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Old 05-08-2008, 07:22 PM   #30
Moire
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Originally Posted by Packers1
For a math major you don't understand the math of real life very well. Let's see; construction: you can earn $50k but that is about the limit. Math; let's say you get a job asa financial modeler and the salary will be about $100k + a bonus of say 10%.
I have a very hard time getting people to understand that not all math majors are qualified for jobs that pay $100,000 per year. Hot shots from big name schools and a few from lesser schools get those jobs, but the average math major? It doesn't happen. Even if it happened, noone is going to hire a person with just a bachelor's degree in math to do financial modeling. That's what people with degrees in finance are for.

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Originally Posted by DougBetsy
If you want to use your bachelors in math, consider FBI or NSA. You sound perfect for them.
Assuming that you aren't being facetious, why do you think I sound perfect for jobs at those places?

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Originally Posted by srunni
Have you lost your mind? You don't have a chance in hell of making enough money in construction to retire by the time you're 40.
It depends on how you manage your money, the type of lifestyle you are willing to settle for, etc.
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