8 Jobs That Take Biggest Toll on Marriages

Gaming managers at casinos fare the worst
By Newser Editors,  Newser Staff
Posted Sep 25, 2017 7:11 AM CDT
8 Jobs With Highest Divorce Rates
Casinos are apparently not great work environments if you're married.   (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Some jobs seem to take a greater toll on a marriage than others. Low pay, lousy hours—think nights and weekends—and work environments that involve alcohol are among the usual factors, per 24/7 Wall St. Here are the eight worst jobs for marriage from its analysis, with casino work showing up twice in the top five:

  1. Casino gaming managers: divorce rate, 52.9%
  2. Bartenders; 52.7%
  3. Flight attendants; 50.5%
  4. Gaming service workers (in casinos); 50.3%
  5. Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal, and plastic; 50.1%
  6. Switchboard operators, including answering service; 49.7%
  7. Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal, and plastic; 49.6%
  8. Telemarketers, 49.2%
Click for the full list. (More divorce stories.)

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