Mercury is considered prince among the planets. Mercury is smart, articulate, talkative, analytical and calculative. Mercury is the planet of intellect and has quite a good grasp on variety of subjects. But its expertise lie in mathematics, academic research, marketing and communication. Mercury hates physical labor and field research. Mercury would prefer jobs which allow sitting on a desk and carrying out tasks.

Mercury excels in mathematics. As such careers which involve arithmetic, statistics, logic, analysis, graphs, geometry, algebra and trigonometery are suitable. That may involve careers like accountancy, financial analysts, software/mobile app developer, economists, meteorologist, data scientists among others.

Mercury is a smooth talker, articulate and extremely smart. Mercury can provide a great career in sales, marketing, PR(Public Relations) and communication. Most of the star salesman have Mercury in an influential position.

Mercury hates physical labor and prefers career which involve using speech and intelligence. Career as a teacher, guest lecturer, university professor, sales person, marketing and PR professional are ideal. Mercury can also provide ideal career as a writer or in academic research. Most of the chartered accountants, income tax auditors, mathematicians, analysts and programmers have Mercury in an influential position. Software and mobile application developers as well as those working as software testers and in QA(Quality Assurance) also need Mercury's blessings to succeed in their careers.

Singers, RJs(Radio Jockeys), vocal artists, event hosts, television anchors, song composers and speech writers also need Mercury for their respective careers. Mercury has great observation skills and is an excellent mimicry artist. As such career in standup comedy or in laughter shows is possible.

Mercury can also make one an excellent stock trader and speculator who invests in F&O, commodities etc. Mercury excels in debates and general knowledge which is ideal for television debates and quiz competitions. Mercury's argumentative skills are essential for any person who aspires to be a good lawyer. In addition economists, financial analysts, data scientists and meteorologist also require a good Mercury.

Business related to communication, marketing, IT consultancy especially programming, PR strategy and advertising can be pursued. An individual can also start his own law firm or private practise as lawyer. Starting business related to income tax filing, working as financial consultant, education consultant and private tuition classes can also be pursued. Any business which involves marketing, sales, teaching, general knowledge, mathematics and speech can be pursued for those with strong Mercury.

Mercury with Sun does Budh-Aditya Yoga which grants high intelligence and popularity. If Budh-Aditya Yoga happens in strong sign in a quadrant than that person can reach great heights like Elon Musk. Sun+Mercury can allow career as financial/business analysts, software developer, banker and in stock markets.

Mercury with Moon is less favorable and is known to cause neurological problems or mental breakdowns. Still Moon+Mercury can provide good career in communication, marketing, television debates and as a novelists.

Mars with Mercury is ideal for career as software and mobile application developer. It can also give an excellent career as a criminal lawyer or defense analyst.

Mercury with Jupiter can give jobs as a lecturer, teacher, diplomat or as political adviser. Generally education and diplomacy should be preferred career route as both Mercury and Jupiter excel in it.

Mercury with Venus can give an excellent career in biotechnology, medical research and pharmacy roles. Many of the foremost scientists including Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla were born with Mercury+Venus influencing tenth house of career.

Mercury with Saturn can provide excellent career as a mathematician, chartered accountant, software and mobile application developer, software testing and QA.

Mercury with Rahu can provide jobs in mobiles, communication and marketing sectors. Rahu's artistic skills combined with Mercury's speech can provide excellent career on late night talk shows or as a standup comedian.

Mercury with Ketu can provide good debating skills and can make one an excellent tv panelists. One can also become a lawyer who fights civil cases.

Mercury loves to talk. Mercury excels in places where speech, maths, general knowledge and analysis are required.

Mercury has a habit of flattering and glorifying the achievers while mocking and taunting the under achievers.