Show Looks at You and Your Job Y Here are some of the surprising facts that your choice of occupation reveals most or us you have to work you probably enjoy talking shop Recently science has been doing that too Through studies of various kinds scientists have put your job mine and everyone else’s under the clinical microscope and come up with some in- teres ting revelations They have found out for example that your choice of occupation reveals a great deal about your personality They know now that the kind of work you do Farmers have the affects your chances of a happy rate of riage And if you have wondered bliss cisely what it takes to make a top executive they can answer thattoo Scientists have even tackled the toughest and most controversial question of all: "Are you 'getting paid enough for the kind of work you do?" (Because 'neither employer nor employee would be able to answer this question objectively they put the vote ' to the American public) Look at some of the interesting things learned By JOHN It forlike a living mar-high- est pre-connu- What does your choice of occupation reveal about your personality? Investigators have found that people with cer- tain personality traits tend to select specific occupations Here are some of the findings Teachers authors librarians and artists are the most discriminating in their tastes and are the most capable of making subtle and delicate distinctions They are likely to be acutely sensitive to their surroundings They are inclined to be deeply religious However they often let their hearts rule their heads and most of them lack astuteness in the man- -' agement of money or property Businessmen lawyers and' accountants tended to be the least concerned with aesthetic values and the most hardheaded about practical affairs Doctors ranked low in ability to handle money and were among the least political-mindThey showed a marked tendency to prize facts truth and knowledge above material considerations Occupations ranking highest in concern for the of others Included housewives nurses and social workers The least disposed to be religious or philosophical were the bankers and lawyers ed well-bei‘ ng Does what you do for a living have any bearing on how happy your marriage la likely to be? Yes The findings on this score may surprise you Most people think that whether you are a banker or a bookkeeper whether you earn your living with 4 V - ' A Family Weekly March I IfM E The investigators found that executives and man- agers were in substantial agreement on the follow- GIBSON ing points Hie executives had exceeded the managers in: better understanding of human nature energy alertness and initiative rounded attractive personalities ability to solve problems and make plans tact and poise determination and strength of personal character both education and' training and willingness to delegate authority accept responsibility and make decisions your mind or your muscles has little to do with successful marriage It is also commonly thought that marital strife occurs most frequently in the brackets Almost the reverse is true This viewpoint probably stems from the publicity given to the marital troubles of prominent people The American Institute of Family Relations studied the marriages of a typical cross section of the population The specimen group 3£28 couples was carefully selected to be representative of all the various occupations All the marriages were of more than five years duration The degree of hap-piness of each marriage was arrived at through interviews with close friends and relatives The findings of the study are as follows: L Farmers (and those engaged in other agricultural occupations) There were more happy mar-riages in this group than in' any other over (68 percent) being rated as happy 2 Professional men (doctors lawyers scientists teachers) This group ranked second 61 percent of their marriages were rated as happy of large 3 Executives (and businesses) came third with a happy home life in 59 percent of the cases workers 4 owners white-colland salesmen Less than 55 percent of tlte marriages in this occupational category were listed as happy 5 Skilled workers (carpenters electricians plumbers) This group came just a little below the owners with slightly more than 54 as being happily married reported percent 6 Semiskilled workers (waiters truck drivers' elevator operators and workers in crafts requiring a comparatively short period of training or apprenticeship) Domestic tranquility took a drop here Less than half (47 percent) in this category had marriages which could be classified as happy 7 Unskilled workers This classification had the most domestic strife Less than 42 percent had which the investigators rated as happy high-inco- me long-ran- ge a man climbs higher in his occupation and subjected to the greater pressures which accompany heavy responsibility is he more likely to crack under the strain? As is No A study of men engaged in various occupations conducted by General Motors Research In- stitute over a period showed that as men progressed to posts of greater responsibility their personality adjustment was markedly improved And although the study confirmed the fact that an individual’s personal adjustment affects the occupational level he is able to reach its findings clearly demonstrated that achieving a higher Job status in itself makes for better personality adjust- ment So don’t refuse a I i 1 of promotion out fear that A the increased responsibil- - I lr V I Y ity might get you down 1 --N I 1 1 Other studies show that " men In the most respon- sible positions average fewer breakdowns 10-ye- two-thir- ds owner-propriet- ors jqwu - Small-busine- ss J ar What does it take to make a top executive? ' top-lev- ne ct high-scho- $10-milli- on ! ' Sul Are you getting paid enough for your work? The American Institute of Public Opinion recently Scientists even tried conducted a nationwide to learn if you're beIf survey on the public wrote the pay ing paid well enough checks here are the salaries they would pay: stenographer' $3000 4 year carpenter $20 an hour baby sitter1 75 an hour garage mechanic $2 an hour store clerk' $3000 a yeai1 day laborer $150 an hour policeman $4500 a year ol teacher $5000 a year US Representative $10000 a year president of a firm $3200 a year j The main point is: are you happy with your job? If not what would you rather be doing? If yes chances are you’re good at it and this shows up favorably in your personal life this-subje- mar-riag- es Louisiana State University studied 50 el executives and 50 first-limanagers in the same occupational environments Each executive was asked to make a candid statement about the qualities he felt he possessed which his subordinate managers lacked and each manager was asked: "What attributes do your company's executives have which you fed you and your fellow managers lack?" 'I )ll small-busine- ss Sociologists from the University of Maryland and ar - |