Used to make your EditText a better option than Spinners

ClickToSelectEditText.java

public class ClickToSelectEditText<T extends Listable> extends AppCompactEditText {

    List<T> mItems;
    String[] mListableItems;
    CharSequence mHint;

    OnItemSelectedListener<T> onItemSelectedListener;

    public ClickToSelectEditText(Context context) {
        super(context);

        mHint = getHint();
    }

    public ClickToSelectEditText(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);

        mHint = getHint();
    }

    public ClickToSelectEditText(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr) {
        super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);

        mHint = getHint();
    }

    @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP)
    public ClickToSelectEditText(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr, int defStyleRes) {
        super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr, defStyleRes);

        mHint = getHint();
    }

    @Override
    protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
        super.onDraw(canvas);
        setFocusable(false);
        setClickable(true);
    }

    public void setItems(List<T> items) {
        this.mItems = items;
        this.mListableItems = new String[items.size()];

        int i = 0;

        for (T item : mItems) {
            mListableItems[i++] = item.getLabel();
        }

        configureOnClickListener();
    }

    private void configureOnClickListener() {
        setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(view.getContext());
                builder.setTitle(mHint);
                builder.setItems(mListableItems, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                    @Override
                    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialogInterface, int selectedIndex) {
                        setText(mListableItems[selectedIndex]);

                        if (onItemSelectedListener != null) {
                            onItemSelectedListener.onItemSelectedListener(mItems.get(selectedIndex), selectedIndex);
                        }
                    }
                });
                builder.setPositiveButton(R.string.dialog_close_button, null);
                builder.create().show();
            }
        });
    }

    public void setOnItemSelectedListener(OnItemSelectedListener<T> onItemSelectedListener) {
        this.onItemSelectedListener = onItemSelectedListener;
    }

    public interface OnItemSelectedListener<T> {
        void onItemSelectedListener(T item, int selectedIndex);
    }
}

Listable.java

public interface Listable {
    String getLabel();
}

Usage.java

  
  @InjectView(R.id.signup_text_input_job_category)
  ClickToSelectEditText<JobCategory> editTextJobCategory;
  
  ...
  
  editTextJobCategory.setItems(jobCategories);
  editTextJobCategory.setOnItemSelectedListener(new ClickToSelectEditText.OnItemSelectedListener<JobCategory>() {
      @Override
      public void onItemSelectedListener(JobCategory item, int selectedIndex) {
          selectedJobCategory = item;
      }
  });

Usage.xml

<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content">

    <com.your.package.ClickToSelectEditText
        android:id="@+id/signup_text_input_job_category"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:hint="@string/hint_job_category" />
</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>

Can you give an example of what JobCategory would look like?
Also what is this "selectedJobCategory "?
Thanks

@peterMonteer JobCategory just a POJO class and selectedJobCategory is the the object selected in this case is object type JobCategory.