Would you believe that being a cat person or a dog person could shed light on what you do for a living? A new survey from CareerBuilder looks at the kind of pets we own in relation to our chosen profession. The study also found certain links between our pets and even how much we make and whether we liked our jobs.
The nationwide survey, conducted between August 17 and September 22, 2010, polled more than 2,300 workers who had pets. Here are some of the findings.
Workers with dogs are more likely to have senior management positions such as the CEO, CFO or be a senior vice president. Dog owners also tend to be professors, nurses, information technology professionals, military professionals and entertainers.
Cat owners on the other hand were more likely to be physicians, real estate agents, science/medical lab technicians, machine operators and personal caretakers.
Here's where it starts to get real interesting.
Workers with snakes/reptiles are the most likely to report earning six figures. They were also more likely to be engineers, social workers, marketing/public relations professionals, editors/writers and police officers.
Workers with birds were the most likely to report being satisfied with their jobs.They were also more likely to be advertising professionals, sales representatives, construction workers and administrative professionals
Fish owners were more likely to be human resources professionals, financial professionals, hotel and leisure professionals, farming/fishing/forestry professionals and transportation professionals.
Obviously, these are generalizations and correlations. I can tell you that I've owned both dogs and cats and don't fit into any of the most likely career paths. I'm a writer and I hate snakes.
