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>> If you're good at math, and really good at standardized math exams you can advance through the various levels and work your way up the pay-scale ladder > I
by mrep 8y ago
>> If you're good at math, and really good at standardized math exams you can advance through the various levels and work your way up the pay-scale ladder
> I was able to more than double my starting salary (ending at around 135k with bonus) 3 years out of school.
Have you considered software engineering because current pay starts at around 150k in big tech and I'm now making 215k 2.5 years out of college? I say this because I work with a bunch of math and physics major people so it is definitely possible to switch careers (a lot of the advanced software we use utilizes complex concepts in physics and math so they are highly valued, though, you will definitely need to know basic algorithms and data structures but that isn't too hard to learn especially compared to advanced math and physics in my opinion).
- sizzle 8y agoWhat kind of systems are you working on that require math and physics? Aviation? Rockets?
- Nursie 8y ago> Have you considered software engineering because current pay starts at around 150k in big tech and I'm now making 215k This is highly area dependent though, surely? In the UK, outside of London, those figures would likely be $50k and $60k
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- rezeroed 8y agoYeah, I work in Gherkin area of London, many insurance companies there. The actuarial types I overhear at the coffee-shops are earning around 3x my software dev salary.
- Nursie 8y ago/waves from just behind St Kats Docks by Tower Bridge As a contractor, I'm making about 3x what I was for my last perm salary. But only if I work in London. I'm lucky to get two thirds of this near where I live, and AFAICT the perm staff in most places I've contracted nearer to home get paid really terribly.
- rezeroed 8y agoAh, nice, I used to work there, in the royal mint. /wave Enjoyed watching yachts prepare for races; now I watch insurance people.
- ubercow13 8y agoOr inside
- amigocontigo 8y agoI actually made the switch to software almost 5 years ago!