Counterpoint:

Women are simply not turned on by studious, cautious engineers and businessmen with smart plans for the future. They are turned on by rock stars, rappers, athletes, serial killers, and gang members.

They are turned on by status, and status is given to Men by other Men. If Men bought jerseys with engineers names on them and paid money to go watch engineers work each Sunday then engineers would be sex symbols.

Yes I know this doesn't include the violent sex symbols which is a separate minority.