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Math Jobs

Math Jobs. Prepared March 2004 Dr. Kimberly Vincent Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mathematics WSU vincent@math.wsu.edu. Teacher. Elementary School- Bachelor’s Degree in Education Middle School-Bachelor’s Degree often in Mathematics Education

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Math Jobs

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  1. Math Jobs Prepared March 2004 Dr. Kimberly Vincent Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mathematics WSU vincent@math.wsu.edu

  2. Teacher • Elementary School- Bachelor’s Degree in Education • Middle School-Bachelor’s Degree often in Mathematics Education • High School-Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics with an emphasis in education, Master’s Degree helpful • Community/Two year colleges-Master’s Degree in Mathematics • Four Year Colleges-Doctoral Degree in Mathematics

  3. Jobs with Math as a Primary Skill • Actuary • Mathematician • Statistician • Operations Research • Analyst

  4. An Actuary has the following characteristics… • Strong Problem Solvers • Good Listeners • Current on trends and issues in: • Business • Law • Social Sciences • Economics

  5. Mathematician • Theoretical • Further the world’s understanding of mathematics • Applied • Develop mathematics models or methods to solving real world problems

  6. Statistician • Research-below are just a few areas: • Medical Studies • Employment Patterns • Population Trends • Educational Improvements • Analyze Data-below are just a few areas: • Effects of an Advertisement Campaign • Biochemical work in Drug Testing • Environmental Effects from Various Human Endeavors

  7. Operations Research Analyst, Apply math concepts to help a business generate a number of ways to solve a problem and then analyze the most efficient (time, people, hours, etc. all play a role). For example, • Scheduling for example at an airport • Flight takeoff and landing • Baggage handling • Routing of passengers • Food beverage handling

  8. Job Titles for a Theoretical Mathematician… • Accounting analyst • Marketing associate • Operations research analyst • Product quality engineer • Research associate • Systems level designer • Professor

  9. Job Titles for an Applied Mathematician (a few…) • Applies systems sales • Contracts specialist • Director of Information technology • Quality Engineer • Program manager • Project analyst • Relations Manager • Software engineer or programmer • Professor

  10. Job Titles for Statistician (just a few) • Biostatician • Clinical trials statistician • Epidemiologist • Financial analyst • Programmer analyst • Quality assurance analyst • Risk management analyst • Senior researcher for survey methodology • Professor

  11. Job Titles for Operations Research Analyst (just a few) • Business analyst • Director of management science • Economics analyst • Manager of marketing science • Quality and customer satisfaction consultant • Risk management manager • System analyst • Senior financial analyst • Professor

  12. Some Professional Organizationsfor Actuaries • http://www.actuary.org • http://www.aspa.org • http://www.casact.org • http://www.ccacturies.com • http://wwwiasa.org • http://www.soa.org

  13. Some Professional Organizations for Mathematicians • www.ams.org • http://www.maa.org • www.math.neu.edu/awm • http://www.imstat.org • http://www.iamg.org • http://www.siam.org

  14. Some Organizations for Statisticians • http://www.amstat.org • http://www.casact.org • http://www.mfmag.com • http://www.imstat.org • http://www.iasa.org

  15. An Organization for Research Analysts • http://www.informs.org

  16. A couple of great reads… • Lambert, S. and DeCotis, R. J. (1999). Great Jobs for Math Majors. VBM Career Horizons, division of NCT/Contemporary Publishing Group, Inc. • Parker, M. (1995). She Does Math! Real-Life Problems from Women on the Job. Mathematical Association of America.

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