A knowledge of maths is not important for most jobs nowadays. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Mathematics is an incredibly useful subject

that is

learned by almost everyone on the planet to some degree. Is math,

however

, a useful tool for most professions especially with the advent of modern technology? In my view, I would tend to agree that it is no longer a vital part of most assignments,

although

,clearly it remains critical for some industries. There is now a growing number of professions where maths is no longer important on a day-to-day basis at work. Employees do not need to perform calculations

such

as adding up bills or calculating percentages

while

at work. These tasks are performed by technologies

such

as tills and computers which automate the entire process. Once upon a time, retail employees would need to manually calculate the final sales total but

this

process has been replaced, first by calculators and more recently by electronic tills. Other companies which have once had to issue invoices or calculate future sales forecasts no longer require employees to manually calculate these since they have a variety of computer programs to complete

this

job. As we have a growing number of people who are working in these fields, it is safe

to conclude

that an increasing proportion of the population does not require basic math to perform their duties. Despite

this

, it is important to note that there is and will always be a sub-section of the population that will probably always be required to rely on their algebra skills. Health professionals

such

as doctors and dentists very often have to calculate doses of medicines manually

while

researchers in various fields have to calculate statistics and probabilities of events.

Finally

, there are, of course, those people who work in accounting, auditing or actuarial services who will always need mathematics. The increased prevalence of technology within workplaces has, in my view, led to maths becoming less and less important for most posts nowadays. There will always remain,

however

, people in society who will rely on

this

subject to perform their jobs.