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High Extraversion

You draw energy from people and activity. You tend to speak up, start conversations and enjoy a busy day.

Extraversion is one of the Big Five personality traits. It describes how much you seek out people, activity and attention. Everyone falls somewhere on the scale; neither end is better.

Typical strengths

  • Starting conversations
  • Leading groups
  • Building networks
  • Thinking out loud

Careers with a lot of people contact and leadership

Ranked by how much these jobs rely on the O*NET 31.0 Work Styles linked to Extraversion: Social Orientation and Leadership Orientation.

  1. 1Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryGraduate degree$105,870
  2. 2First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersBachelor's degree$87,520
  3. 3Chief ExecutivesGraduate degree$213,990
  4. 4Sales ManagersBachelor's degree$148,270
  5. 5Education Administrators, PostsecondaryGraduate degree$104,590
  6. 6Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree$125,470
  7. 7Coaches and ScoutsBachelor's degree$47,320
  8. 8Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree$146,910
  9. 9First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school$48,560
  10. 10Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree$80,390
  11. 11Advertising and Promotions ManagersBachelor's degree$133,660
  12. 12FundraisersBachelor's degree$72,550
  13. 13Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree$123,860
  14. 14First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersCertificate or associate$93,530
  15. 15General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree$105,770

Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025 national median (— when only a broader group figure exists).

College majors that lead to these careers

  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Public Relations/Image Management
  • Retail Management
  • Thanatology
  • Musical Theatre
  • Theatre and Dance
  • Political Communication

From the NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk. Major pages open in a later stage.

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Sources. Trait descriptions: Career Change Finder, based on the IPIP Big-Five Factor Markers (public domain). Careers: O*NET 31.0 Work Styles (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025. Majors: NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Data Sources & Licenses