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Underlying study: https://www.bankrate.com/career/most-valuable-college-majors...
https://www.scribd.com/document/388081338/BANKRATE-Most-Valu...
Amazingly enough, Bankrate.com uploaded it to... scribd.
The average income for biochemists and molecular biologists is >$100k? Is this heavily skewed by doctors who did biology as a pre-med degree?
As an actuary I don’t think I would recommend it for most people. At the very least, keep your options open by getting a math or CS degree and passing a couple of exams on the side. I feel like this really glosses over the weight of the credentialling process. It also doesn’t appear to talk about the oversupply of entry level applicants.
Think it's possible to self study the exams? Not a likely path for me, but interested in seeing if anyone has done that
I think I'm most surprised that zoology is ranked second. Wondering how common an occupation that could possibly be?
It's the number one undergrad degree for veterinarians. Private vet practices in upscale areas are insanely profitable.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4266064/
"The rate of suicide in the veterinary profession has been pegged as close to twice that of the dental profession, more than twice that of the medical profession (2), and 4 times the rate in the general population (3)."
these metrics are always pure garbage. Someone comes up with an equation like: (start salary) + (median salary) + .5 * (job availablilty) + .75 * (growth) ... etc then they rank everything, tweek it, make an article. The scary part is people will read this and parrot this information for potentially years, "did you know actuary is the best job???" This is actually how misinformation spreads.
His job was pretty easy, and since he knew some basic programming, was able to build some Excel macros and wow the people he worked with. The work sounded less exciting than being a programmer working at a startup, but pays well and he has lived in Bermuda and London.
As an actuary I don’t think I would recommend it for most people. At the very least, keep your options open by getting a math or CS degree and passing a couple of exams on the side. I feel like this really glosses over the weight of the credentialling process. It also doesn’t appear to talk about the oversupply of entry level applicants.
How long did it take you to complete the exams? I think I read a lot of actuaries actually finish them while on the job Think it's possible to self study the exams? Not a likely path for me, but interested in seeing if anyone has done that
The average income for biochemists and molecular biologists is >$100k? Is this heavily skewed by doctors who did biology as a pre-med degree?
these metrics are always pure garbage. Someone comes up with an equation like: (start salary) + (median salary) + .5 * (job availablilty) + .75 * (growth) ... etc then they rank everything, tweek it, make an article. The scary part is people will read this and parrot this information for potentially years, "did you know actuary is the best job???" This is actually how misinformation spreads.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's the number one undergrad degree for veterinarians. Private vet practices in upscale areas are insanely profitable.
And for some it is a very stressful job. They have a very high suicide rate: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4266064/ "The rate of suicide in the veterinary profession has been pegged as close to twice that of the dental profession, more than twice that of the medical profession (2), and 4 times the rate in the general population (3)."
I could easily imagine that more depressed people pursue veterinary jobs because being around animals makes them less depressed.