We surveyed 212 poultry farmers to learn what personality traits and interests make them unique. Here are the results.


Holland Codes

Poultry farmers are investigative and enterprising

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

If you are one or both of these archetypes, you may be well suited to be a poultry farmer. However, if you are artistic, 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 poultry farmer break down:


Big Five

The top personality traits of poultry farmers are conscientiousness and extraversion

Poultry farmers 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 poultry farmer: