Dreaming big is something that everyone should do because that’s how we manage to move forward and to better ourselves, so if you’re a number person these 15 best careers if you love math will be perfect for you.
What is it about numbers that attracts people? Well, it’s probably the fact that they’re reliable – adding two and two will always give the same results. At the same time, they’re versatile because you can mix and match, work on simple operations or complex equations, depending on how deep your knowledge goes. It’s soothing to know that you can always rely on math to be exact even when everything else changes.
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Math can be fun if you have a knack for it, but it can also be pure torture. It depends, of course on where your interests lie and what you want to do in life. When it comes to money, however, math is pretty much a sure way to find a job that pays well. It’s not all you need to know, of course, but it is quite an important part of many jobs, and you can’t do without it if you want to occupy said jobs.
What jobs, you ask? Well, there are plenty of them, going from the obvious – economist, mathematician – to some that aren’t that clear on what you’d need, such as pharmacist.
In order to create our list of best careers if you love math we checked out multiple sites presenting the best jobs for math lovers, including Business Insider, Sokanu, and College Choice, to name a few. We checked how often some jobs repeated through all these sites we visited, and then reordered everything by the rank said jobs had on the 2016 Jobs Report from CareerCast which measures stress, physical demand and the current and future employment outlook of hundreds of occupations, as well as the pay and other factors. And, since you love math you will surely enjoy reading our article on the greatest mathematicians of all time, as well.
Without further ado, here are the 15 best careers if you love math.
15. Bookkeeper
Mentions – 1
Rank – 81
Salary – $36,255
The name says it all, doesn’t it? What you’d need to do is to keep financial records for various organizations. If you work for one specific company, then it’s all pretty clear on what you need to do and for whom, more specifically. You’ll be recording financial transactions, update statements, check all the data for accuracy and so on. The beauty of this job, however, is that you can also work on your own and pick up multiple small clients. You’ll need to evaluate all your options, of course, and see which one is more profitable.
