Want to get asked out more often? Consider nursing school. Nursing is one of the ten sexiest professions, according to a 2007 survey from CareerBuilder.com.
The seemingly universal male fantasy about the nurse in the short white dress notwithstanding, I can see why nursing, which comes in at number six, made the list. There is something sexy about a person who takes care of you, and nice people (the case for most nurses, in my experience) are sexy.
If you want a sexier job but can’t handle bedpan duty, there are other options. You can become a cowboy, a professional athlete, or a model. (All easy career changes, I’m sure.)
Here’s a look at the Top Ten jobs:
1. Entertainer/Model: While the voters may have been thinking of famous types like George Clooney and Charlize Theron, I also think the indie musicians featured in DivineCaroline’s Mothers of Invention” column are sexy, like folk-rock singer and fiddle player Rani Arbo.
2. Cocktail Waitress: I take exception with this one. As somebody who’s done it, I don’t find schlepping liquor and beer particularly sexy. My amateur analysis: annoying men voted for this because waitresses are the only women in bars who are nice to them. (Guys: Some inside scoop. The waitresses don’t really think you are charming when heavily intoxicated. They work for tips.)
3. Athlete: Well, yeah, a championship athlete—with the body and spirit to match—is pretty sexy. (There are of course exceptions. Does Michael Vick, dog-fighting entrepreneur, turn anyone out there on?) Here at DC, we’ve got stories by and about sexy pro athletes like volleyball player Saralyn Smith and cyclist Katie Lambden.
4. Firefighter: Who could argue this one? These are men and women willing to put their lives in danger to protect us. Pretty sexy!
5. Cowboy: Hmm, yeah, I get this fantasy. It’s that image of a brooding loner riding off into the sunset. My only issue: can’t women be cowpeople too? Let’s amend number five to be “cowboys and cowgirls.”
6. Nurse: As I said before, I totally get what’s sexy about a nurse. I think I fell in love with all my nurses, male and female, after my children were born. They really seemed to care how I was feeling—and they gave me pain medication!
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