% (6%) |
-6% (13%) |
| Phone & information services operators |
219 |
-16% (13%) |
+35% (21%) |
+9% (14%) |
-1% (8%) |
-18% (2%) |
-1% (14%) |
-30% (8%) |
-14% (5%) |
+16% (16%) |
| Cleaning and personal services |
171 |
-23% (12%) |
+22% (19%) |
-36% (8%) |
+23% (10%) |
-59% (1%) |
+25% (19%) |
-30% (8%) |
-48% (3%) |
+38% (19%) |
| Tellers, ticketing agents & cash collectors |
144 |
-23% (12%) |
+9% (17%) |
-21% (10%) |
-1% (8%) |
+23% (3%) |
+20% (17%) |
-10% (10%) |
-66% (2%) |
+52% (21%) |
FAQ
Why is there a correlation between Enneagram types and jobs?
Enneagram types are associated with different traits and preferences, which may help explain why some types appear more often in certain job groups than others. For example, Type 1s may be more common in detail-oriented fields such as accounting, mathematics, or law, while Type 2s may be more common in people-focused roles such as teaching or social work. These are broad patterns observed in this sample, not fixed career rules.
Can an Enneagram type be happy in a job that is less popular for their type?
Absolutely. People of any Enneagram type can be happy in any job they find meaningful. The associations between Enneagram types and jobs reflect general tendencies, but they also show that most types are represented across most job groups, just in different proportions.
Most popular careers by Enneagram type
Enneagram Type 1 Careers
Type 1s are overrepresented in:
- Security, fire-fighters, police & military occupations (+43%)
- Electrical installation & maintenance (+43%)
- Scientists & Mathematicians (+37%)
On the other hand, they are underrepresented in:
- Hairdressers, beauticians and related workers (-41%)
Enneagram Type 2 Careers
Type 2s are overrepresented in:
- Social services & sports occupations (+48%)
- Craft & trade occupations (+35%)
- Drivers, pilots and transport operators (+35%)
- Phone & information services operators (+35%)
On the other hand, they are underrepresented in:
- Arts, design, media and writing occupations (-35%)
- Library & printing occupations (-35%)
Enneagram Type 3 Careers
Type 3s are overrepresented in:
- Directing and managing occupations (+91%)
- Sales, marketing, modelling and trading occupations (+73%)
- Legal occupations (+38%)
- Social sciences specialists (historians, psychologists…) (+31%)
On the other hand, they are underrepresented in:
- Library & printing occupations (-62%)
- Food preparation & serving occupations (-44%)
- Craft & trade occupations (-44%)
- Electrical installation & maintenance (-44%)
- Farming & breeding occupations (-36%)
- Cleaning and personal services (-36%)
Enneagram Type 4 Careers
Type 4s are overrepresented in:
- Arts, design, media and writing occupations (+104%)
- Library & printing occupations (+75%)
- Architecture, surveying & design occupations (+39%)
- Food preparation & serving occupations (+39%)
- Craft & trade occupations (+39%)
On the other hand, they are underrepresented in:
- Directing and managing occupations (-75%)
- Security, fire-fighters, police & military occupations (-75%)
- Finance & accounting occupations (-51%)
- Construction, mining, manufacturing and machine operators (-51%)
- Electrical installation & maintenance (-51%)
- Sales, marketing, modelling and trading occupations (-38%)
- IT & programming (-38%)
- Scientists & Mathematicians (-38%)
- Drivers, pilots and transport operators (-38%)
Enneagram Type 5 Careers
Type 5s are overrepresented in:
- IT & programming (+95%)
- Scientists & Mathematicians (+95%)
- Library & printing occupations (+95%)
On the other hand, they are underrepresented in:
- Sales, marketing, modelling and trading occupations (-59%)
- Directing and managing occupations (-59%)
- Social services & sports occupations (-59%)
- Cleaning and personal services (-59%)
Enneagram Type 6 Careers
Type 6s are fairly evenly distributed across job groups. They are only significantly overrepresented (>+30%) in:
- Hairdressers, beauticians and related workers (+41%)
On the other hand, they are underrepresented in:
- Arts, design, media and writing occupations (-43%)
Enneagram Type 7 Careers
Type 7s are also fairly evenly distributed across job groups. They are only significantly overrepresented (>+30%) in:
- Arts, design, media and writing occupations (+44%)
- Tourism & hospitality (+35%)
There are no job groups in which Type 7s are underrepresented by more than 30%.
Enneagram Type 8 Careers
Type 8s are overrepresented in:
- Directing and managing occupations (+89%)
- Legal occupations (+55%)
- Drivers, pilots and transport operators (+38%)
- Sales, marketing, modelling and trading occupations (+38%)
- Security, fire-fighters, police & military occupations (+38%)
On the other hand, they are underrepresented in:
- Tellers, ticketing agents & cash collectors (-66%)
- Office & administrative support (-48%)
- Social services & sports occupations (-48%)
- Social sciences specialists (historians, psychologists…) (-31%)
- Craft & trade occupations (-31%)
- Public service agents (-31%)
Enneagram Type 9 Careers
Type 9s are overrepresented in:
- Electrical installation & maintenance (+52%)
- Tellers, ticketing agents & cash collectors (+52%)
- Cleaning and personal services (+38%)
- Library & printing occupations (+37%)
On the other hand, they are underrepresented in:
- Directing and managing occupations (-49%)
- Sales, marketing, modelling and trading occupations (-35%)
- Legal occupations (-35%)
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