Mathematics Major
Career Information
Possible Job Titles
Research/Technical
- Aerospace engineer*
- Artificial intelligence
developer*
- Research scientist*
- Physicist*
- Electrical engineer*
- Mathematical technician
- Statistician
Government/Education
- Professor*
- Mathematician
- Nuclear engineer*
- Special librarian*
- Planetary scientist
- Teacher
- Demographer
- Economist*
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Computers
- Technical writer
- Computer engineer*
- Computer programmer
- System support
representative
- Information specialist
- Computer systems analyst
- Operations/systems
researcher
Business
- Sales, technical equipment
- Metallurgical and materials
engineer*
- Energy engineer*
- Financial analyst
- Marketing researcher
- Actuary
- Risk manager
- Underwriter
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*Denotes additional education required
Typical Places of Employment
- Accounting Firms/Banks
- Business
Corporations/Colleges and
Schools
- Educational
Institutions/Non-profit
Organizations
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- Data Processing and
Information
- Systems/ Computer Industry
- Insurance Agencies/ Real
Estate
- Securities/ Manufacturing
Industries
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Typical Work Activities
- Use good reasoning ability
and persistence in order to
identify, analyze, and apply
basic principles to technical
problems
- Communicating with others
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- Substantial knowledge of
computer programming
- Conduct research
- Collect and organize data
- Pay close attention to
detail
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Additional Info in Career Services
These publications must be used in the Career Services Office. However there
are many brochures and magazines such as Resume Writing, Interviewing and Job
Choices that you may take with you.
- Careers for Number Crunches
and Other Quantitative Types
- Careers in Focus:
Mathematics and Physics
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- Careers in Science and
Engineering
- Great Jobs for Math Majors
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To see a complete list of career books located at the Career Services Office
click
here.
Alumni Resources
(Listed below are examples of SU Alumni and their Jobs in this major-For more
alumni resources, go to
Mentor Network)
| ALUMNI NAME |
GRAD. DATE |
CURRENT JOB |
ORGANIZATION |
| Stephanie DiGenova |
1999 |
Implementation Associate |
Towers Perrin |
| Jennifer Lambdin |
2005 |
Planner |
Reynolds, Smith, and Hills |
| Holly Jackson |
1995 |
Statistician |
National Institute of Standards & Tech. |
| Daragh Downing |
2007 |
Unwriting Analyst |
GEICO |
| Julie Jellig |
1989 |
Math Teacher |
Ann Arundel Public Schools |
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