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Careers That Use Math Everyday
Most people use a fair amount of mathematics in their daily routines. Mathematical calculations are used in many jobs at many different levels, from grocery store shelf stocking to brain surgery. Some jobs however, use more math than others. Here are a few careers in which numbers and math formulas play more than a cursory role.
Accountants
Accountants use mathematics everyday to do their jobs. Accountants help their clients with financial planning and taxes. They use math formulas to measure rates of interest and to do tax forms and other paperwork involving dividends and projections.
Agriculturists
Agriculturists need math to calculate the amount of fertilizer, pesticides and water they need to grow the crops we use for food. They need numbers to report the percentage of crops harvested compared to the percentage lost to floods, insects and other natural occurrences.
Architects
Architects put math to use when designing buildings. They need to know how to calculate the amount of material needed to complete their structures. Blueprints and cost proposals also are math-based, as is the time they project it will take to complete the job.
Biologists
Biologists use math projections when they warn the world about the possible extinction of an animal species. In their studies of nature, they use math to calculate the number of animals, plants, fish and insects that are alive from year to year. To do this they employ animal mating and migration statistics.
Chemists
Chemists use math to develop new formulas and medications to make life easier. They also use math to analyze crime scenes.
Nurses
Nurses need math when giving medications to patients. They need to know the correct formula for adding medication to an injection or IV bag. They also use math when taking measurements, such as a patient's blood pressure, heartbeat and risk assessment.
Tradesmen
Tradesmen are the hands-on people who build our homes. They include carpenters, electricians, mechanics and plumbers, all of whom use math to do their jobs--whether it's measuring, calculating the cost of a job and estimating labor costs.
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Roz Zurko is a full time freelance writer who lives in Westfield, Massachusetts. She has been writing for 22 years and is published on several internet literary sites and in The Westfield Evening News. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from The University of New Haven and Westfield State College.
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