Air-traffic controller
Actuary
Stockbroker
Architect
Technical illustrator
Computer analyst
Data processing manager
Data reduction analyst
Securities trader/banking
Director of vital statistics
Engineering analyst
Environmental planner
Fund raiser
Information scientist
Management trainee
Market research analyst
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Meteorologist
Purchasing agent
Dir. of institutional research
Computer applications engineer
Accountant; budget, cost sys.
Statistician- applied, mathematical
Airplane navigator
Budget officer
Teacher/college
Demographer
Draftsman
Financial analyst
Insurance agent/broker
Mathematical technician |
Typical Places of Employment
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Banks, Savings/Commercial
Weather bureaus and companies
Business corporations
Agriculture Department
College and schools
Civil Service Commission
Educational institutions
Consumer Affairs Commission
Insurance companies
Defense Department
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Investment firms
General Accounting Office
Manufacturing industries
Management & Budget Office
Professional journals
Research & development firms
National Science Foundation
Securities & Exchange Comm.
Test development
corporations
Treasury Department |
Required Skills and Abilities
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Surveying
Decision making
Interviewing
Screening
Analyzing community needs
Skilled at clarifying problems
Critiquing
Problem solving
Analyzing communication
situations
Ability to trace problems to their
sources
Diagnosing
Able to separate "wheat from chaff"
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Analyzing manpower
requirements
Perceiving/defining cause and effect
relationship
Organizing/classifying
Trouble-shooting
Reviewing/evaluating
Systematizing/organizing material
Anticipate problems before
they arise
Reviewing large amounts of material
and extracting essence
Recognizing elements,
relationships, structures and
organizing principles |
Performing ambiguous tasks
Doing scientific or laboratory work
Working independently
Solving problems through thinking
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Conducting research and
analyses
Collecting and organizing data |
Additional Info in Career Services
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These publications must be used in the
"Browsing" Library of Career Services. There are also many brochures and magazines such as Resume Writing, Interviewing
and Job Choices that you may take with you.
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Careers for Cybersurfers and Other Online Types
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Great Jobs for Computer Science Majors
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Handbook of Scientific and Technical Careers
To see a complete list of career books located at the Career Services
Office click
here.
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Job Opportunities: Engineering and Computer Science
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Opportunities in CAD/CAM Careers
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Winning Resumes for Computer Personnel
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Alumni Resources
(Listed
below are examples of SU Alumni and their Jobs in this major-For more
alumni resources, go to
Mentor Network)
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Occupational
Outlook Handbook