Careers in Mathematics

"Doing mathematics should always mean finding patterns and crafting beautiful and meaningful explanations." 

- Paul Lockhart

Academia

• Become a College Professor, Course Coordinator or Curriculum Developer, Mathematician, Mathematics Specialist, Statistician, High School Teacher, or Technical Writer

Business and Finance

• Become an Actuary, Budget Analyst, Cost Estimator, Economist, Financial Analyst, Foreign Exchange Trader, Inventory Control Specialist, Market Research Analyst, Operations Research Analyst, Patent Attorney, Quantitative Financial Market Analyst, Stockbroker, or Tax Examiner

Computer Science

• Become a Crypt-analyst or National Security Analyst

Medical

• Become an Epidemiologist or Psychometrician

Natural Sciences

• Become an Biomathematician, Biostatistician, Computational Biologist, Mathematical Biophysicist, Mathematical Physicist, Meteorologist, or Physicist

More Information:

• American Mathematical Society: Careers, Jobs in Mathematics, and Mathematical Moments
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Careers Handbook
• National Security Agency
• WeUseMath.org