Career Plannng: "What Can I Do With A Major In...?"

What Can I Do With a Major In Mathematics?

Students with a degree in Mathematics could pursue a variety of career opportunities. Any career reflective of their skills, interests, values, personal style, etc., could be attainable with good self-marketing skills. Some career opportunities will require advanced study.

Actuary	Data Analyst
Flight Navigator	Mathematician
Market Research Analyst	Computer Systems Cartographer
Applications Programmer	Information Systems Analyst
Operations Research Analyst	Fiscal Analyst
Regulatory Analyst	Demographer
Operations Analyst	Theoretical Statistician
Insurance Underwriter	Systems Analyst
Investment Analyst Mathematician	Cryptologist
Information Scientist	Database Manager
Computer Programmer	Economic Analyst
Statistics Technical Writer	Engineer
Analytical Statistician	Biostatistician
Numerical Analyst	Statistician
Appraiser	Commodities trader
Cost estimator/analyst	Numerical analyst
Population analyst	Operations research analyst

To learn more about these careers, visit the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH). The OOH can show you training and education needed, earnings, expected job prospects, what workers do on the job, working conditions, and more...

Related links:

American Mathematical Society
http://www.ams.org/

 

Association for Women in Mathematics
http://www.awm-math.org/

 

Institute of Mathematical Statistics
http://www.imstat.org/

 

Mathematical Association of America
http://www.maa.org/

 

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
http://www.nctm.org

 

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
http://www.siam.org/

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"What Can I Do With A Major In...?" Personality & Careers

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Ron Vick, MA, LPC
Counselor / Academic Advisor
Int'l Student Advisor