I am in a career that is not common for my type: synthetic organic chemistry (working on a PhD). Interestingly though, my adviser is an ENFJ 8w7. Most organic chemists are some form of IxTx from what I have observed over the year. There also is a slight preference for N. It makes sense. My field requires a lot of work, very logic heavy, very detailed heavy, requires a great deal of care, and is for the most part very solitary. The area of total synthesis (my area) also requires a great deal of multi-level planning (short, medium, long) and the ability to readily modify said plan as you go along.
Honestly, my personality isn't well suited for my field (which is why I am 1/2 pivoiting out of it when I start my job). Here's a brief list of why.
+ Rigorous attention to detail. - I am not good at this. You have to dot EVERY i, and cross EVERY t, in multiple ways and in ways that are absolutely redundant, but it's what the field requires. It's so, so hard for me to keep up with and causes me an incredible amount of stress. I need something that allows you to get by without having to have everything exactly checked off. It's immensely frustrating because in vast majority of cases, you know you're set/right way way before you dot all the i's and cross all the t's.
+ Cold/logical environment. - As they saying goes "science doesn't give a shit about your opinions". Well, it's very true, but this wears me out a lot more than I thought it would. I survived it, but it's not natural. My work involves little person to person interaction, and when it is it's all about facts facts facts and data data data. It's so draining to me. I didn't realize that having my "social" interactions be this focused on results and work, and only that would get to me so much. I need something that mixes in a more fuzzy interaction where the interaction itself is important, not just to exchange data. I don't like not being able to put a humanistic aspect/bend on things.
+ Required failure tolerance. - This is another case of "science doesn't give a shit about your opinions". Experiments fail ALL the time. It is the nature of the beast. It wares me out so badly, because it slowly gets into my head and I start feeling like there is something wrong with me. I don't do well in environments where you have to keep testing/trying to get something right. I want an environment where I know if I make/do something, it will be useful, impactful, and worthwhile. Not just a tiny data point in a massive ocean.
Those really are the only 3 things that don't fit well with how I operate as a person. The rest fits me, the way I think, and my personality. Still, those 3 things are a HUGE deal. Honestly, one of them is a huge deal.