Hold on mister president. I looked at that graph and had an instant Ni moment.
Good, now that that's out of the way, let's do some analysis as to why that is.
In your graph it shows that the following types make the most money:
1. ENTJ
2. ESTJ
3. ESFJ
4. INTJ
5. ENFJ
And that the following make the least money in ascending order:
1. INFP
2. ENTP
3. ESFP
4. ISFJ
5. ISFP
Now, let's look at the distribution of gender per each personality type:
The document is here:
MBTI in Gender -- Men & Women Personality Differences | Slayerment
From here we can see the following distribution in percentages male vs female vs total out of population
1. ENTJ -
2.7 male vs 0.9 female total 1.8
2. ESTJ -
11.2 male vs 6.3 female total 9.7
3. ESFJ - 7.5 male vs
16.9 female total 12.3
4. INTJ -
3.3 male vs 0.8 female total 2.1
5. ENFJ - 1.6 male vs
3.3 female total 2.5
And that the following make the least money in ascending order
1. INFP - 4.1 male vs
4.6 female total 4.4
2. ENTP -
4.0 male vs 2.4 female total 3.2
3. ESFP - 6.9 male vs
10.1 female total 8.5
4. ISFJ - 8.1 male vs
19.4 female total 13.8
5. ISFP - 7.6 male vs
9.8 female total 8.8
Combine these results with the following graph:
I hate to bring a graph related to the stupid myth about the wage gap thing into any discussion, because the myth is simply stupid, but bear with me.
The last graph shows that men and women make different career choices. Look at the top payed and lower payed jobs and the gender distribution. Now overlap the data and... Tadaaaaaaaa. Some correlation occurs. Emphasis is on the word
SOME. You have been #trigger warned.
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The difference in earnings is a result of more than personality type alone. In layman's terms, some personalities are dominated by more women, who make career choices that generally earn less, plus the added fact that some choose to have children and raise them in the early years, which delays career development.
But I can already hear someone say:
"BUH YOUR GRAPHIC DOES NOT EXPLAIN ESFJ AND ENFJ BEING TOP EARNERS IF THESE ARE DOMINATED BY WOMEN!"
Aye, that be true! Not sure what that would mean. I know for example that the ESFJ and ENFJ are Fe doms so that may play an important part in career progress. I guess sucking up to your boss gets you faster at the top. Who knows why that is the way it is. Much MISOGYNY, very PATRIARCHY, very IDIOT. How dare I say that women are more likely to follow rules than and respect authority than men? Hold on to your panties and read this:
5 Major Differences Between Men & Women at Work | redventures.com. I also had another research that would show that women value group, traditions and authority, while men value individuality, risk and challenging authority. I can't find it. If anybody knows anything about the paper, feel free to post the relevant link, I can't remember the name, I know it was from the US.
Now for the other camp:
"BUH YOUR GRAPH DOES NOT EXPLAIN ENTP DOMINATED BY MEN BEING IN THE LEAST EARNINGS GRAPH, WHICH PROVES THAT YOUR'RE A PATRIARCHAL MISOGYNIST SHITLORD SOMEHOW!"
That is indeed another interesting variable. I know that ENTPs are often found off the beaten path, more independent and more likely to start their own business. Maybe that is one of the reasons? Men are generally more likely to take greater risks than women, so it might explain some of the differences. I guess we need the input of an expert in behavioral psychology to tell us about choices based on gender. Do we have any of those around the forum? Somebody that understands behavioral and choice psychology. Would be able to shed some light.
"BUH BRAH, WHAT ABOUT INFP MEN BEING ALMOST EQUAL TO INFP WOMEN, SURELY THIS PROVES YOU'RE AN IDIOT!"
Anything can prove I'm an idiot (I will get quote mined as fuck for this one). This one I have to give to the influence being that INFPs have more "feminine" emotional traits (I will get lots of hate mail in my inbox, so better be brief in your rants, so that I have time to read them all), more inclined to arts and lower paying jobs, so the graph may actually have a point here. For INFPs it may actually be simply a predisposition related to personality.
Let the shitstorm pour down. I'm an oppressive shitlord, I know. "Sexist" against women too and RACIST (lol) against some personalities.
Criticism of my analysis is welcome. I'm sure I have missed plenty of important points. Anything to offer a better understanding of this thing.