Math Career Matching Handout

 

Directions

Match the careers with the salaries* by placing a letter from the Salaries column in the blanks beside the careers.

 

Careers                                                                                   Salaries

 

1. Biological scientists     _____                                                a. $41,080

 

 

2. Chemists  ____                                                                     b. $44,180

 

 

3. Computer systems analysts   _____                                      c. $46,330

 

 

4. Geologists, geophysicists, oceanographers _____                 d. $49,239

 

         

5. Mathematicians  _____                                                         e. $50,080

 

 

6. Mathematics professor   _____                                              f. $59,330

 

 

7. Physicists and astronomers  _____                                       g. $67,020

         

 

8. Aircraft pilots and flight engineers  _____                              h. $68,640

 

         

9. Financial managers  _____                                                    i. $82,310

 

 

10. Insurance claims and policy processing clerks _____           j. $110,940

 

 

 

* Source for salaries: Bureau of Labor Statistics, median annual earnings in 2000.