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<h2>March 14th is The International Day of Mathematics, also known as Pi Day, because it can be rounded down to 3.14 (geddit?) but for maths lovers – every day is world maths day. Just like decimals, this article does have a point: Inspire your students with these maths-aligned careers. </h2>
<p><strong>Read the Term 1 edition of <em>School News</em> <a href="https://www.schoolnews.co.nz/latest-print-issue/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="link" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="0">HERE.</a></strong></p>
<h2><b><span data-contrast="auto">Trigonometry is a sine of the times (obvious maths careers)</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></h2>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>Maths teacher</strong> – share your love of numbers with the next generation</span><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>Financial advisor, banker –</strong> trying to make money multiply</span><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>Underwriter, mortgage broker &#8211;</strong> plotting with other people’s money</span><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>Accountant, book-keeper –</strong> you can count on them to keep you honest</span><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>Mathematician, statistician –</strong> it would be odd not to include them on the list</span><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>Auditors –</strong> don’t let people go off on a tangent with their money</span><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>Economist, cost estimator (building industry etc) &#8211;</strong> for people who don’t like unpredictability or remainders</span><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></p>
<h2><b><span data-contrast="auto">Mathematicians never die, they only lose some of their functions (less obvious careers)</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></h2>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>Scientist, physicist, engineer –</strong> maths is the base of most sciences</span><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>Software developer, algorithm engineer, computer programmer –</strong> all those 0s and 1s need to be told what to do</span><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>Market researcher –</strong> find out what people really mean when they go shopping</span><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>Actuary –</strong> determine the risks businesses can face in multiple scenarios</span><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>Pharmacy technicians –</strong> people are counting on you to get the dosage right</span><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>Architect –</strong> you will need geometry and trigonometry and all the metry’s to design buildings that are better than average</span><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></p>
<h2><b><span data-contrast="auto">A ‘jiffy’ is a real measurement of time (totally cool careers)</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></h2>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>Research analyst, data analyst –</strong> running the numbers in everything from politics to social media trends, universities, not-for-profits, intelligence agencies, sports, betting and more</span><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>Logistics, supply chain manager –</strong> manage the (co)efficient flow of goods, services and information</span><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>Cybersecurity expert –</strong> an ethical hacker who breaks into systems the right way</span><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>Epidemiologists –</strong> solving the mystery of patient zero for outbreaks across the globe</span><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>Pilots –</strong> you’d hope your pilot has a basic understanding of angles of climb and descent</span><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>AI developer – </strong>creating robots to help solve problems</span><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>Google mapmaker, GIS analyst (Geographic Information System) –</strong> you’ll always be plotting something</span><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>Futures forecaster –</strong> the future is like Pi, it goes on forever but someone needs to predict it</span><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>Test kitchen cook –</strong> you will need to be able to manipulate measurements in order to get the taste right</span><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>Astronomer –</strong> for those who believe in higher powers</span><span data-ccp-props="{";201341983";:0,";335559739";:160,";335559740";:259}"> </span></p>

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