What your JOB says about you: Take the test to see if your career reflects your personality - as scientists say the stereotypes about estate agents, actors, and accountants are TRUE

If you were asked to envisage an actor, a neurotic person might spring to mind, while the thought of an salesperson may conjure up someone who is chatty and extraverted. While some consider these lazy stereotypes, a comprehensive new study suggests that such common assumptions are actually true. Using data from 68,540 people, researchers have identified the personality traits that typify more than 260 job roles. They found that actors, journalists, town planners, authors and graphic designers are among those that tend to be more neurotic. Meanwhile, PR managers, marketers, psychologists, dental assistants and film directors are generally more extraverted. 'People often have stereotypes about the personality traits typical of different jobs, and it turns out that many of these intuitions are quite accurate,' said study author Dr René Mõttus at the University of Edinburgh.