Crystal Wright | September 18, 2024 | Family Law
On average, 2.4 out of every 1,000 U.S. marriages end in divorce, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Divorce rates can vary widely according to a number of factors, and one of these may come as a surprise: the kind of job you have.
Below are the ten professions and fields that see the highest divorce rates among their employees:
1. Protective Services
Protective services encompass a broad range of jobs, including law enforcement supervisors, security guards, and firefighters. These workers’ long hours and often stressful assignments may be what contributes to their high divorce rates, which range anywhere from 35 to nearly 50%.
2. Flight Attendants And Transportation Crews
Flight attendants are used to being away from home for days on end, all while their spouses are left alone. That distance may very well be the reason behind divorce rates reaching between 35 to 45% for employees in the industry.
3. Office And Administrative Support
Office workers divorce at rates between 30 and 50%. Depending on the business and industry, administrative jobs can involve considerably high stress. Personal assistants, in particular, may be on call quite often, which can prevent them from having quality time with their significant others.
4. Dancers
Professional dancers have a divorce rate of over 40%. Such a high rate may be due to the large amount of training and hard work that goes into making a name for oneself, which can affect the amount of quality time a dancer spends with their spouse.
5. Bartenders
Radford University studies indicate that bartenders divorce at a rate of 38.43%. People in these occupations are often battered by the following factors:
- Required to be on-call virtually all the time
- Long hours without much notice
- Working in environments with a lot of alcohol and scantily clad individuals
Such issues may not only impact their choices but can also prevent them from being able to spend uninterrupted time at home, which can lead to marital issues.
6. Massage Therapists
Massage therapists must work long hours to keep their businesses afloat. Additionally, spouses may not like the fact that they’re always touching other people in often intimate ways. Issues like these have likely led to a relatively high divorce rate of 38.22% among these employees.
7. Gaming Services Workers
Gaming services workers in high-stress environments with a lot of alcohol and demanding customers. It isn’t too surprising, then, that their divorce rate hovers between 31 and 35%. The stress and compromising situations they encounter at work can easily cause marital tension.
8. Nurses
It is a commonly held belief that doctors divorce often, but the healthcare professionals with the highest divorce rate are, in fact, nurses. Studies reveal that 33% of nurses have been divorced, compared to just 24% of physicians.
9. Machine Operators And Factory Workers
While factory workers often have set schedules, they tend to experience a lot of stress on the job, which can especially affect workers who operate dangerous machinery. Between 29 and 33% of these employees end up getting divorced as a result.
10. Military Professionals
Being in the military can be hard on families, especially if a spouse has to be away for long periods of time. As it stands, military spouses have one of the highest divorce rates of all U.S. occupations. Among front-line military supervisors, that number has risen to 30%.
Seeking Professional Help Can Be The Best Decision
Clearly, the fields experiencing the highest divorce rates usually involve one or more of the following:
- High levels of stress
- Compromising situations
- Significant business travel
- Long work hours
If you’re considering a separation or divorce because of your or your spouse’s job, you should ensure you have an experienced attorney. Not only will they advise you on how to move forward with your life, but you’ll also have someone to help you fight for your rights and carry the burden with you during such a challenging time. Contact Crystal Wright Law, LLC, to schedule a free consultation with a Georgia family law lawyer.
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