Find a Career You Love Based on Your Zodiac Sign

Some jobs are routine and predictable, while others are more creative and allow for more freedom. Some jobs are very people oriented, while others require you to spend more time working alone. Still, others are thought oriented or idea-centric. Understanding and taking into consideration the element and modality of your sun sign is important when contemplating a career choice based on your strengths. Once you understand your sun sign's career strengths, you'll find that every career field, be it corporate, technical, medical, education, or service, has a job title that plays to your strengths.

Aries is cardinal fire. Aries's greatest career strength is their ability to initiate something new energetically. They are self-starters who gravitate toward occupations that allow for individual initiative, courage, and competitiveness.

Examples of careers best suited for Aries include:

Taurus is fixed earth. Taurus's greatest career strength is they are productive and have great follow through. Down to earth, practical, and methodical, they gravitate toward occupations that deal with the natural world, have a leisurely pace, offer long-term security, and require a high degree of creativity.

Examples of careers best suited for Taurus include:

Gemini is mutable air. Gemini's individual's greatest career strength is their adaptability and ability to articulate and share information. They prefer stimulating occupations that emphasize communication and the exchange of information.

Examples of careers best suited for a Gemini include:

Cancer is cardinal water. Cancer's greatest career strength is their sensitivity to the needs and emotions of people around them. They are active caregivers who gravitate toward occupations related to children and family or to jobs where they protect and nurture others.

Examples of careers best suited for Cancer include:

Leo is fixed fire. A Leo's greatest career strength is self-confidence, exuberance and joy, and strong leadership abilities. They gravitate toward careers that are fun, provide them with a leadership role, and allow them to display their creative talents.

Examples of careers best suited for Leo include:

Virgo is mutable earth. Virgo's greatest career strength is in their quiet demeanor, problem-solving skills, and ability to find practical solutions, and this serves them well when they are the boss, too. They gravitate toward careers in quiet work environments that require highly refined organizational skills, or where precision is needed.

Examples of careers best suited for Virgo include:

Libra is cardinal air. A Libra's greatest career strength is their ability to communicate creatively and interact with others. Libras are people people who gravitate toward careers in active and enterprising social and creative environments.

Examples of careers best suited for Libra include:

Scorpio is fixed water. Endurance, fortitude, and the ability to patiently and tirelessly investigate an issue are Scorpio's greatest career strengths. They gravitate toward careers that offer quiet seclusion where they can investigate, discover secrets, and come up with solutions.

Examples of careers best suited for Scorpio include:

Sagittarius is mutable fire. A Sagittarian's greatest career strength is their adventurous, easy-going nature, their versatility, and their ability to adapt quickly to changing circumstances. Those with the sun in Sagittarius gravitate toward careers that are lively, stimulating, and keep them on the go, meeting and learning from different types of people and environments.

Examples of careers best suited for Sagittarius include:

Capricorn is cardinal earth. A Capricorn's greatest career strength is their ambitious drive to succeed. They gravitate toward careers that offer advancement and give them authority, status, and security.

Examples of careers best suited for Capricorn:

Aquarius is fixed air. An Aquarian's greatest career strength is to take their out-of-the-box ideas and follow them through to the end. They are drawn to careers that offer autonomy, are on the cutting edge, and involve the latest technology.

Examples of careers best suited for Aquarius include:

Pisces is mutable water. A Pisces's greatest career strength is their sensitivity, empathy, acceptance, kindness, and understanding of others. They are drawn to careers in unstructured environments where they are free to go wherever their imagination takes them, or to those that allow them to help or heal others.

Examples of careers best suited for Pisces include:

Your sun sign says a lot about your greatest career strengths. Your sun is the center. It holds your personality together and directs your actions. You'll shine at work when using the energy of your sun sign.

Everyone knows there are 12 astrological signs, but did you know each sign has one element and modality (sometimes called quality)? These can define your strengths. The element of your sun sign relates to your basic temperament or disposition. The modality of your Sun sign tells your normal mode of behavior; both are important in deciding on what work role is best for you.

The following are the modalities for each sun sign.

• Cardinal signs are Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn; their mode of behavior is to initiate and start new things.• Fixed signs are Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius; their mode of behavior is to hold on, follow things through, manage, strengthen, and support.• Mutable signs are Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces; their mode of behavior is to loosen structures, circulate, and quickly adapt to changing conditions.

The following are the elements for each sun sign.

• The fire signs, Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius, are extroverted, energetic, inspirational, high-spirited, straightforward, self-directed, physically active, dramatic, and courageous.• The earth signs, Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn, are practical, efficient, organized, realistic, patient, self-disciplined, hard-working, productive, enduring, persistent, and dependable.• The air signs, Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius, are thoughtful, articulate, objective, mentally bright, understanding, cooperative, and socially adept.• The water signs, Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces, are emotional, sympathetic, empathetic, nurturing, calm and peaceful, sensitive, compassionate, imaginative, and intuitive.

There are many astrological players when it comes to what career choice is best for you. Of course, the sun sign is major, but your natal ascendant, moon, and so much more are also important. So, if you're serious about finding out what you want to do or be when you "grow up," your best bet is to visit an astrologer who can synthesize all the factors involved, give you a comprehensive assessment, and answer any questions you might have.