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If you&amp;#8217;re thinking about changing careers or just starting to decide on a first one, you might want to focus on functions rather than forests because according to data compiled by JobsRated.com, the best job in America is &amp;#8220;mathematician&amp;#8221; (ranked No. 1 largely for its six-figure salary) and the worst is &amp;#8220;lumberjack&amp;#8221; (rated at the bottom of the barrel for its &amp;#8220;long hours,&amp;#8221; &amp;#8220;high stress&amp;#8221;, &amp;#8220;strenuous work&amp;#8221; and high fatality rate: every year, 82.1 per 100,000 lumberjacks die on the job).&lt;p&gt;Two finance-related (and less-life threatening) careers also made the 10 best list: &amp;#8220;accountant&amp;#8221; (No. 10) and &amp;#8220;actuary&amp;#8221; (No. 2). No finance-related jobs made the 10 worst list, largely because most have low fatality rates.&lt;p&gt;However,&amp;nbsp;if this lady&amp;#8217;s predicament is any indication, the fatality rate of &amp;#8220;Madoff investor&amp;#8221; might be growing exponentially as we speak and next year&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;job&amp;nbsp;might give lumberjack, taxi driver and dairy farmer a run for their money.&lt;/p&gt;

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