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Mathematics Careers

Jobs are available for mathematicians in a wide variety of industries and government agencies. Companies involving computers, insurance, aerospace, control systems and distribution networks hire mathematicians yearly.

The careers that math majors typically follow are high quality. Recently, four of the top ten jobs rated by the most recent edition of Jobs Rated Almanac (6th edition, 2002) on characteristics such as job security, income, and satisfaction levels, were math-related.

Job		Rank
Actuary		2
Computer Systems Analyst		4
Software Engineer		6
Statistician		9

National and international demands for workers with better mathematics preparation are resulting in increased mathematics requirements for students and improved mathematics programs at the pre-college level. These are challenging, exciting, and rewarding times for mathematics teachers, and many new teachers are needed throughout the United States.

For more information about careers in mathematics consider the following references.

UW-RF Career Services
Career Profiles from the Mathematical Association of America Online
Careers in Mathematics from the Association for Women in Mathematics
Online Classifieds from the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics

Page Authors: Kathy Tomlinson and David Yurchak
Last modified: Wednesday, 09-Jul-2008 10:35:28 CDT