One of the 243 portraits · LHMLL
The Caretaker
I mend the old and worry over my small circle.
You hold a small, worried, well-kept world together.
You keep a warm household in a small, familiar circle, and you worry over the people inside it more than you let on. Your care shows up in practical, repeated tasks done reliably rather than in words.
Devoted · Diligent · Traditional
The five together
You keep a warm home in a small circle, worry over the people in it, do the practical things reliably, and would sooner mend the old than buy the new.
The Caretaker's result is high on Agreeableness, low on Extraversion, Emotional Stability and Openness and in the middle on Conscientiousness. Each band is wide on purpose: a score near a boundary can fall either side on a retake, and the portrait describes the pattern, not a precise point.
About 2 in 1,000 people
0.22% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Caretaker is an uncommon combination.
Bands are relative to a general adult reference sample. Honesty-Humility is measured in your Snapshot and appears in your report; it is not part of the portrait.
What The Caretaker might recognize
- You notice when something in your home needs fixing before anyone else mentions it.
- You replay a small conflict with someone you love long after it has been resolved.
A question worth keeping
What would it take for you to trust that your circle is safe without checking on it constantly?
Six lenses
The Caretaker in relationships, at work, and under stress.
In relationships
What you bring, what you need, where it strains.
These six lenses on The Caretaker come with the membership.
Written for this exact combination, alongside 90 trait pages, a strengths constellation and a growth plan.
Read them in the membershipOne band away
Move a single dimension and the portrait changes. These are the ten neighbours of The Caretaker.
- Extraversion mediumThe Family Doctor
- Extraversion highThe Lifeguard
- Agreeableness lowThe Realist
- Agreeableness mediumThe Steady Hand
- Conscientiousness lowThe Homemaker
- Conscientiousness highThe Devotee
- Emotional Stability mediumThe Loyalist
- Emotional Stability highThe Elder
- Openness mediumThe Nurturer
- Openness highThe Romantic
The traits behind The Caretaker
A portrait is a pattern across five measured dimensions. Every trait is reported as a percentile against the reference sample; the three bands and the portrait name exist to make the result easier to talk about, and the percentile is always shown alongside. Each dimension has its own page explaining what it means, what the research says it predicts, and how it can change.
- Quiet band, below the 30th percentileWhat is Extraversion?
How much you enjoy being around people, talking, and doing lively things, and how much energy that gives you.
- High band, above the 70th percentileWhat is Agreeableness?
How kind, trusting, and cooperative you tend to be with other people, and how much you put getting along ahead of getting your way.
- Balanced band, 30th to 70th percentileWhat is Conscientiousness?
How organised, careful, and reliable you are about getting things done and keeping your promises.
- Quiet band, below the 30th percentileWhat is Emotional Stability?
How calm and even you usually feel, and how quickly you bounce back when something upsets you.
- Quiet band, below the 30th percentileWhat is Openness?
How much you enjoy new ideas, art, imagination, and experiences that are different from what you already know.
The Snapshot also measures Honesty-Humility, which appears in your report but is not part of the portrait code. How much you tell the truth, play fair, want only your fair share, and avoid showing off, even when you could get away with more.
Questions about The Caretaker
- What is the Caretaker personality?
- The Caretaker is one of the 243 Wellington portraits: a pattern of bands across the five Big Five dimensions rather than a fixed type. I mend the old and worry over my small circle. You keep a warm home in a small circle, worry over the people in it, do the practical things reliably, and would sooner mend the old than buy the new.
- How common is The Caretaker?
- 0.22% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Caretaker is an uncommon combination among the 243 portraits in the reference sample, and the share will move as the norming sample grows.
- How do I find out if I am The Caretaker?
- Take the free Wellington Snapshot: 60 questions, about 7 minutes. You answer all the questions first, then you sign in with an email so your answers are saved and your results can be shown. There is no card. Your free results name your portrait and show your five dimensions.
- Is The Caretaker a personality type?
- Not in the sense of a box you are sorted into. Wellington measures continuous traits and reports each as a percentile against a reference sample. The Caretaker names the combination of bands your scores fall in, and a score near a band boundary can land on either side on a retake. Wellington describes ordinary variation in personality; it is not a diagnosis and is not designed for hiring. Read more about types and traits
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