This document discusses key personality traits that may be important for engineers to effectively take on new roles in innovation and technology development. It first outlines how engineers are increasingly expected to function as intrapreneurs and play roles in all phases of the innovation process. However, existing frameworks like O*NET may not fully capture the personality traits needed for these new roles. The study examines personality trait differences between engineers and non-engineers using a sample of over 4800 engineers and 75,000 non-engineers. It finds that engineers score higher on traits like tough-mindedness and intrinsic motivation but lower on traits like assertiveness and extraversion. Most traits were positively related to engineers' career satisfaction. Overall, the results do not strongly support

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