Zodiac Careers Series

Careers to Suit a Capricorn

By Tammy Sofranic

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If you're born between December 22 and January 19 you're a Capricorn! Natural rule-followers Capricorns thrive on order and admire rules hierarchies and set ways to do things. They are smart hardworking and like to take matters into their own hands. Capricorn signs will always get what they set their mind to as they have a strong will and a lot of persistence. Capricorns may get a reputation as stubborn but they know what they want and they are after it. They can be very strict and set very high expectations of themselves and those in their environment. They might get stuck in one narrow way of doing something or hold a grudge for a moment too long. 

Business Analyst

Working as a business analyst will allow Capricorn to evaluate and determine results based on logic and data. Their analytical skills are necessary for this role along with their drive to improve processes. Capricorns will use their conservative approach to collect and note information create reports and work with management to report their observations. There are various types of analyst positions such as insurance actuary business analyst for companies costing estimations for products or projects or investment companies to determine the best investment trends.

Supply Chain Manager

Capricorns are known for being good problem-solvers and they have great organisational skills. On top of that they are hardworking persistent and ambitious. These are all critical skills for a successful candidate in supply chain management. Jobs that are also in line with this are office manager business professional or real estate investor. 

Electrician

Capricorns are after professions that have established steps for success such as an in-demand trade career. In a career like that there is usually some sort of security like unions that will help support their upward track and help carry them to success. They will enjoy being practical hands-on and being able to see the fruits of their labour come to fruition. Other professions like electricians are plumbers or trade professionals. 

Professional Organiser

If you are a Capricorn and you haven't already seen "Get organised with The Home Edit" or "Tidying up with Marie Kondo" on Netflix what are you waiting for? Capricorns are organised beings there is no doubt about that so they will be happy in a role that allows them to use their natural skills and abilities. Their appreciation of routine and order means they will easily identify better ways to store things plan events or utilise space. They also have a good eye for detail and can quickly diagnose shortcomings. Other similar professions would be housekeeper or event organiser. 

Computer Programmer

All the before-mentioned skills and characteristics of this sign will be valuable and useful in a role of a computer programmer. Capricorn likes to be in the driver's seat of their life and career and this path will give them the chance to take full responsibility for their workload and development. Coding and managing data will come easily to this sign as they are tenacious dedicated and have a lot of patience to search for a missing tag in a bunch of code or discover why a script won’t run. Similar careers to consider would be software engineer network engineer or technical support. 

While horoscopes shouldn’t be the basis of any SUPER MAJOR life decisions, matching your horoscope to aspects of Your Daily life such as job selection can be fun, inspiring and thought-provoking. It can be a really useful starting point in conjunction with other more serious resources and career research.

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