People with these jobs are most likely to marry someone in a totally different profession

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As they say, birds of a feather flock together, which might help explain why so many teachers wind up marrying other teachers or why farmers tend to marry farmers.

But not all occupations see common matchups between people with the same or similar jobs.

By scanning US Census Bureau data covering 3.5 million households, Bloomberg compiled this interactive chart that shows how people are pairing up by profession.

You'd be better off explaining these matchups with another old cliché — perhaps opposites do attract:

CEOs

Male CEOs who marry women are most likely to marry elementary- and middle-school teachers.

Flight attendants

Female flight attendants who marry men are most likely to marry managers.

Male flight attendants who marry men are most likely to marry elementary- and middle-school teachers.

Registered nurses

Female registered nurses who marry men are most likely to marry managers.