An analysis conducted in 2021 found that bartenders were more likely to be single at 40 than workers in any other profession. 70 percent of bartenders aged 40 were single. They were followed by hotel desk clerks, food processing workers, brick masons and restaurant hosts – 66 percent of whom are single at 40.
Singles in the U.S.
The number of single-person households in the United States has been on the rise for decades. About 28.2 percent of households were single person in 2021. At a state level, the highest concentration of singles were found in North Dakota where 33.2 percent of households were recorded as being occupied by singles. Utah had the lowest rate of single households, at 20.6 percent.
Jobs in which workers are most likely to be single at 40 in the United States 2021
Characteristic
Share of workers
Bartender
70%
Hotel Desk Clerks
66%
Food Processing Workers
66%
Brickmasons
66%
Restaurant Hosts
66%
Graders and Sorters
65%
Actors
64%
Flight Attendants
62%
Vehicle Cleaners
62%
Butchers
61%
Phlebotomists
59%
Servers
59%
Bellhops
59%
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