Should I Become An Animal Nutritionist (One Minute Quiz)

Alyssa Omandac

Career Quiz and Most Suitable Personality

Animal Nutritionists

Animal Nutritionists The primary responsibility of Animal Nutritionists is to help plan a nutritionally balanced diet for animals. They might work for clients who have animals, or they can work for feed companies and veterinarians. They can also work in research centers.

Salary
$77400
Education
Bachelor's degree
Personality
Interest Match



Find a job you love and you will never work a day in your life.Confucius

Table of contents
  1. Career Quiz
  2. Suitable Personality Type
  3. Pros and Cons

Career Quiz

In this career quiz, there are 8-10 questions that will give you a pretty good perspective on whether this career is right for you.

There are 3 answers to each question: Dislike, Maybe, and Like.

Answer “Like / Yes” if you tell yourself “Yes! I would love do this” or “Yeah, I’m that type of person”.
Answer “Okay / Maybe” if you tell yourself “Umm…I think I will be okay with that”.
Answer “Dislike / No” if you tell yourself “Ugh…Sounds boring” or “No way!”.

Ready? Let’s start!

Question Yes Maybe No
Are you comfortable working with animals?
Are you willing to study the nutritional content of various animal feeds?
Are you interested in helping pet owners create a diet that is ideal for their pets?
Do you have natural curiosity to constantly learn in the field of Animal Nutrition?
Do you have strong analytical skills to evaluate the best nutritional plan for animals?
Do you have compassion and empathy for animals and their needs?
Do you work well as part of a team treating the animal as a whole?
Do you enjoy spending time researching animal feeds?

Your Results

Done?

Now count how many points you have.

Dislike = 0 point
Okay = 1 point
Like = 2 points

After you’re done counting your points. Click below to view your results.


Suitable Personality Type

The Thinker

People with this personality likes to work with ideas that require an extensive amount of thinking. They prefer work that requires them to solve problems mentally. You can read more about these career personality types here.

Animal Nutritionists are naturally inquisitive and curious, and they enjoy solving problems. They try to evaluate animals and determine the best nutritional plan, and these traits will help them succeed. They are compassionate and empathetic people, and they have a good academic mind. They have skills that allow them to work together with others as part of a team.

Pros and Cons

Pros

You get to work with animals

If you love animals, this is a very rewarding job. You can choose your favorite type of animal, and you will spend your days advising people on how to give it the best possible diet.

You are not stuck in an office all the time

Animal Nutritionists often travel to see clients on a daily basis. Even when they spend some time in an office, they spend time traveling to feed mills, stores, or clients’ farms.

You are always learning

As an Animal Nutritionist, you will work closely with veterinarians, feed manufacturers, and scientists, and you will always be on the cutting edge of the best nutritional information. If you enjoy learning, you will always be expanding on your knowledge in this career.

You can help develop better food products for animals

You probably wouldn’t choose this career if you didn’t care about animals, and you will have the benefit of working to improve feed products for animals so they are getting the best possible diet.

Cons

You might work long hours

You might work long hours, especially if you work with farm animals. You will likely work on the weekends as well.

You need a lot of experience and knowledge to get into this career

It is important that you have experience and knowledge to get into this career. You will want to spend time working for a vet or a feed company before you become an Animal Nutritionist.

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