The 7 Best Careers for Visual Thinkers

THE 7 BEST CAREERS FOR VISUAL THINKERSVista Collegehttp://www.vistacollege.edu/blog/careers/the-7-best-careers-for-visual-thinkers

VISUAL LEARNING• Visual thinking: Also called

visual/spatial learning, picture thinking, or right brained learning, is the phenomenon of thinking through visual processing. Visual thinking has been described as seeing words as a series of pictures

CAREERS THAT VISUAL THINKERS EXCEL IN• Photography• Business consulting• Massage therapy• Construction technology• Graphic design• Interior design

CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY Key Skills: attention to detail, visualization,

spatial reasoning, hands on skills Industries like construction and architecture

require blend of art and functionality Requires ability to think three dimensionally

GRAPHIC DESIGN Key Skills: attention to detail, visualization,

remembering images, artistic abilities Create things like, logos, print ads and

websites Consider if you see things and know

immediately how you could make it look better

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Key Skills: attention to detail, spatial

reasoning, hands on skills Design everything from roller coasters to

rockets Lots of industrial applications: chemical,

electrical, environmental etc. Consider if you liked taking things apart and

putting back together as a kid

THERAPY Key Skills: attention to detail, remembering

patterns, spatial reasoning Ability to identify visual cues Also other industry options like massage

therapy, physical therapy or emotional therapy

MANAGEMENT CONSULTING Key Skills: attention to detail, strategic

planning, remembering patterns Ability to understand relationships between

large numbers of variables Helps if you can think out of the box Consider starting with business degree and

working into management

PHOTOGRAPHY Key Skills: attention to detail, remembering

images, spatial reasoning, artistic abilities Ability to tell stories with images Can be used in art, or commercial industries

INTERIOR DESIGN Key Skills: attention to detail, visualization,

pattern recognition, spatial reasoning, artistic abilities

Know how to create layouts that are visually pleasing and functional

OTHER CAREERS TO CONSIDER Filmmaking Fashion design Advertising Chef