1. ACCOUNTING CAREERS By: Emma Lucciola

2. Mathematician  This job would be a good career to go into because…  Salary: median salary is $103,720 in 2014  Master’s degree is not required  A mathematician can be anyone from your middle school algebra teacher to a computer programmer  The BLS predicts 800 new mathematician jobs by 2022, cropping up at a breakneck rate of 23 percent.

3. Financial Manager  46, 300 number of jobs  Median salary is 112,770  Unemployment rate is 4.1%  Financial managers have the responsibility of overseeing the finances of major companies, agencies and everything in between  bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics or business administration.

4. Sales Manager  This job would be a good career to go into because…  Sales managers direct the distribution of their company’s products to customers, which involves establishing sales territories as well as setting quotas and goals  Sales managers earned a median salary of $108,540 in 2013, according to the BLS. The best-paid made more than $187,199  prefer candidates with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration

5. Bill Collector  Number of Jobs: 58,200  Median Salary: $32,920  Unemployment Rate: 12.6 percent  they listen to the reasons debtors didn’t pay their bills and try to help them eliminate the overdue expense by negotiating a repayment plan  Bill collectors usually need a high school diploma and call center experience to land a job

6. Accountant  an accountant is a person who keeps or inspects financial records. They’re “numbers” people who excel at organization and detail- oriented work.  median annual salary for an accountant was $65,080 in 2013, or $31.29 per hour. The best-paid 10 percent earned roughly $113,740, while the lowest-paid made approximately $40,370.  bachelor’s degree generally looks better to prospective employers, but some prefer a masters degree or a CPA certification  3.6% unemployment rate  116,700 number of jobs