If you’ve ever wondered what your choice in pet(s) reveals about you…the folks at Scientific American MIND are here to help! They took all of the available research (there’s not much, surprisingly) and highlighted some of the more interesting findings about pet owners.

Dog owners are more likely to:

• Be in senior management

• Not have a college degree

• Be extroverted and agreeable

• Be in the fields of education, nursing, IT, entertainment or the military

Cat owners are more likely to:

• Be divorced, widowed or separated

• Live in an apartment

• Be open to new experiences

• Be college educated

• Be in real estate, a physician, a machine operator or a personal caretaker

Bird owners are more likely to:

• Be unemployed

• Be socially outgoing

• Describe themselves as polite and caring

Snake, lizard and other cold-blooded exotic pet owners are more likely to:

• Be male

• Be less agreeable than owners of traditional pets

• Be novelty-seeking

• Be hardworking and reliable