STEM Career of the Week – Economist!

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Economist

Job Description: Conduct research, prepare reports, or formulate plans to address economic problems related to the production and distribution of goods and services or monetary and fiscal policy.

Education:  Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral

Possible Job Titles:  Economist, Economic Analyst, Professor, Project Economist, Forensic Economist, Research Analyst, Economic Analysis Director

Possible Employers:  business, private sector, government, academia

Famous economists: Alan Greenspan (former Chairman of the Federal Reserve), Elinor Ostrom (2009 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences), Nassim Nicholas Taleb (introduced the concept of “Black Swan Events”)

For more information, please visit: http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/19-3011.00