You shouldn’t have fallen asleep in algebra class
CareerCast.com released today its list of the best and worst American jobs. Guess what? Your job isn’t in the top ten. That honor goes to the taped-glasses crowd that stayed awake in math class. The top three jobs are all math jobs and another four are math-heavy careers.
1. Mathematician
2. Actuary
3. Statistician (what?)
4. Biologist
5. Software engineer
6. Computer systems analyst
7. Historian
8. Sociologist
9. Industrial designer
10. Accountant
The worst job? Brick layer. So bad, it ranks below “nuclear decontamination tech.”
Did it ever occur to anyone that mathematicians and statisticians have such great jobs because, well, they really don’t make very many demands? Give me a desk and a chair and I’m as happy as a clam in space!
By the way, don’t bother to look for jobs you might put in the top ten. “Porn actor” was not on the list. Neither was “blogger.” Next year maybe.
