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Thanks to Will Dwinnell Data Mining: Does It Get Any Better Than This?, and others who found this story in Wall St. Journal, JAN 26, 2009: Doing the Math to Find the Good Jobs, which lists among top jobs:

1. Mathematician
2. Actuary
3. Statistician
4. Biologist
5. Software Engineer
6. Computer Systems Analyst

Data miner has parts of at least 5 of these, and in my practice I have done some work related to biology as well.

According to the study, mathematicians fared best in part because they typically work in favorable conditions -- indoors and in places free of toxic fumes or noise -- unlike those toward the bottom of the list like sewage-plant operator, painter and bricklayer. They also aren't expected to do any heavy lifting, crawling or crouching -- attributes associated with occupations such as firefighter, auto mechanic and plumber.

(although in this list Philosopher was listed as #12, and Parole Officer as #14 ... strange ... GPS)

Do you think data miner is one of the best jobs?