Top 15 jobs to boost your chances of a Tinder romance

New research shows pilots and physical therapists having all the fun on dating app

Tinder allows users to ‘right-swipe’ to indicate approval of potential dating matches. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters
Tinder allows users to ‘right-swipe’ to indicate approval of potential dating matches. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters

Pilots and physical therapists are having all the fun on the dating app Tinder, according to new research that shows some jobs boost your chances of approval more than others.

Tinder recently released a list of the top fifteen jobs for "right-swipes" (approval for a potential match) for men and women.

If you’re a man, being a pilot (or, indeed, pretending to be a pilot) has its advantages, while physical therapists get the most right-swipes among women.

The app recently introduced the option for users to add professions to their profiles, which it says increases the chance of getting a match.

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Company founders and entrepreneurs come in second on the men’s list, followed by fire-fighters, doctors and radio/TV personalities.

For women, the second highest-ranked are interior designers, followed by entrepreneurs, PR/communications professionals and teachers.

Models feature within the top 10 for both sexes. Personal trainers and college students are also common to both.

Below are the full lists for most right-swiped jobs:

Men

1. Pilot

2. Founders/entrepreneur

3. Fire-fighter

4. Doctor

5. TV/radio personality

6. Teacher

7. Engineer

8. Model

9. Paramedic

10. College student

11. Lawyer

12. Personal trainer

13. Financial adviser

14. Police officer

15. Military

Women

1. Physical therapist

2. Interior designer

3. Founder/entrepreneur

4. PR/communications

5. Teacher

6. College student

7. Speech language pathologist

8. Pharmacist

9. Social media manager

10. Model

11. Dental hygienist

12. Nurse

13. Flight attendant

14. Personal trainer

15. Real estate agent

Dean Ruxton

Dean Ruxton

Dean Ruxton is an Audience Editor at The Irish Times. He also writes the Lost Leads archive series