Jobs With The Highest Divorce Rates

There are a lot of things that can take a toll on a marriage, and a person’s occupation can certainly be one of them. But which jobs are the worst for a relationship? Well, a new report has the answer. 

A new survey by LendingTree finds:

• Folks in the military have it bad, with 3.09% of married folks doing military work getting divorced in 2019, almost twice the national divorce rate.
• Other fields with high divorce rates include:
  • Health Care Support (2.65%)
  • Food Preparation and Serving (2.49%)
  • Extraction Occupations (2.47%)
  • Protective Service Occupations (2.15%) 

But when it comes to individual occupations, it sounds like those who lsten to patron’s problems need someone to listen to theirs.

• Bartenders have the highest divorce rate of any occupation, at 4.34%.
• The divorce rate among female bartenders is 4.58%, while the rate among male bartenders is 3.92%. 

Top 10 Individual Jobs With The Highest Divorce Rate

1. Bartenders (4.34%)
2. Waiters and Waitresses (3.4%)
3. Home Health Aids (2.87%)
4. Nursing Assistants (2.81%)
5. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses (2.69%)
6. Medical Assistants (2.66%)
7. Dishwashers (2.64%)
8. Personal Care Aids (2.62%)
9. Security guards and gambling surveillance officers (2.57%)
10. Industrial truck and tractor operators (2.52%)

• As for the jobs with the lowest divorce rates for both men and women, those are:
  • Clergy
  • Farmers and Ranchers
  • Physicians
• The overall divorce rate across all these jobs is just 0.70%.