Best Math Jobs

[Mavericker]

I was told actuaries make good money and is an ideal job if you are adept in and like math. What are the best math jobs out ther besides actuaries and engineers?

Do actuaries make more more money than engineers?

[peacebyanymeans]

I was told actuaries make good money and is an ideal job if you are adept in and like math.

*Shakes Magic 8-ball*

Signs point to yes.

Do actuaries make more more money than engineers?

*Shakes Magic 8-ball*

Better not tell you now.

[The Falcon]

you're asking this to a forum comprised with people ages 13 to 23 with a few older blokes thrown in. my guess is none of the younger members have careers yet, so they wouldn't be able to tell you. your best bet is to look up the answer on some statistical website

as for me, i'm one of those older blokes (25), and i'm three years into my career as an accountant. so, yes. i do ok money wise but nothing great

[Rook]

Arent actuaries a nomadic group of professionals whose soul purpose is to move to one mathematical prediction after another?

Id imagine an IT professional could get as much dough as any engineer. Though technically it is a type of engineering.

The BEST math jobs tend the be the most COMPLEX. IE: architectural/aeronautics/naval.

[Shawn Hopkins]

My friend's wife got a CPA degree, got a job with a firm in Albuquerque helping companies pay as little as possible on their taxes, and was making right at $50,000 in a couple of years. The stress did seem to be driving her insane, though. Heck, my friend was just working toward his CPA degree and he got a job a Los Alamos national laboratory making about $40,000. I'd been working in journalism for about 8 years and that time and through being really good at my job and dedicated had worked my way up to about $22,000 a year.

Math-type jobs do generally pay better than most jobs you can get with a journalism, philosophy or similar degrees. Seriously, listen to your advisers when they tell you that those jobs pay peanuts. You may think they're exaggerating or kidding around with you, but they're stone cold serious. Some of those jobs have their own non-financial rewards, though, so it's something you have to weigh seriously.

[Mavericker]

you're asking this to a forum comprised with people ages 13 to 23 with a few older blokes thrown in. my guess is none of the younger members have careers yet, so they wouldn't be able to tell you. your best bet is to look up the answer on some statistical website

as for me, i'm one of those older blokes (25), and i'm three years into my career as an accountant. so, yes. i do ok money wise but nothing great

I'm older than you.

[The Falcon]

I'm older than you.congratulations!

[Mavericker]

congratulations!

Some people say they know people who work as actuaries and don't make any money with it-makes me wonder what are they doing wrong?

Arent actuaries a nomadic group of professionals whose soul purpose is to move to one mathematical prediction after another?

Id imagine an IT professional could get as much dough as any engineer. Though technically it is a type of engineering.

The BEST math jobs tend the be the most COMPLEX. IE: architectural/aeronautics/naval.

Actuaries are statisticians for life insurance companies.