We surveyed 883 sports scouts to learn what personality traits and interests make them unique. Here are the results.


Holland Codes

Sports scouts are social and enterprising

Sports scouts 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 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 sports scout. 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 sports scout break down:


Big Five

The top personality traits of sports scouts are social responsibility and conscientiousness

Sports scouts 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 conscientiousness, which means that they are methodical, reliable, and generally plan out things in advance.

Once again, let’s break down the components of the personality of an average sports scout: