Most people in these jobs have never been married

santypan // Shutterstock For the first time in nearly 20 years, the share of U.S. adults who don’t live with a spouse or partner is on the decline, according to a 2025 analysis of Census Bureau data by the Pew Research Center. In 2019, 44% of U.S. adults were unpartnered; in 2023 (the most recent data available), that number dropped to 42%. Pew’s report showed that some key factors, including gender, age, and education, appear to contribute to Americans’ single status. Women are more likely than men to be unpartnered by 4 percentage points. Editor’s note: The data was collected using a binary understanding of sex and gender, which excludes important information about gender-diverse professionals. Adults under 25 are the most likely to live alone, while those between 40 and 54 are the least likely to live solo. And 30% of people 25 and older with at least a bachelor’s degree are unpartnered, compared to 44% of people without a high school diploma. But what about what you do for a living? Data suggests that may also play a part. Of more than 500 jobs tracked by the Census Bureau, Stacker identified the 50 with the highest share of single workers who had never married. This analysis uses data from the 2023 American Community Survey, sourced via the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series and Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs were ranked by the share of employees with each job who had never been married. Nearly a third of the occupations in the top 20 are in the restaurant industry. Several factors may play into this: Most restaurant workers are young and early in their careers. Restaurant employees also tend to work evenings and weekends, which could make it more challenging to find a partner. Many physically demanding jobs requiring hours outside of the 9-to-5 standard and hospitality roles with similarly irregular schedules made the list. Keep reading to discover the 50 jobs with the highest share of employees who’ve never been married. You may also like: Top 5 nursing trends shaping health care in 2025 #50. Riggers King Ropes Access // Shutterstock – Share who have never been married: 56.9% – Median annual salary: $56,000 ($8,000 above the national median for all jobs) – Employment nationwide: 24,000 people #49. Psychiatric technicians Goldsithney // Shutterstock – Share who have never been married: 57.3% – Median annual salary: $40,000 ($8,000 below the national median for all jobs) – Employment nationwide: 116,000 people #48. Baggage porters and bellhops SeventyFour // Shutterstock – Share who have never been married: 57.6% – Median annual salary: $35,000 ($13,000 below the national median for all jobs) – Employment nationwide: 29,000 people #47. Tire builders Shakirov Albert // Shutterstock – Share who have never been married: 57.6% – Median annual salary: $54,000 ($6,000 above the national median for all jobs) – Employment nationwide: 21,000 people #46. First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers WBMUL // Shutterstock – Share who have never been married: 58.1% – Median annual salary: $39,000 ($10,000 below the national median for all jobs) – Employment nationwide: 1.2 million people You may also like: The top 10 highest-paying RN specialties today #45. Bartenders PeopleImages.com – Yuri A // Shutterstock – Share who have never been married: 58.5% – Median annual salary: $32,000 ($17,000 below the national median for all jobs) – Employment nationwide: 711,000 people #44. Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand Karolis Kavolelis // Shutterstock – Share who have never been married: 58.6% – Median annual salary: $38,000 ($10,000 below the national median for all jobs) – Employment nationwide: 3 million people #43. Adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders Surasak_Photo // Shutterstock – Share who have never been married: 58.9% – Median annual salary: $44,000 ($5,000 below the national median for all jobs) – Employment nationwide: 13,000 people #42. Web and digital interface designers mangpor2004 // Shutterstock – Share who have never been married: 59% – Median annual salary: $99,000 ($50,000 above the national median for all jobs) – Employment nationwide: 111,000 people #41. Cooks, fast food siamionau pavel // Shutterstock – Share who have never been married: 59.1% – Median annual salary: $29,000 ($19,000 below the national median for all jobs) – Employment nationwide: 673,000 people You may also like: Are most employers tracking diversity in hiring and recruitment? #40. Sailors and marine oilers Tetiana Volkonska // Shutterstock – Share who have never been married: 59.5% – Median annual salary: $48,000 (same as national median for all jobs) – Employment nationwide: 30,000 people #39. Cleaners of vehicles and equipment Nejron Photo // Shutterstock – Share who have never been married: 59.7% – Median annual salary: $34,000 ($14,000 below the national median for all jobs) – Employment nationwide: 365,000 people #38. Athletes and sports competitors kovop // Shutterstock – Share who have never been married: 59.9% – Median annual salary: $70,000 ($22,000 above the national median for all jobs) – Employment nationwide: 15,000 people #37. Radiation therapists My Ocean Production // Shutterstock – Share who have never been married: 60.3% – Median annual salary: $98,000 ($50,000 above the national median for all jobs) – Employment nationwide: 17,000 people #36. Library assistants, clerical Drazen Zigic // Shutterstock – Share who have never been married: 61.2% – Median annual salary: $34,000 ($14,000 below the national median for all jobs) – Employment nationwide: 84,000 people You may also like: The impact of toxic work culture on employee turnover, well-being #35. Stockers and order fillers ALPA PROD // Shutterstock – Share who have never been married: 61.9% – Median annual salary: $36,000 ($12,000 below the national median for all jobs) – Employment nationwide: 2.9 million people #34. Coaches and scouts matimix // Shutterstock – Share who have never been married: 62.1% – Median annual salary: $46,000 ($2,000 below the national median for all jobs) – Employment nationwide: 239,000 people #33. Food preparation workers Dusan Petkovic // Shutterstock – Share who have never been married: 62.5% – Median annual salary: $32,000 ($16,000 below the national median for all jobs) – Employment nationwide: 880,000 people #32. Food servers, nonrestaurant VGstockstudio // Shutterstock – Share who have never been married: 63.2% – Median annual salary: $33,000 ($15,000 below the national median for all jobs) – Employment nationwide: 268,000 people #31. Camera operators, television, video, and film Grusho Anna // Shutterstock – Share who have never been married: 63.3% – Median annual salary: $62,000 ($14,000 above the national median for all jobs) – Employment nationwide: 24,000 people You may also like: Meetings don’t have to be painful. These 5 strategies can help teams stay engaged. #30. First-line supervisors of gambling services workers Pedro Costa Simeao // Shutterstock – Share who have never been married: 63.7% – Median annual salary: $61,000 ($13,000 above the national median for all jobs) – Employment nationwide: 25,000 people #29. Pharmacy aides Zamrznuti tonovi // Shutterstock – Share who have never been married: 64% – Median annual salary: $36,000 ($12,000 below the national median for all jobs) – Employment nationwide: 44,000 people #28. Veterinary technologists and technicians