Most people in these jobs have never been married

Ever felt like your job was holding you back from meeting that special someone? Data suggests you may be right.

Of more than 500 jobs tracked by the Census Bureau, Stacker identified the 50 with the highest share of single workers who had never married.

A large proportion of the listed occupations are in the service industry. Several factors may play into this: Many service workers are young and early in their careers and perhaps haven’t considered marriage. Service industry employees also work long hours, evenings, and weekends and may find it more challenging to find a partner as a result. However, some blue-collar jobs also made the list.

Moreover, nearly 7 in 10 unemployed individuals have never been married. This statistic includes those who don’t have a job and haven’t worked in the past five years. Only a few professions had lower marriage rates than the chronically unemployed, so almost any job can bring you closer to marriage than none at all.

Keep reading to discover the jobs where you’re most likely to be single.

– Share who have never been married: 50.7%
– Median annual salary: $94,270 ($47,960 above the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 11,930 people

– Share who have never been married: 50.7%
– Median annual salary: $35,830 ($10,480 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 370,770 people

– Share who have never been married: 51.3%
– Median annual salary: $60,875 ($14,565 above the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 55,050 people

– Share who have never been married: 51.4%
– Median annual salary: $36,710 ($9,600 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 30,410 people

– Share who have never been married: 52.2%
– Median annual salary: $35,840 ($10,470 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 75,380 people

– Share who have never been married: 52.7%
– Median annual salary: $31,030 ($15,280 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 96,520 people

– Share who have never been married: 53.2%
– Median annual salary: $38,240 ($8,070 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 118,750 people

– Share who have never been married: 53.5%
– Median annual salary: $32,920 ($13,390 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 653,870 people

– Share who have never been married: 53.6%
– Median annual salary: $35,160 ($11,150 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 62,950 people

– Share who have never been married: 53.9%
– Median annual salary: $42,815 ($3,495 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 146,200 people

– Share who have never been married: 53.9%
– Median annual salary: $36,700 ($9,610 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 26,740 people

– Share who have never been married: 54.0%
– Median annual salary: $44,890 ($1,420 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 218,970 people

– Share who have never been married: 55.0%
– Median annual salary: $67,395 ($21,085 above the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 37,150 people

– Share who have never been married: 55.2%
– Median annual salary: Not reported; $21.34 per hour ($0.92 below the national median hourly wage for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 5,640 people

– Share who have never been married: 55.6%
– Median annual salary: $40,830 ($5,480 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 272,550 people

– Share who have never been married: 55.6%
– Median annual salary: $37,321 ($8,989 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 202,410 people

– Share who have never been married: 56.5%
– Median annual salary: $30,570 ($15,740 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 105,290 people

– Share who have never been married: 56.7%
– Median annual salary: $45,230 ($1,080 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 27,760 people

– Share who have never been married: 57.0%
– Median annual salary: $37,380 ($8,930 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 100,950 people

– Share who have never been married: 57.2%
– Median annual salary: $32,763 ($13,547 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 2.6 million people

– Share who have never been married: 57.4%
– Median annual salary: $28,910 ($17,400 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 243,180 people

– Share who have never been married: 57.5%
– Median annual salary: $36,110 ($10,200 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 2.9 million people

– Share who have never been married: 57.7%
– Median annual salary: $35,100 ($11,210 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 93,650 people

– Share who have never been married: 57.8%
– Median annual salary: $41,283 ($5,027 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 398,080 people

– Share who have never been married: 58.0%
– Median annual salary: $34,730 ($11,580 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 48,680 people

– Share who have never been married: 58.7%
– Median annual salary: $29,380 ($16,930 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 613,070 people

– Share who have never been married: 58.7%
– Median annual salary: $34,440 ($11,870 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 41,180 people

– Share who have never been married: 59.0%
– Median annual salary: $36,680 ($9,630 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 167,720 people

– Share who have never been married: 59.2%
– Median annual salary: $38,507 ($7,803 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 130,930 people

– Share who have never been married: 59.3%
– Median annual salary: $33,950 ($12,360 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 119,320 people

– Share who have never been married: 59.7%
– Median annual salary: $34,740 ($11,570 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 111,880 people

– Share who have never been married: 60.1%
– Median annual salary: $34,670 ($11,640 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 190,680 people

– Share who have never been married: 60.6%
– Median annual salary: $34,220 ($12,090 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 2.8 million people

– Share who have never been married: 61.6%
– Median annual salary: $30,300 ($16,010 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 248,870 people

– Share who have never been married: 63.0%
– Median annual salary: $29,790 ($16,520 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 904,330 people

– Share who have never been married: 66.0%
– Median annual salary: $29,125 ($17,185 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 3.3 million people

– Share who have never been married: 66.4%
– Median annual salary: $36,680 ($9,630 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 174,980 people

– Share who have never been married: 67.3%
– Median annual salary: $29,470 ($16,840 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 459,940 people

– Share who have never been married: 68.3%
– Median annual salary: $27,650 ($18,660 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 98,350 people

– Share who have never been married: 70.0%
– Median annual salary: $30,840 ($15,470 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 81,930 people

– Share who have never been married: 71.2%
– Median annual salary: $50,990 ($4,680 above the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 14,330 people

– Share who have never been married: 71.3%
– Median annual salary: $29,120 ($17,190 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 2.1 million people

– Share who have never been married: 71.3%
– Median annual salary: $29,080 ($17,230 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 431,840 people

– Share who have never been married: 71.4%
– Median annual salary: $33,416 ($12,894 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 349,270 people

– Share who have never been married: 73.6%
– Median annual salary: $31,680 ($14,630 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 270,380 people

– Share who have never been married: 75.5%
– Median annual salary: $36,010 ($10,300 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 12,720 people

– Share who have never been married: 76.3%
– Median annual salary: $35,720 ($10,590 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 86,770 people

– Share who have never been married: 82.9%
– Median annual salary: $27,930 ($18,380 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 3.3 million people

– Share who have never been married: 84.4%
– Median annual salary: $36,395 ($9,915 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 406,490 people

– Share who have never been married: 90.2%
– Median annual salary: $31,865 ($14,445 below the national median for all jobs)
– Employment nationwide: 201,770 people

Story editing by Nicole Caldwell. Copy editing by Paris Close.

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