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The Jobs Most Likely . . . And Least Likely . . . To End In Divorce

 

 

 

 

Nobody likes getting a call from a telemarketer.

Especially if it's your spouse.

"Honey, if you say 'I love you' in the next 30 seconds, I can lock you into this relationship at our special promotional rate!"

A new report based on data from the American Community Survey looked at which professions have the highest and lowest divorce rates in America. And the results are pretty surprising.

The Jobs With The Highest Divorce Rates

Coming in at number one are healthcare practitioners, with a divorce rate of 48.3%.

Right behind them are:

  1. Healthcare practitioners – 48.3%

  2. Telemarketers – 48%

  3. Massage therapists – 47.9%

  4. Bus drivers – 47.8%

  5. Press machine operators – 47.6%

  6. Care service supervisors – 47.6%

  7. Correctional supervisors – 47.5%

  8. Ambulance drivers – 47.3%

  9. Psychiatric aides – 47.2%

  10. Practical nurses – 47.1%

The Top 20 also includes casino workers, bartenders, ushers, home health aides, animal control officers, and security guards.

So if you're keeping score at home, apparently long hours, stressful jobs, late nights, and dealing with the public all day isn't exactly Cupid's favorite recipe.

The Jobs With The Lowest Divorce Rates

Now for the folks who seem to have things figured out.

The profession with the lowest divorce rate is actuary, at just 14.2%.

Which honestly makes sense. If your job is calculating risk all day, marriage is probably the most thoroughly researched decision you've ever made.

Here are the Top 10:

  1. Actuaries – 14.2%

  2. Physical scientists – 17.2%

  3. IT scientists – 18.7%

  4. Software developers – 18.9%

  5. Physical therapists – 19%

  6. Physicians – 20.1%

  7. Clergy – 20.2%

  8. Pharmacists – 20.3%

  9. Atmospheric scientists – 20.4%

  10. Oil and mining engineers – 20.7%

Also making the Top 20 are surgeons, chemical engineers, speech pathologists, optometrists, dentists, and mechanical engineers.