Highest Paying Jobs That Don’t Involve Math

When your math teacher said that you needed to understand all those complicated formulas because you’d need them to get a good job some day, they weren’t telling you the whole truth. While most jobs involve some basic arithmetic at one point or another, there are plenty of jobs that don’t require any complicated math skills. And they don’t even pay a pittance either. Here are some of the highest paying jobs that don’t involve math. (Salary information from Neuvoo and given in Canadian dollars)

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Occupational Therapy Assistant (Salary: $47,061 to $100,047)

While occupational therapists often need to take math as part of their studies, you don’t need math to become an occupational therapy assistant. This job involves assisting an occupational therapist in helping patients learn — or relearn — basic skills like dressing themselves. It’s one of the most in-demand jobs for 2025 and beyond.

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Clinical Psychologist (Salary: $58,441 to $165,667)

Clinical psychologists have one of the most in-demand jobs in Canada in 2020. They also have one of the highest paying healthcare jobs that don’t even require math to get into university. What is extremely important though is the ability to listen and read between the lines.

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Multimedia Designer (Salary: $31,200 to $83,928)

Using a combination of media — such as graphic design, animation and audio — to create commercials, movie special effects and the like, a multimedia designer has one of the great jobs for women in trades. You need lots of creativity and artistic flair but very little math.

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Lawyer (Salary: $53,500 to $144,873)

Lawyers have one of the highest paying in-demand jobs for women in Canada. While math can help you hone your analytical skills, it’s more important to have great communication skills.

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Dental Hygienist (Salary: $54,600 to $100,425)

You’ll need basic math to become a dental hygienist but you won’t be spending your days mired in numbers. You would need some basic chemistry, though, and great people skills to put patients at ease while you examine their mouths.

It's a great job for women in the trades and an in-demand job, so there's also a lot of opportunity with it.

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Logistics Coordinator (Salary: $31,425 to $64,300)

Being a logistics coordinator is one of those retail jobs that won’t make you want to pull your hair out. You’re working behind the scenes, making sure there’s enough stock coming in and being placed on the shelves. It involves the most basic of arithmetic but nothing major.

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Firefighter (Salary: $34,473 to $101,485)

The job requirements for being a firefighter have more to do with physical ability than math skills. You’ll need to be super fit to do this physically demanding and dangerous but rewarding job.

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Translator (Salary: $27,142 to $102,609)

As the world becomes more interconnected and Canada becomes more diverse, translators have one of the highest-paying jobs for Generation Z. The only math involved in this job is determining your fee, which is usually determined per word, but you need written fluency in both languages in the language pair you work in.

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YouTube Content Creator (Salary: Varies widely)

Unless you’re going to create a channel dedicated to math lessons, you’ll need hardly any math at all to create YouTube content. You basically need a few of YouTube’s easy courses and a video camera. How much you earn will depend on how many followers you get.

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Social Media Manager (Salary: $28,909 to $96,002)

As a social media manager, you’re responsible for a company’s or organization’s image through their social media accounts. To do this job that didn’t exist ten years ago, you need to be able to think creatively and be up-to-date with trends in social media but you don’t have to know how to calculate the square root of anything.

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Technical Writer (Salary: $35,151 to $110,500)

Unless you’re a best-selling author, writing is one of those jobs that pay less than you think. Technical writers can make a good living, though, writing manuals and instruction booklets.

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Recruiter (Salary: $29,250 to $77,903)

Being a recruiter is one of the best jobs for newcomers because you don’t have to get special licensing or accreditation. You’ll need some basic arithmetic skills but since your job entails finding the best candidates for a job it’s more important to understand people.

Occupational Health and Safety Specialist

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Occupational Health and Safety Specialist (Salary: $35,783 to $140,662)

As an occupational health and safety specialist, your job entails knowing health and safety laws and finding ways to ensure that businesses comply with these laws. You don’t need math for this job but problem-solving skills are a must.

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University Professor (Salary: $71,706 to $183,787)

You can avoid math in a job in academia if you choose to become a professor in the social sciences rather than in, say, applied mathematics. You need expert knowledge through years of research in your field but then the only math you’ll use in what is one of the highest paying jobs in the world is when grading papers.

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Actor (Salary: Varies widely)

Unless you play the part of a math wizard and are a dedicated method actor, the only math you’ll need if you pursue a career as an actor will depend on how successful you are. If you’re still trying to make it, you may need to count the tips from your restaurant job and if you’re one of the wealthiest Canadian actors, you’ll need math skills to count your millions.

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Art Director (Salary: $30,863 to $118,926)

Many of the highest paying jobs in marketing, media and communications, like marketing manager, also involve a surprising amount of math. However, as an art director you just need an eye for colour and design and how best to communicate visually.

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Singer (Salary: Varies widely)

If you’re a singer, your math skills will involve nothing more than counting "1-2-3-4…" and knowing whether you have an amp that goes up to 11. How much you’ll earn from your music career depends on your success: the richest singers are worth millions.

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Judge (Salary: $45,097 to $90,844)

To be a judge, you need to be excellent at listening, critical thinking and understanding legalese. You also need to know the law inside and out and be willing to wear a heavy robe, but your job won’t involve any math.

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Massage Therapist (Salary: $36,329 to $149,175)

As a massage therapist, you’ll need a thorough understanding of the human body, as well as the ability to communicate and put your clients at ease. There’s just about zero math involved in your job but some physical strength will help.

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Professional Athlete (Salary: Varies widely)

Being a professional athlete doesn’t require any math or academic qualifications and many haven’t even completed high school. However, what the richest female athletes have in common is sheer dedication and drive to be the best in their chosen sport.