# Female Occupations that are Unusually Sexy (not the obvious ones)? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 12, 2007, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-occupations-that-are-unusually-sexy-not-the-obvious-ones/407744 "2007-06-12T18:20:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Plan\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-occupations-that-are-unusually-sexy-not-the-obvious-ones/407744/41 "2007-06-13T02:24:09Z")
Artist, especially oil painter. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-occupations-that-are-unusually-sexy-not-the-obvious-ones/407744/42 "2007-06-13T03:03:15Z")
[QUOTE=Telperien] Bank tellers. Or maybe it’s just my bank. [/QUOTE] That little business shirt that oh-so-innocently pulls at the buttons near her breasts…I’ll be in mah bunk. ---
**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-occupations-that-are-unusually-sexy-not-the-obvious-ones/407744/43 "2007-06-13T03:30:54Z")
[QUOTE=JoeSki] I’m often attracted to girls working in a bakery and cafes. The job says “traditional” but more often than not the girls have something of a counter culture air about them. They strike me as having the best qualities from two entirely different worlds. [/QUOTE] At times, they can be the motorheads of food. I once spent an evening with a friend who had worked for years as a pastry chef. We spent hours going through European pastry books with her ooh-ing and ahh-ing over the desserts, and I could understand how the focus was on taste and presentation and not just on putting a lot of sugar on a plate (like most American desserts.) It was a lot like hanging out with a British car nut who would rather have a simple car with a lot of character than have the biggest engine on Friday night. ---
**Author:** ![Auntbeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Auntbeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Auntbeast)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-occupations-that-are-unusually-sexy-not-the-obvious-ones/407744/44 "2007-06-13T03:37:05Z")
What? No love for your poker dealer? We try to make you feel at home. We take all your money, treat you like crap and don’t put out. Oh, that explains it. Nevermind, but I was propositioned by a hot blonde chick Saturday, and a very sincere guy who repeatededly asked if he could give me his #. Today? I was called a flirt. Go figure… ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-occupations-that-are-unusually-sexy-not-the-obvious-ones/407744/45 "2007-06-13T04:02:43Z")
[Japanese shrine maiden](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Betsushikime.jpg). Magical powers and swordsmanship helpful, but not required 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Menocchio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Menocchio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Menocchio)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-occupations-that-are-unusually-sexy-not-the-obvious-ones/407744/46 "2007-06-13T04:24:06Z")
Spy. I mean, just look at Valerie Plame. I’d like to blow her cover all night long. Rowr. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-occupations-that-are-unusually-sexy-not-the-obvious-ones/407744/47 "2007-06-13T05:03:06Z")
[QUOTE=Argent Towers] Female instrumental musicians [/QUOTE] Add alt-pop band Groovelily’s violinist/vocalist [Valerie Vigoda](http://www.folkdude.com/photos/val4.jpg), whose in-person performance nearly made my skull melt. ---
**Author:** ![Quinterra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e56c9b/32.png) [@Quinterra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quinterra)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-occupations-that-are-unusually-sexy-not-the-obvious-ones/407744/48 "2007-06-13T05:41:11Z")
FedEx Package Handler _points to self_ ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-occupations-that-are-unusually-sexy-not-the-obvious-ones/407744/49 "2007-06-13T05:46:15Z")
Doctors with terrible bedside manner, but fantastic knowledge and technical ability. There are plenty of female doctors that can make you feel good, but the ones that make you realize that your life is in her hands and you’re probably better off for it make me tingly. Oh, and teachers. Growl. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-occupations-that-are-unusually-sexy-not-the-obvious-ones/407744/50 "2007-06-13T05:54:35Z")
In the realms of fiction (screen, at least), I’d have to say…executive officer/2nd in command. Y’see, if the character is a female _commander_, the creators will tend to over-write the character. Like by trying too hard to make them a good role model, or a “strong” persona, or they’ll end up being as bland and formulaic as any other hero or villainess. _Supporting_ characters, however, often get to be…y’know “characters.” As in “boy, she’s a real character, isn’t she?” Quirky personalities, interesting “looks” to them, and the solid competance to get a basic job done while the higher-ups get the spotlight for being all flashy and heroic/villainous. Eh… …and by that I mean, “female electric guitarists.” And some varieties of dancers. ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-occupations-that-are-unusually-sexy-not-the-obvious-ones/407744/51 "2007-06-13T07:06:49Z")
Insurance agents? Crickets chirping. Well, I think I’m sexy no matter what my profession! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Noone\_Special](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noone_special/32/2863_2.png) [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-occupations-that-are-unusually-sexy-not-the-obvious-ones/407744/52 "2007-06-13T07:11:05Z")
[QUOTE=pbbth] Insurance agents? Crickets chirping. Well, I think I’m sexy no matter what my profession! 🙂 [/QUOTE] If you carry coverage against being found out by a jealous wife, I’ll be willing to put your assertion to the test 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-occupations-that-are-unusually-sexy-not-the-obvious-ones/407744/53 "2007-06-13T08:14:07Z")
Soccer players. I mean, come on…[Mia Hamm?](http://www.usolympicteam.com/26_1204.htm)[Brandi Chastain?](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandi_Chastain) Nothing like an athletic woman. Nope. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-occupations-that-are-unusually-sexy-not-the-obvious-ones/407744/54 "2007-06-14T19:34:24Z")
_Auto parts clerk_. Guys come into a car parts place with their guyness glowing, then the cutie behind the counter knows all about cars! _Bartender_. Part of the job is being friendly to the customers. Then she leans toward him to wipe off the bar. If she’s nicely put together, guys start selecting drinks made from bottles on the bottom shelf, so she has to bend over. _Dental Hygienist_. Even if the patient hasn’t read those Penthouse letters, the mechanics of the job are very close. She hovers over the upturned face of the helpless patient. The patient can look at the million candlepower light, or he can gaze at her eyes. She’s almost close enough to feel her heartbeat. Some even lean on the patient’s shoulder. I have to remind myself, “She’s a professional, and I have to respect that instead of checking out her tits.” ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-occupations-that-are-unusually-sexy-not-the-obvious-ones/407744/55 "2007-06-14T21:03:40Z")
> [@](#): > > It has been established that nurses are considered extremely sexy, and women who portray nurses are often used in porn. As one of my (male engineer) friends once remarked, "The engineer’s friend is the nurse. He dated a health-care professional for years. Come to think of it, I think every woman I’ve dated more than once has been a nurse or health-care professional – and I wasn’t even consciously shooting for that. Pepper Mill is a Certified Dental Assistant (not to mention a Certified Nanny). ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-occupations-that-are-unusually-sexy-not-the-obvious-ones/407744/56 "2007-06-14T21:25:51Z")
[QUOTE=CalMeacham] The engineer’s friend is the nurse. [/QUOTE] Well, obviously. Somebody has to bandage you up when you hurt yourself monkeying with the lawn mower. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-occupations-that-are-unusually-sexy-not-the-obvious-ones/407744/57 "2007-06-14T21:42:06Z")
[QUOTE=Quinterra] FedEx Package Handler _points to self_ [/QUOTE] _leers_ I gotta package you can handle… 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-occupations-that-are-unusually-sexy-not-the-obvious-ones/407744/58 "2007-06-14T23:44:45Z")
[QUOTE=Quinterra] FedEx Package Handler _points to self_ [/QUOTE] Cite? ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-occupations-that-are-unusually-sexy-not-the-obvious-ones/407744/59 "2007-06-15T07:01:20Z")
[QUOTE=flyboy88] Air Traffic Controllers. There’s just something about hearing a sexy woman’s voice over the radio that gets me going. [/QUOTE] Stupid story. On one of the last flights in Iraq, we were flying home after a long night, dead tired, and honestly, pretty bored. One of the ATC girls comes on the radio: ATC Girl: Blah blah blah. Copilot: Dude, she sounds hot. Pilot: Wow, she really does. Me: You should like, hit on her. Pilot: Ok, ok, I will. ‘Tower, call sign so and so…’ Crap, what do I say? So yeah, he didn’t say anything obvious, but he’d call in and ask questions. I don’t think she was interested. She didn’t even wait for us to call back to get permission to change frequencies, she called us. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-occupations-that-are-unusually-sexy-not-the-obvious-ones/407744/60 "2007-06-15T10:31:37Z")
[QUOTE=CalMeacham] As one of my (male engineer) friends once remarked, "The engineer’s friend is the nurse. He dated a health-care professional for years. Come to think of it, I think every woman I’ve dated more than once has been a nurse or health-care professional – and I wasn’t even consciously shooting for that. Pepper Mill is a Certified Dental Assistant (not to mention a Certified Nanny). [/QUOTE] We need more male nurses! PRONTO! (female engineer) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-occupations-that-are-unusually-sexy-not-the-obvious-ones/407744.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-occupations-that-are-unusually-sexy-not-the-obvious-ones/407744.md?page=4)