As far as guys in the 5/6/7 range, it's very tough going without access to school, work or other very tight social circles with very consistent interaction. The older these guys get, the rougher it gets as the pool of single, attractive women continues to shrink with every passing year.
Without access to these social circles in their late teens or early to mid twenties it's really tough sailing, typically involving slogging through hundreds or thousands of online dating profiles, often for years on end.
I am one of those men in the 5-7 range. I'm 5'10", 165-170 lbs depending on the day. I'm not fat. That's a medium build. Additionally, I have generally good facial features. I have an advanced degree and a white collar job with a solid, but unspectacular salary. On looks, money, and status, I am solid but not spectacular. I have not reached the 80th percentile in the combination of those 3 things.
Additionally, I have never had a viable social circle. I'm 38. I'm considered old now so I also have a smaller pool.
In childhood, I experienced a number of relocations. The first relocation was the most traumatic. Had I stayed in the same area from birth through the end of high school, I would have had a decent social circle in that area. However, due to multiple relocations, I was never able to have that. I ended high school only being in the city of my high school graduation for the last 2 years of high school and at the same school for the last 2 years.
Since high school graduation, I relocated to a different area for college and have had multiple relocations since college graduation. I've had some stability in my current city but after so many relocations, it does not matter. I have been in my current city for ~10 years.
While I have friends in my current city, the majority of them are useless towards generating dates. The majority are now either married and/or have been in the same relationship for 7+ years. Long term couples tend to associate with other long term couples. I see my friends less and less, including the ones who are single. The guys in relationships don't want to associate much with me. The single ones either live far from within the local area (I am in a large US metro) or aren't that close. The pandemic has also affected this. With that said, my friend group and their girlfriends/wives never put me on a date with a woman. Some lesser acquaintances did help get me an occasional date.
I have never dated any co-workers at any job I've had since college graduation over 15 years ago. Prior to the pandemic, I did approaches within the office buildings where I worked. I was able to get phone numbers and dates that way. I'm not aware of any 20s/30s childless single people among co-workers in the same location where I work now.
Since my teenage years, my only options have been websites/swipe apps and cold approaching. Those are the two most difficult paths.