Career Atlas USA

Best Careers for Mathematics/Statistics Interests

A more specific interest area within Conventional.

748 occupations, ranked by how strongly they match this interest type, per O*NET RIASEC data.

  1. 1Mathematicians$126,710
  2. 2Statisticians$105,650
  3. 3Data Scientists$120,230
  4. 4Actuaries$130,000
  5. 5Operations Research Analysts$88,940
  6. 6Physicists$172,250
  7. 7Astronomers$128,820
  8. 8Financial Risk Specialists$117,330
  9. 9Economists$124,720
  10. 10Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$79,940
  11. 11Atmospheric and Space Scientists$99,070
  12. 12Medical Dosimetrists$147,470
  13. 13Statistical Assistants$50,330
  14. 14Epidemiologists$87,220
  15. 15Aerospace Engineers$134,960
  16. 16Computer and Information Research Scientists$140,300
  17. 17Hydrologists$96,600
  18. 18Financial and Investment Analysts$102,740
  19. 19Survey Researchers$69,460
  20. 20Nuclear Engineers$133,970
  21. 21Biochemists and Biophysicists$127,410
  22. 22Social Science Research Assistants$61,990
  23. 23Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$100,310
  24. 24Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$109,370
  25. 25Software Developers$135,980
  26. 26Chemical Engineers$125,040
  27. 27Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$123,920
  28. 28Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$101,920
  29. 29Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$109,270
  30. 30Petroleum Engineers$144,910
  31. 31Cartographers and Photogrammetrists$81,390
  32. 32Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$96,980
  33. 33Materials Scientists$117,790
  34. 34Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$103,170
  35. 35Industrial Engineers$102,440
  36. 36Marine Engineers and Naval Architects$112,230
  37. 37Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$103,410
  38. 38Civil Engineers$100,840
  39. 39Electrical Engineers$120,630
  40. 40Chemists$91,240
  41. 41Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$78,760
  42. 42Geographers$102,040
  43. 43Environmental Engineers$107,110
  44. 44Computer Systems Analysts$105,850
  45. 45Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary$94,980
  46. 46Computer Programmers$100,390
  47. 47Materials Engineers$112,860
  48. 48Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$64,950
  49. 49Animal Scientists$68,940
  50. 50Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$82,220

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Source: O*NET 30.3 Database, Career Interest Types (RIASEC). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license.