An understanding of your type can help a great deal in choosing a career, but not in the obvious way. I don't think it is good or necessary to limit ourselves to lists of suggested careers for our type, or even worse: to avoid outright careers deemed a bad fit. Anyone is capable of succeeding in and enjoying any career. It's the how's and the why's where type can help.
Specifically, understanding type can help us understand our strengths and weaknesses better - how we think and make decisions, our blind spots and default choices. It can also help us understand what certain careers or work groups might be like, especially in terms of workgroup dynamic, typical communication styles, etc. Sure - you don't have to be an NF to be a counselor, but that job pairing is often suggested probably because there are alot of NF types doing counseling. If a non-NF isn't happy - or at least willing to try to be happy - in such an environment, he/she might want to reconsider.
If we are attracted to a career outside our type recommendations, understanding our own type can help us identify likely problem spots and how to address them. It can also show us what qualities we have to contribute that will bring diversity to the usual type mix in that field. It is the outliers in any organization that will break groupthink, and stimulate new perspectives and ways of doing things.
So, use type to help understand yourself and to evaluate all available and attractive options, not to limit yourself to this or that list.