We surveyed 74 animal nutritionists to learn what personality traits and interests make them unique. Here are the results.


Holland Codes

Animal nutritionists are enterprising and investigative

Animal nutritionists tend to be predominantly enterprising individuals, which means that they are usually quite natural leaders who thrive at influencing and persuading others. They also tend to be investigative, which means that they are quite inquisitive and curious people that often like to spend time alone with their thoughts.

If you are one or both of these archetypes, you may be well suited to be an animal nutritionist. However, if you are social, this is probably not a good career for you. Unsure of where you fit in? Take the career test now.

Here’s how the Holland codes of the average animal nutritionist break down:


Big Five

The top personality traits of animal nutritionists are conscientiousness and extraversion

Animal nutritionists score highly on conscientiousness, which means that they are methodical, reliable, and generally plan out things in advance. They also tend to be high on the measure of extraversion, meaning that they rely on external stimuli to be happy, such as people or exciting surroundings.

Once again, let’s break down the components of the personality of an average animal nutritionist: