Monica Young wrote an interesting article in the Winston-Salem Journal on September 14, 2009 entitled "Survey: Jobs that use math rank highest in satisfaction."
The article states that, according to a survey published by JobsRated.com, math-based jobs are the top three overall when it comes to career satisfaction.
JobsRated.com ranked 200 professionsby analyzing stress, work environment, physical demands, income and outlook. It assigned specific numerical data per job, per category to determine the most accurate results.
Mathematicians were ranked as the top job. Actuaries where ranked second. Statisticians were third.
Apparently, what makes math-oriented fields so desirable is not adding, subtracting or even computing. It's the PROBLEM SOLVING. Math-related people are able to be creative thinkers. They like solving puzzles and find them intriguing. The core of people who choose math like having a puzzle to solve and the feeling of conquering those puzzles can be addictive.
Now, come to think of it, that is exactly what I liked best about practicing law - - the problem solving. And, even more, whereas most math-related jobs deal with numbers and problems "on paper," much of a lawyer's job is dealing face-to-face with real people.
But, I would imagine that math-related jobs rank lowest in the STRESS category, whereas lawyer-related jobs rank among the highest.
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