whats the perfect job for these interests/passions/andtalent

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I just recently graduated college and have been pondering what the perfect career for me would be. I've looked back at everything that i've done and narrowed down what i've been the best at/what i've enjoyed the most/what i had the most passion for/ and what were my strongest interests. I am an extroverted aspie so have always enjoyed being around people so thats what ive done the past couple years is social activities but as far as a career would go...while i have decent social skills, they pale in comparison to my mathematical skills. I'm one of those auties who if you give a birthday to i could tell u the day of the week, the systematical kind. I have always loved math with a passion, problem solving, analyzing data, keeping track of data and facts and figures. Like being around people but only in small doses and utilizing my logical mind. What job would cover these areas best? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Insurance. There's got to be a use for folks who love numbers in the medical insurance field... a growing concern.

Or stats with the Centers for Disease Control

Check with the college career counselor to find out who hires the math majors.

ACTUARY, in insurance, it's figuring out the numbers for insurance companies so they know what to charge and what to put in the policies. I may be off on exact job description.

Like in Fight Club, right?

Accounting could also be another great possibility for you. I love working with numbers too, but I found that there was a bit more of a need to interact with other people than I had originally expected when I entered the profession. It sounds like you might really like it, though! An ideal job candidate is someone who loves numbers but is also extroverted enough to enjoy helping people when they have questions or need assistance with business matters.

> I have always loved math with a passion, problem solving, analyzing data, keeping track of data and facts and figures. Like being around people but only in small doses and utilizing my logical mind

The world is your oyster. Do you know statistics? You could get a good government job in whatever field interests you, be that economics, biology, business. You just need to tie the math to something that you would feel happy being involved with longterm and you have it made.

What certification did you graduate with? Here in Canada, college is many different things, so what is it in your area?

i graduated with a marketing degree...but numbers just spoke to me alot more

Tax law. More logic than accounting, lots of problem solving. The only problem is dealing with people but some of our clients expect us to be egg heads. And of course making it through 3 years of law school with some really weird NTs.

Otherwise, accounting or actuary.

Why not explore Onet. The skills search page is below and you can tick mathematics or whatever else you like. The nice thing about Onet is it describes in quite a bit of detail, including interpersonal demands:

http://online.onetcenter.org/skills/

Have you thought about getting a PhD in math and teaching?

And the exchange and the back-and-forth of trying to get different people with different learning styles to understand it would be the challenge and the social interaction. (Hopefully with the student playing to his or her strength primarily. Myself, I can kind of visualize math, but I have to really put the time in for this to happen. So I tend to get either an A or a F in math classes!)

Josh our Accounts manager at work is an Aspie and his job suits him perfectly. Basically he is the head of accounts in a Capital Investment firm. He is amazingly good at what he does and because we know his likes and dislikes and are quite a small firm we just work around him.

He doesn't really like people and socialising so when we moved offices we gave him on with lots of privacy. Friday afternoon drinks and nibblies I just take his to his office and tell him it is completely up to him whether he comes out or not. He is well loved and very happy at work and I think the reason for that is his honesty about who he is and what he likes and hates ( and he has a wicked sense of humour) It means no one has to wonder.

He does have to take part in meetings which he isn't fond of but we worked around that as well by making sure he really only has to stay for his part and then I give him notes on everything else. But he is very precise in his thinking so accounting is perfect for him. He also makes most of the businesses financial management decisions and his analytical mind usually means that he has thought out in 5 mins what would take the rest of us a week.

Anyway, best of luck with everything I guess you just choose what you love then make it work for you.

Recommendations:

Accountant, economist, statistician, data analyst.