We surveyed 606 psychiatric aides to learn what personality traits and interests make them unique. Here are the results.
Psychiatric aides are social and conventional
Psychiatric aides tend to be predominantly social individuals, meaning that they thrive in situations where they can interact with, persuade, or help people. They also tend to be conventional, meaning that they are usually detail-oriented and organized, and like working in a structured environment.
If you are one or both of these archetypes, you may be well suited to be a psychiatric aide. 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 psychiatric aide break down:
The top personality traits of psychiatric aides are social responsibility and agreeableness
Psychiatric aides score highly on social responsibility, indicating that they desire fair outcomes and have a general concern for others. They also tend to be high on the measure of agreeableness, meaning that they are very sensitive to the needs of others and value harmony within a group.
Once again, let’s break down the components of the personality of an average psychiatric aide: