We work because we have to, and also to make life better—jobs afford us the income we need to survive, in addition to hopefully offering some level of personal fulfillment.
Unfortunately, work can also have negative consequences that spill over into our personal lives. One of the worst side effects of a job is when it interferes with marriages, and certain jobs are more likely to lead to divorce than others.
The following 10 jobs have the highest divorce rates, and you may be surprised by some of the results:
| Profession | Divorce rate |
|---|---|
| 1. Gaming managers | 52.9% |
| 2. Bartenders | 52.7 |
| 3. Flight Attendants | 50.5 |
| 4. Gaming Services Workers | 50.3 |
| 5. Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, metal and Plastic | 50.1 |
| 6. Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | 49.7 |
| 7. Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 49.6 |
| 8. Telemarketers | 49.2 |
| 9. Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Operators | 48.9 |
| 10. Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 48.8 |
The following 10 jobs have the lowest divorce rates:
| Profession | Divorce rate |
|---|---|
| 1. Actuaries | 17% |
| 2. Physical scientists | 18.9 |
| 3. Medical and life scientists | 19.6 |
| 4. Clergy | 19.8 |
| 5. Software developers, applications and systems software | 20.3 |
| 6. Physical therapists | 20.7 |
| 7. Optometrists | 20.8 |
| 8. Chemical engineers | 20.1 |
| 9. Directors, religious activities and education | 21.3 |
| 10. Physicians and surgeons | 21.8 |
