Can someone please help me, i cant see my self in the future.

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<p>I worked in machine shop CAD/CAM, MIS, and technical writing and education. Listen, people who understand “the technical” and can speak that language…it’s invaluable in places like aerospace where you have employees who run the gamut: from assembly lines to engineers. Bridge the gap. That’s what I did.</p>

<p>A mathematician is a thinker. They are valued everywhere. One of my good friends from UCLA went on to work at a think tank in econometrics. Another became an actuary.</p>

<p>Math is an ancient language.</p>

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<p>Okay, it says your less likely to be a homicial sociopath.</p>

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<p>There is absolutely no way that a CPA is going to make $30,000; or even $40,000 for that matter. Has to be at least $50,000</p>

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<p>Seriously, look into NSA. There’s good money there. [Career</a> Paths at the National Security Agency (NSA) - Mathmatics](<a href=“http://www.nsa.gov/careers/career_fields/mathematics.shtml]Career”>http://www.nsa.gov/careers/career_fields/mathematics.shtml)</p>

<p>And, please consider that money may not be the key to happiness and self worth.</p>

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<p>Computer Science! DUH! A CS degree is a license to print money and a math background is even better for Computer Security and anti hacking.</p>

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<p>Seconding actuary; high barriers to entry from difficult (mathematical) exams means [good</a> pay](<a href=“actuary salary]good - Google Search”>actuary salary - Google Search). Also seconding CS, if you find you like programming, though “license to print money” is serious exaggeration. Quantitative finance is another possibility, though that’s a lot less about technical skill and more about where you went and who you know than the others.</p>

<p>And, as others have said, [accounting</a> salaries](<a href=“accountant salary]accounting - Google Search”>accountant salary - Google Search) are nowhere near that bad.</p>

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<p>wowOPis dumbo</p>

<p>doesn’t matter though 2012 YAHTZEEEE</p>

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<p>username post COMBO</p>

<p>careerism </p>

<p>le sigh</p>

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<p>The OP is a junior in HS…if anyone cares. Read his old posts.</p>

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<p>“things in high demand: speakers of Urdu, Pashto, Arabic, Farsi…”</p>

<p>There are countries full of people who speak those languages. You mean people who speak English are in high demand.</p>

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<p>I was browsing a couple actuary forums, and apparently the job market is saturated at the moment. Hopefully that’s not the case in 4 years or so… It’s probably an issue in a lot of fields at the moment.</p>

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<p>Math, statistics, actuary, economics might all be potentially interesting.</p>

<p>[The</a> Best and Worst Jobs in the U.S. - WSJ.com](<a href=“http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123119236117055127.html]The”>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123119236117055127.html)</p>

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<p>“12. Philosopher”</p>

<p>I remember seeing this asked about on another forum before… What does a professional philosopher do?</p>

<p>The only thing I remember being mention was they “work at think tanks” which isn’t very specific.</p>

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<p>English speakers are not in high demand. There are tons of them in the US unemployed right now. If you speak one of the languages I listed, and are at least moderately intelligent (and not a national security risk), you will get snapped up right away and given bonus pay by many agencies.</p>

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<p>I was being sarcastic pointing out that you didn’t say people who speak English and one of those languages, but now I’m not sure if you even meant that.</p>

<p>So if you really didn’t mean English…</p>

<p>Unemployment:
Afghanistan: 40%
Pakistan: 15.2%
Iran: 11.8%
Saudi Arabia: 11.6%
Egypt: 9.7%</p>

<p>USA: 9.4%</p>

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<p>You can make money with any career, but regardless of the career your career choice, you will need to put in time and effort. Yes doctors get paid above the average joe. However, they also put in 7+ years past undergrad, with most accumulating a lot of debt in the process. OP, I saw in your first post that you put in accountants and cpa. The road is tough, but if you have a decent aptitude for logic and math and you possess good people skills, try going for accounting in a big company. From what I hear having one of those company’s name on your resume can open doors. Average salary is at least 40-50k for those places too.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/862196-get-your-kid-major-mathematics-now.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/862196-get-your-kid-major-mathematics-now.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>this thread is for you. being a math major is a great field to go into and will help you in the long run with whatever you are going to do! i HIGHLY recommend you read this thread</p>