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The 10 Highest-Paying Jobs For Math Geeks

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Are you good with numbers, data, or spreadsheets? Don't be afraid to show off your skills &#151; as it turns out, being a "math geek" is quite lucrative. </span>

<p class="p2"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">New data from PayScale reports that the median salary for math majors is $70,900 &#151; compared to a median salary of $58,600 for all college grads. Some professions, such as data scientists and quantitative analysts, are even higher, with median salaries upwards of $100,000.</span>

<p class="p2"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">To find the highest-paying ways "math geeks" can put their skills to work, PayScale looked at the incomes of professionals with 5 to 8 years of experience who majored in math, ranking those with the highest median salaries. </span>

<p class="p2"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Here are the top 10 professions where math lovers are making bank: </span>

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