<p>What would be some good careers for an extrovert that likes (general) science?</p>
<p>Did you major/work in a science? Are you extroverted or introverted?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>There’s a good mix in physics and engineering. Math has tons of introverts.</p>
<p>Think of private companies that have big research divisions. Personally, I do natural catastrophe modeling in the insurance industry, where scientists and engineers of various flavors are highly coveted when they also have social skills. Many people can hole up and produce good research within a larger organization, but few can translate that knowledge in a meaningful way to a broader business community. Science journalism also springs to mind here.</p>
<p>Everyone expects someone in sales or marketing or whatever to have great social skills. No one expects it from scientists (which is a shame), so highlighting your communications skills is one way you can really help yourself to stand out from the pack. Being a people person can certainly help if you are an academic, but the advantage is smaller.</p>
<p>So what I’m hearing here is if you are analytical/ understand the technical aspects of a science, engineering, math or technology field AND can communicate you could really standout.</p>
<p>I’m a college student who’s a science major, and I’d describe myself as somewhere between introverted and extroverted (I gain energy both by being alone and by being around others). Extroversion doesn’t imply good communication skills, but I think that strong communication skills are a real asset in science. If you go into academia, you’ll need to teach. You’ll also need to write grant proposals. </p>
<p>Something interesting is that science majors tend to bond among themselves more than humanities majors do (at least, at my college). You’re forced to work with people for labs or for problem sets, and as a consequence, you get to know your classmates really well.</p>
<p>Science and engineering has a good mix of introverts and extroverts and good communication is important in the sciences as well but being knowledgeable and skilled is more important, unlike some professions where being a good communicator is the most important thing (MBA/Law etc.) </p>
<p>The engineering Department at my school has taken great pains to make engineering students more extroverted since a large part of working as a software engineer/computer scientist is communicating with others and working in teams. We are given a lot of group work/team projects and a nice undergraduate lab for CS students to come hang out and work in. Which encourages people to collaborate. This story shows how important people in the industry/professors think social/communication skills are.</p>
<p>Having good social skills would translate well into any technical/science career. It would certainly give you an advantage over equally qualified but socially inept peers.</p>