In an article, The 10 Best Jobs in America Today (no longer available), mathematicians rank as having the \"best job\", based on the job's \"stress, physical demands, hiring outlook, compensation and work environment\".<\/p>\n
According to the article, mathematicians have:<\/p>\n
\nOverall Ranking: \t1
\nOverall Score: \t104
\nWork Environment: \t89.720
\nPhysical Demands: \t3.97
\nStress: \t24.670
\nIncome: \t$94,160
\nHours per Week: \t45<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nNotice they are talking about \"mathematician\" and not \"math teacher\" (even though the image used suggests a math professor). The stress levels for the latter are generally much higher than those for the former. <\/p>\n
The other professions at the top of the list also tend to favor math:<\/p>\n
\n2. Actuary
\n3. Statistician
\n4. Biologist
\n5. Software engineer
\n6. Computer system analyst
\n7. Historian
\n8. Sociologist
\n9. Industrial Designer
\n10. Accountant<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nYou can see a description of each of these jobs<\/a> and don’t miss the enthusiastic comments on this research at the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n
You can see the methodology used<\/a>, and also check out more enthusiastic comments from readers.<\/p>\n