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What Can I do With a Major in?   Math

 

 

Remember that most careers do not require that you have a specific major but that you meet a minimum amount of education. So the question is not so much what can you do with a certain major but what you want to do and how you want to get there. The following list is a beginning point to help you explore a few related career choices based on an academic interest you might have.

 

Potential Careers:

Actuary Banking
College Professor Computer Programmer
Computer Engineer Computer Scientist
Database Manager Demographer
Economist Engineer
Federal or State Government Worker Financial Manager
Financial Analyst Insurance Underwriting
Marketing Research Math Teaching, K-12
Mathematician Statistician
Research

 

Potential Employers:

Schools, K-12 Colleges and Universities
Banks Insurance Companies
Investment Companies Software Companies
Industry and Manufacturing Engineering Firms
Consulting Firms Federal Agencies Including NASA
State Agencies

Links:

 

http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos043.htm  OOH Profile, Mathematician
http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos041.htm OOH Profile, Actuary
http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos045.htm OOH Profile, Statistician
http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos066.htm  OOH Profile, College Professor
http://www.coolmath.com/careers.htm Career Information
http://www.ams.org/employment/undergrad.html AMS student career information
http://www.siam.org/careers/career2.htm  Math and Science Careers
http://www.ams.org/  American Mathematical Society
http://www.amstat.org/   American Statistical Association
http://www.maa.org/  Mathematical Association of America
http://www.monster.com       Job Listings
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov Federal Job Listings

 

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