What types of entry-level jobs are typically available to majors in Mathematics?
What types of internships are typically secured by Mathematics majors?
What are Mathematics alumni doing now?
What sort of graduate study have majors in Mathematics pursued?
How can you learn more about careers that might interest you?
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What types of entry-level jobs are typically available to majors in Mathematics?
The beauty of a liberal arts education is that it challenges students to develop a wide range of universally applicable and life-enriching skills, so your major is less representative of your abilities than it is of your interests. In other words, you can do just about anything with any degree. The following entry-level jobs are typical of those that majors in Mathematics pursue because jobs like these make use not only of the broad liberal-arts skill set, but also of the interests cultivated in the Mathematics curriculum.
Teacher at the British school of Paris, France
Actuarial Trainee for Ernst & Young of London
Statistical Programmer/Analyst for Marketing and Planning Systems
Accounting Executive at Coastline Financial, Inc.
Sample Employers
American Express
CIGNA Corp.
Chevron U.S.A, Inc.
General Electric Co.
L.L. Bean, Inc.
Salomon Brothers, Inc.
What types of internships are typically secured by Mathematics majors?
The following is a very short list of the types of internships typically pursued by majors in Mathematics: |
Argonne National Laboratory(IL)
Students work with mentors on a research project in mathematics.
Center for Excellence in Education (VA)
This agency offers interns a position at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology researching with a scientist in the field of mathematics.
Central Intelligence Agency (DC/VA)
Students who work for the CIA work in one of several departments: science and technology, intelligence, and administration. Duties vary according to department.
Maria Mitchell Observatory(MA)
Interns conduct research on astronomical subjects, including data reduction, analysis and interpretation.
What are Mathematics alumni doing now?
Here are the job titles and employers of a few Middlebury alumni who majored in Mathematics. If you'd like to speak with an alumnus or alumna about his or her career, or ask for advice about your own, then search MiddNet Online Volunteer Network for an alumni career advisor today!
Architect/Partner, Galliher Baier and Best, U.S.A.
Attorney, Coblente Patch Duffy & Bass, S.F., CA
VP/Controller, Netwscape Communications Corp., Mountain View, CA
Consulting Actuary, Bay State Actuaries, Inc., MA
Dentist, Self-employeed, S.F., CA
Director-College Counseling, Bryn Mawr School, Baltimore, MD
Executive Project Manager, IBM Global Services, Somers, NY
Math & English Teacher, The Shipley School,Bryn Mawr, PA
Partner, Systems Development and Analysis, Seattle, WA
Physician, Ridgefield Primary Care, Ridgefield, CT
Producer, Inspiration Productions, Cambridge, MA
Professor, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Research Analyst, Industrial Economics, Inc., Cambridge, MA
Software Engineer, Incipient, Waltham, MA
Vice President, Licoln National, Hartford, CT
What sort of graduate study* have majors in Mathematics pursued?
University of Washington, Ph.D.
University of Arizona, Ph.D.
Stanford University, Ph.D.
Princeton University, Ph.D.
Dartmouth College, Ph.D.
University of Rochester, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D.
* Graduate Ranking: USNew.com
How can you learn more about careers that might interest you?
Read a book.The following books, available for perusual in theCSO Library, may be of particular interst to Mathematics majors:
101 Careers in Mathematics
College Majors and Careers
100 Jobs in Technology
Use the Web. The following Web sites may be useful:
Monster's Major to Career Converter
CSO's Virtual Career LIbrary
Ferguson's Career Research Center (accessible through the CSO Password Page)
Peruse the Mathematics Department home page.
MSCI Project for Nonacademic Employment
The Mathematical Sciences Career Information Project for Nonacademic Employment is a joint project of the American Mathematical Society, the Mathematical Association of America, and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics and is financed in part by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The site lists real-world applications for various mathematical specialties and data on the educational and employment characteristics of recent graduates working in nonacademic positions. It also has links to articles on nonacademic employment and a bulletin board with profiles of mathematicians in nonacademic careers.
Mathematics Web Sites
This Jacksonville State University Web site offers links to mathematics organizations, online resources containing information on mathematics careers, and a variety of related sites on the Internet.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Job listings for math teachers.
PhDs.org
A comprehensive site for math and science Ph.D.'s created by Geoff Davis, a former Dartmouth College professor, and supported by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. It features listings for jobs both in and out of academe; salary information; advice about graduate school, C.V.'s, and interviewing; background articles about the sciences; resource lists; and online discussions.
SIAM Report on Mathematics in Industry
This report by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics examines the role of mathematics and mathematical scientists in industry.
More Resources and Services
Stop by CSO for a Drop-in, or call to make an appointment with a counselor to talk about contacting alumni, assessing your career interests/preferences, and other actions you can take to prepare yourself for the transition from Middlebury to the professional world.
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