> Although as I'm thinking about it, there are other jobs which have a similar soul-toxicity as sex work
It’s not as clear cut as one might think.
What makes sex work different and why? Garbage collection, and many other jobs, expose people to disease or hazards. What makes sex work special?
Sex work is not foul like garbage collection. Sex work is invasive like body horror stunt work.
How many jobs have an essential requirement to put non-edibles in your mouth? Claude suggests people who are paid to play wind instruments. Note that flutists own and maintain their own instruments. It would be really "gross" to stick someone else's used instrument in your mouth. Particularly if you had no relationship to the person and didn't know to what extent you could trust them.