Which jobs most often pair together among married couples

Maybe it's common ground and understanding between two people. Maybe jobs are an indicator for the types of people who match well together. In the chart below, based on estimates from the American Community Survey, find out which jobs most often pair together among married couples. Click for a random occupation a few times or search for your own job, and you'll see there are plenty of other matches in play. Oftentimes, people marry someone in the same industry or with the same job. Physicians often marry other physicians - about 1 in 5 out of every married physician. Notes For a relative comparison, which takes into account how many people work each job, see this bubble chart.