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I looked up the Myers Briggs test after I posted my question and found that it is not considered scientifically reliable.

I took a different test in high school and again in college. It's the Holland Occupational Themes or Holland Codes (RIASEC).

That test asks what activities and hobbies you enjoy, what careers sound like something you'd like to do, how much education or training you are willing to pursue, what awards you have received, what you think your talents and skills are. It's all self reporting so not really a scientific evaluation because the test taker can have unrealistic expectations or impressions about some careers. They could give answers that they feel obligated to give based on family expectations or teacher feedback.

The test categorizes interests into 6 groups and lists jobs that fall into those groups in various combinations. The group's are realistic, investigative, artistic, social, entrepreneurial, and conventional. Your interest levels, based on your answers, will be high in some areas and low in others. You get a list of occupations to consider based on the highest 2 or 3 groups that you fall into.

Both times that I took it, I ranked highest in investigative and social. It fit my interest in anthropology, languages, and teaching. I don't remember what the 3rd highest ranking for me was, but I know that, while social and investigative remained the same both times that I took the test, the other categories changed.

Strangely, one career possibility that was suggested in the test that I took in college was map making. Other suggestions were social sciences, teaching, social work, science research, technical writing, interpreter, and print journalism.