14 high-paying jobs for people who love math

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Does the idea of crunching numbers and sifting through data all day excite you?

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You're probably a "math person" - and you may want to consider pursuing a job that requires these skills.

Turns out, a lot of math-centric jobs pay pretty well.

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We recently combed through the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), a US Department of Labor database that compiles detailed information on hundreds of jobs, and looked at salary data on the US Bureau of Labor Statistics website to find positions with a median annual salary of over $75,000 that require heavy math skills.

O*NET ranks how important "using mathematics to solve problems" is in any job, assigning each a "math importance level" between 1 and 100.

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Here are 14 high-paying positions with a math-importance level of 70 or higher: