Speaking of math phobic, does it seem like people go into medical because they can make lots of money without having to do math?

I've gathered this set of ancedotal data from my experiences in high school, talking to my wife's co-doctors, and talking to my high school aged cousins.

It seems there's this expectation that they won't have to do math, but they will make money. Other professions that come up are lawyer and sales.

I guess my point, I'm not sure why people are math phobic. I imagine it's related to math related trauma in school. Even as an engineer, I find the hardest math I do is basic calc 1, and it's rare. Not to mention, doing algebra is a pretty rare event in general. Everything else we have calculators for.

It's also concerning to hear life saving jobs are primarily held by people who can't do math. If you can't do math, is it even science?