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<p>There’s more to finance that simply repackaging bad loans. For one, there an are of finance that is heavily reliant on math.</p>
<p>Have you ever heard of a quant?</p>
<p>[Watch</a> Out For The Quants - Forbes.com](<a href=“http://www.forbes.com/2008/02/06/croesus-chronicles-darkpools-oped-cz_rl_0207croesus.html]Watch”>Watch Out For The Quants)</p>
<p>I agree that these people don’t really produce anything, therefore aren’t a real value add to society, but they earn a great deal of money. People chase the money.</p>
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<p>The thread is about major marketability, looks like these majors are the most marketable/flexible, but that doesn’t mean they are the only majors that can earn money. The trick is finding a job which has enough demand in the area you’re interested in pursuing. </p>
<p>However, note that these other fields will be more competitive; theoretically demand for those jobs should be lower.</p>
<p>Mike</p>