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