These jobs have the highest and lowest divorce rates Love is a battlefield.

Lily Martis, Monster staff

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American divorce rate is 2.9% per 1,000 people. While that figure varies by factors like race, age, and education level, research shows that what kind of job you have can be a pretty powerful factor, too. Statistician Nathan Yau of data site Flowing Data analyzed divorce statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2015 American Community Survey to calculate the professions with the highest divorce rate and lowest divorce rate.

Think about it. Jobs—especially toxic ones—can sometimes put strain on a marriage. Whether it has to do with how much money you make, your employment status, or working too many hours (are you sure that meeting ran late and someone wasn’t out having an affair?), when these kinds of issues arise in a marriage, they can sometimes lead to divorce.

We kind of get why some of these jobs are marriage killers. Just imagine being married to that pesky telemarketer who talks your ear off. Or that flight attendant, who had their head in the clouds when you got married but now has left you stranded at the gate.

All joking aside, the data reveals that some of the professions with the highest divorce rates are in declining industries (think switchboard operators and telephone operators) or in industries that offer low pay (see machine operators and tenders)—two factors that can definitely affect your marriage.

The jobs where people tend to have stronger marriages make sense, too. Look at actuaries, for example, the profession with the lowest divorce rate. Considering that actuaries make a living off minimizing risks, there’s a strong chance they assessed the pros and cons of marriage beforehand. And forget what they say about love being blind. With optometrists’ marriages, we’re willing to bet it’s love at first sight because when an optometrist sets their sights on a potential partner, you’re practically guaranteed to be a 20/20 match. In fact, divorce statistics are relatively low in the health care sector, as many professionals in this field, including physicians, dentists, podiatrists, physical therapists, and pharmacists, seem to have the cure to their marital problems.

Check out the list below to see what the divorce rate is for your industry and which jobs, specifically, have the highest and lowest divorce rates. And remember: When it comes to your job, you shouldn’t have to settle for better or for worse.

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Industries ranked from lowest to highest divorce rate:

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