Careers & Math Used

According to the Wall Street Journal:
Mathematician is considered the Best Job of All Jobs.

Mathematicians median annual income was pegged at $94,160.
The top 3 jobs on the list were:

1. Mathematician
2. Actuary
3. Statistician

5 of the 6 “Best Jobs” in terms of low stress, high compensation, autonomy, and hiring demand in the “Job Related Almanac” by Les Krantz are all math related.

"The top 15 highest-earning college degrees all have one thing in common -- math skills. That's according to a recent survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers, which tracks college graduates' job offers." (read more)

The following is a list of careers that use math and their respective high-end salaries. Click on a career title for more information.

Actuary
$160,780/yr
$161,010/yr
Animator
$100,390/yr
Architect
$119,220/yr
Astronaut
$93,000/yr
Attorney
$166,400/yr
Biologist
$67,908/yr
$140,498/yr
$100,360/yr
Cartographer
$87,620/yr
$86,550/yr
Chemist
$73,674/yr
Climatologist
$127,100/yr
$113,450/yr
$150,000/yr
$151,250/yr
$94,470/yr
Cryptanalyst
$112,780/yr
Economist
$149,110/yr
$93,933/yr

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Quote Of The Day

"It should be evident that each step in my career has rested on a firm foundation in mathematics. For me, the study of mathematics was the key that opened the doors to the universe."

— Robert L. Stewart

NASA Astronaut

Cryptanalyst
$112,780/yr
Attorney
$166,400/yr
Physician
$321,686/yr
Actuary
$160,780/yr
$118,130/yr
$113,450/yr
Astronaut
$93,000/yr
$112,410/yr
Geologist
$80,121/yr
$129,510/yr

Figures represent salary potential.

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