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Best jobs in America: Mathematician #1, Software Engineer #5
- madcaptenor 18y agoThis is so last month. Seriously, though, the consensus among mathematicians (of which I'm one) was that yes, being a mathematician is great, but not for the reasons this list suggests. Their criteria basically seem to assume that the best job possible is one where you get to sit in a climate-controlled office for a few hours a day, not have too many deadlines, do what appears to be nothing, and still get paid. It's just a coincidence that being a mathematician looks like that.
- jleyank 18y agoNote: I'm a software engineer/chemist, and I've not found the latter on the list yet... A few thoughts come to mind: 1. #1-3, 8, 10 and 11 you could not pay me to do. They strike me as jobs that make debugging binary I/O interesting. 2. #4 means you'll deal with a LOT of ex-pre-meds pissed they didn't make it into the big time. 3. #7 and 12 are good jobs, if you happen to find them and if you happen to get tenure. And write like a demon. And like to teach. 4. #13, umm, err, boom? Like the idea of a security clearance? 5. Finally, #20. Great if you like night work, wearing gloves w/o fingertips and aren't trying to make the big bucks. Unless you write like a demon, have good TV presence and say BILLIONS well. Ah, found it. Chemist, #57. Tucked right under Hotel Manager (#56) and Typist (#54). Not sure there ARE any typist jobs, as the pink-color field sorta vanished about the turn of the century. Humor aside, if you're looking at lists like this to debate job choices, for $GOD's sake pick something that can't be outsourced...