New study has released personality profiles of 263 occupations.
Short thread of the occupations that are the most extreme with respect to each of the five personality dimension (I will mention only occupations with a sample of at least 100).
Neuroticism.
High:
- Visual Artists
- Graphic and Multimedia Designers
- Musicians, Singers and Composers
Low:
- Health Services Managers
- Finance Managers
- Information and Communications Technology Services Managers
Extraversion:
High:
- Advertising and Public Relations Managers
- Sales and Marketing Managers
- Human Resource Managers
Low:
- Software Developers
- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
- Unspecified Laboratory Technicians/Assistants
Openness:
High:
- Visual Artists
- Psychologists
- University and Higher Education Teachers
Low:
- Crane, Hoist and Related Plant Operators
- Car, Taxi and Van Drivers
- Manufacturing Labourers
Agreeableness:
High:
- Psychologists
- Audiologists and Speech Therapists
- Software Developers
Low:
- Self-employed/Entrepreneurs
- Real Estate Agents and Property Managers
- Sales and Marketing Managers
Conscientiousness:
High:
- Construction Managers
- Finance Managers
- Health Professionals (unspecified)
Low:
- Visual Artists
- Graphic and Multimedia Designers
- Unspecified Editors (text, book etc.)
The site that lets you navigate the aggregate results is here:
apps.psych.ut.ee/JobProfiles/
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