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Careers in Mathematics
What can you do with a math degree?
What can you do with a math degree?
• Teach High School
What can you do with a math degree?
• Teach High School
• Teach College
What can you do with a math degree?
• Teach High School
• Teach College
• Hmmmm….
What can you do with a math degree?
• Teach High School
• Teach College
• Hmmmm….
Anything else?
Be Like Jeff Goldbloom
Aliens Use Math
It’s the Universal Language
Aliens Use Math
It’s the Universal Language
Math Rated Best Job
Recent WSJ article: 200 Best Jobs.• #1 Mathematician
• #2 Actuary
• #3 Statistician
JANUARY 6, 2009Doing the Math to Find the Good JobsMathematicians Land Top Spot in New Ranking of Best and Worst Occupations in the U.S.Sarah Needleman, Wall Street Journal
IN FACT: 5 of the 6 “Best Jobs” in terms
of low stress, high compensation, autonomy, and hiring demand in the “Job Related Almanac” by
Les Krantz are all math related.
The top 15 highest-earning college degrees all have one
thing in common -- math skills.
From a survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers
AN EXAMPLE:Petroleum Engineering is …the highest earning
Bachelor’s degree major with median earnings of $120,000 …This is followed by Pharmacy
Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration with median earnings of $105,000 and Mathematical
and Computer Science with median earnings of $98,000.
Highest Earning Majors from What’s It Worth – The Economic Value of College Majors.
What Kinds of Jobs are These?
Actuarial Sciences
• Risk Management• Insurance Policies• Pooling Risks
Investment Sciences
• Math Finance• Portfolio Management• Financial Analysis
Management Sciences
• Operations Research• Supply Chain Management• Military Logistics
Mathematics of Computation
• High Performance Computing • Bio-Informatics• Simulation• Numerical Analysis
Mathematics & Information Technology
• Information Security• Software Engineering• Database Administration• Systems & Network Analysis
Mathematical Modeling: Biology
• Epidemiology• Population Dynamics• Neuroscience• Biological Networks
Mathematical Modeling: Earth Sciences
• Climatology• Geophysics
Mathematical Modeling: Physics
• Fluid Dynamics• Materials Science• Acoustics• Combustion• Optics & Lasers
Mathematical Modeling: Engineering
• Control Systems• Communication Theory• Autonomous Systems• Signal Processing• Robotics
Mathematics: Inverse Problems
• Scattering• Remote Sensing• Radar/Sonar/Ultrasound• Medical Imaging
Mathematics: Dynamics & Chaos
• Nonlinear Systems• Pattern Formation• Bifurcation Theory• Nonlinear Waves• Stochastic Models
Mathematics & Information
• Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence• Data Mining• Information Retrieval
Mathematics: Imaging Sciences
• Image Processing• Graphics• Animation
Mathematics & Codes
• Cryptography• Steganography• Digital Signatures
Summary
• Math is Important/Useful/Rewarding
• 21st Century needs more mathematicians
• Numerous career opportunities
• Many applications