top paying careers in mathematics!

[danial 234]

hi. can any1 suggest me the the top paying careers in mathematics!

 

[Nabeel.Ahmad]

Maths Teacher.

 

[Nibz]

^ Only if you are a Math professor at MIT or Harvard.

Otherwise, mathematicians are employed by banks, stock exchanges, lending agencies and many other industries.

 

[Lostsoul]

Defense and military( CIA, NSA..... or your own country's), Banks, climatalogy, insurance, scientific research ( CERN...), space research (NASA...) or even a professor of maths at a good university!

and the list still goes onn

 

[sj0007]

ACTUARIAL SCIENCES is the highest paid job in maths and stats

 

[Lostsoul]

ACTUARIAL SCIENCES is the highest paid job in maths and stats

I did my AS in Maths, P1 and M1, I scored a D in Mechanics and A in P1, I ended up with the B still. I want to oopt for Actuarial studies, I am confused, going to take Stats and P3 in my A2 now, shalll I go for Actuarial Studies?

 

[Nibz]

ACTUARIAL SCIENCES is the highest paid job in maths and stats

Not really. Actuarial Sciences as a field has a lot to do with Economics, too.

 

[sj0007]

Not really. Actuarial Sciences as a field has a lot to do with Economics, too.

not that much.........go wikipedia it ...... no doubt it has economics but only to the basics the major are maths and stats....one of my frndz is doing it in university of toronto and he told me all about the course and curiculam...

 

[Lostsoul]

not that much.........go wikipedia it ...... no doubt it has economics but only to the basics the major are maths and stats....one of my frndz is doing it in university of toronto and he told me all about the course and curiculam...

Is it like a boring one? your friend enjoys it? I mean the way he/she told you, what do you think?

 

[danial 234]

ACTUARIAL SCIENCES is the highest paid job in maths and stats

isnt it more like a business n economics subject?

 

[Lostsoul]

isnt it more like a business n economics subject?

More of maths. It requires estimations from probabilities and for the world markets it does require economics

 

[danial 234]

so is it necessary to hv a degree in economics fr it

 

[sj0007]

so is it necessary to hv a degree in economics fr it

nup...

 

[sj0007]

Is it like a boring one? your friend enjoys it? I mean the way he/she told you, what do you think?

if u like maths.....u'll love it....my frnd loves maths so he enjoys it alot and most of it calculus, probability and stats.....

 

[teachyourself]

depends on where you want to work?
US - Big 5 banks - Financial Quant - check Mark Joshi's website
almost anywhere - Actuarial Sciences
West - work at consultancy firms
Anywhere - Professors do not earn enough
Anywhere - Researchers working at research centers do not earn a lot either
Pak - become a tuition teacher and mint some money