This Chart Will Tell You the Occupation of the Person You Are Most Likely to Marry

By Aimee Simeon

Oftentimes your professional occupation can reveal a lot about your work ethic and personality. But apparently it can also reveal a lot about your future — your marital future, to be precise. Using occupations surveyed from the US Census Bureau 2014 American Community Survey, Bloomberg.com created a chart of occupations to see how couples are pairing up based on profession. While you might think individuals from similar career backgrounds are more likely to wed, some of these pairings might actually surprise you. Read on to find out what they are, and play around with the chart to discover which job your future Mr. or Mrs. might be holding.

  • Female fashion designers are most likely to wed miscellaneous male managers.
  • Female nurse practitioners are most likely to wed physicians and surgeons.
  • Female editors are most likely to wed male miscellaneous managers.
  • Male computer programmers are most likely to wed female elementary and middle school teachers.
  • Male chief executives and legislators are most likely to wed elementary school teachers.
  • Male architects are more likely to wed female elementary and middle school teachers.