Modern dating can be exhausting. Take Tinder. Sure, there have been several heartwarming stories that start with a swipe and end in marriage. But, can you really identify your ideal partner based on a few, often filtered, selfies?

Of course not. These days, it takes more than an initial attraction to light a spark. That’s why Tinder decided it’s best to include a couple of other determining factors. The first being the option to write a bio and the second, a job description.

Think about it. Different professions can be extremely character-revealing. It’s definitely one of the biggest conversation starters and whether we’re conscious of it or not - influences our view on people.

We’d all like to believe that we’re not ignorant enough to judge someone based on their occupation, but it’s human nature to be more attracted to certain values - and different jobs require different values. Take doctors and nurses, for instance, they are attractive because they possess trustworthy and caring qualities. The physically demanding role of a personal trainer, however, conveys traits of discipline and empathy.

Are you a plumber, builder or electrician? Have you ever thought about where you rank among your fellow tradesmen in terms of attractiveness? Well, here at Anchor Pumps, we’re interested in finding out which of the trade jobs reigns supreme.

How Did We Do This?

We mastered the art of the catfish.

Image showing the fake Tinder profiles of Charlie and Charlotte

We created 30 fake profiles - 15 as a generally attractive 27-year-old man called Charlie and 15 as an equally attractive 27-year-old woman called Charlotte. With the same name, age, picture and bio, the only variable that we changed for each profile was the occupation. For each new profile, we swiped right on 250 different accounts and recorded the number of matches.

So, we put the following careers to the test: electrician, plumber, builder, scaffolder, glazier, painter & decorator, engineer, joiner, roofer, landscaper, plasterer, stonemason, welder, carpenter and road worker.

Think your job ranked higher in attractiveness than your mates? Scroll down and see for yourself.

Find our full set of data at the bottom of this article.

The Sexiest Trade Profession According to Women

It turns out that women felt the biggest spark with the electrician with 132 matches, while the scaffolder came in second with 95. The plumber and builder also had the ladies hot under the collar in joint third with 79 matches.

The Most Unsexy Trade Profession According to Women

As we descend down the list, we come to the landscaper with 40 matches and stonemason with only 22, although they got the upper hand on the welder who scraped just above last place with 12 matches. Tragically, it was the road worker who only managed to bag 5 matches.

The Sexiest Trade Profession According to Men

So, which profession bagged Charlotte the most matches from men? It was none other than the resourceful engineer, who turned 185 heads. Electricians seem to be a popular choice for both genders, as the electrician came in second with 169 matches.

The painter & decorator sits firmly in the middle, with 109 matches, just below the plumber who gained 127.

The Most Unsexy Trade Profession According to Men

The joiner didn’t have the best of luck as they rest down the bottom of the list with 46 matches, just above the stonemason with 31. But, it was the glazier that impressed the least, managing only 29 matches. That said, that’s 24 more swipes than the male road worker was able to acquire…

What We Know:

  • The most attractive tradesmen according to women are electricians
  • The least attractive tradesmen according to women are road workers
  • The most attractive tradeswomen according to men are engineers
  • The most attractive tradeswomen according to women are glaziers
  • Men swipe right a lot more than women do on Tinder

Methodology

All statistics that feature in this article have been collated using data collected from Tinder. This study looked at how many people swiped right to match with two profiles based on occupation. The data was taken one day after swiping right to 250 profiles for each of the 30 profiles.

Please find the full raw dataset here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1igeXh1gl4BhklDLDxQydYPrOZBa09kbNceG9akTa8Ps/edit#gid=0