For Better or For Work? 50 Jobs With the Lowest Divorce Rates

Maintaining a happy marriage takes a great deal of work, from managing work-life balance to navigating financial woes and everything in between.

Studies have shown that people with stable, higher-paying jobs tend to experience lower divorce rates than those who don’t earn as much money.

Keep reading to find out the divorce and separation rates and the median salary for each job, and discover which job has the lowest divorce rate of all.

Computer programmers

– Divorce rate: 10.6% (72.7% lower than national rate) – Separation rate: 1.2% – Job employment: 230,470 – Mean annual salary: $89,580 (72.4% higher than national rate)

Environmental engineers

– Divorce rate: 10.4% (73.3% lower than national rate) – Separation rate: 1.1% – Job employment: 53,070 – Mean annual salary: $92,640 (78.3% higher than national rate)

Lawyers and judges, etc.

– Divorce rate: 9.9% (74.6% lower than national rate) – Separation rate: 1.2% – Job employment: 671,270 – Mean annual salary: $132,680 (155.4% higher than national rate)

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers

– Divorce rate: 9.7% (75.1% lower than national rate) – Separation rate: 1.0% – Job employment: 120,760 – Mean annual salary: $146,660 (182.3% higher than national rate)

Veterinarians

– Divorce rate: 9.4% (75.9% lower than national rate) – Separation rate: 1.0% – Job employment: 71,060 – Mean annual salary: $105,240 (102.5% higher than national rate)

Architects

– Divorce rate: 8.9% (77.3% lower than national rate) – Separation rate: 1.1% – Job employment: 104,360 – Mean annual salary: $88,860 (71.0% higher than national rate)

Economists

– Divorce rate: 8.5% (78.3% lower than national rate) – Separation rate: 1.0% – Job employment: 18,650 – Mean annual salary: $116,020 (123.3% higher than national rate)

Pharmacists

– Divorce rate: 8.5% (78.3% lower than national rate) – Separation rate: 1.1% – Job employment: 309,550 – Mean annual salary: $123,670 (138.0% higher than national rate)

Dentists

– Divorce rate: 7.4% (81.0% lower than national rate) – Separation rate: 0.8% – Job employment: 128,060 – Mean annual salary: $180,590 (247.6% higher than national rate)

Physicians and surgeons

– Divorce rate: 7.1% (81.8% lower than national rate) – Separation rate: 1.0% – Job employment: 679,280 – Mean annual salary: $210,980 (306.0% higher than national rate)

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50 Jobs With the Lowest Divorce Rates

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