WHAT CAN I DO WITH A MAJOR IN

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WHAT CAN I DO WITH A MAJOR IN
MATHEMATICS
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AREAS
Industry research, development, design, data
processing, testing Consulting
Firms Government Research Computers
programming, systems analyst, data processing,
information systems, software, hardware, training
teaching Insurance sales, actuarial,
underwriting Market Research data collection,
information analysis Securities sales,
research, operations Education Banking credit
lending, operations, systems, trusts Retailing
store management, buying
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POSSIBLE EMPLOYERS
Aerospace industry Banks Brokerage firms Colleges
universities Communications Community
Colleges Computer camps Computer
hardware/software firm, suppliers,
builders Consumer goods manufacturing firms CPA
firms Dept. of Defense Dept. of Labor Dept. of
Justice Dept. of Agriculture Dept. of Health
Human Services Dept. of Transportation Dept. of
Commerce Dept. of Treasury Machinery Discount
brokerage houses Educational book publishers
Electrical equipment companies Independent
firms Industry Insurance firms Library of
Congress Manufacturing firms Market research
firms NASA National Security Agency Pharmaceutical
s Public/private elementary and high schools Real
Estate firms Savings loan associations Service
companies Specialized training organizations State
agencies (research problem-solving
teams) Technical institutes Turnkey
contractors Wholesale retail trade firms
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POSSIBLE JOB TITLES
Cryptanalyst Cryptographer Cryptographic
Engineer Director of Information
Technology Director/Manager of Management
Science Economic Analyst Economist Educator Epidem
iologist Epidemiology Database Analyst Finance
Associate Financial Analyst Information
Technologist Insurance Agent Inventory Control
Specialist
Accountant Accounting Analyst Actuary Applied
Statistician Applied Systems Sales Appraiser Bank
Officer Assistant Professor Statistics Astronome
r Benefits Administrator Biostatistician Business
Analyst Cartographer Clinical Trials
Statistician Computer Programmer Computer Systems
Analyst Contract Administrator Contracts
Specialist Credit Loan Officer
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Possible Job Titles cont.
Global Manufacturing Analyst Marketing
Associate Operations Research Analyst Operations
Specialist Principal Analyst Product Marketing
Manager Product Quality Engineer Program Analyst
Program Manager Project Analyst Project
Manager Quality Customer Satisfaction
Consultant Quality Assurance Analyst Quality
Engineer Quantitative Analyst Quantitative C
Developer Quantitative Programmer Quantitative
Researcher Research Associate Researcher Risk
Management Analyst/Manager
Software Engineer/Programmer Senior
Analyst Senior Financial Analyst Senior Marketing
Analyst Senior Mathematical Statistician Senior
Project Analyst for Strategic Financial
Management Senior Researcher for Survey
Methodology Statistical Analyst Statistical
Programmer Statistician Systems
Analyst/Programmer Systems Level Designer
Treasury Management Specialist Underwriter Weight
Analyst
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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Academy of Actuaries www.actuary.org Ame
rican Mathematical Soc. www.ams.org American
Statistical Assn www.amstat.org Assn for Women
in Mathematics www.awm-math.org Econometric
Soc. www.econometricsociety.org/es Internatl
Assn for Mathematical Geology www.iamg.org
Internatl Biometric Soc. www.enar.org Mathematic
al Assn of America www.maa.org Natl Council of
Teachers of Mathematics www.nctm.org Psychometric
Society www.psychometricsociety.org School
Science Mathematics Assn www.ssma.org
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RESOURCES
Great Jobs for Math Majors (Stephen Lambert
Ruth J. DeCotis) Careers for Number
Crunchers (Rebecca Burnett) National Trade
Professional Associations of the United
States Math Jobs.org www.mathjobs.org Mathematic
al Links www.math.uchicago.edu/related_links.html
MathJobs.com www.math-jobs.com/ Teach for
America www.teachforamerica.org
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Career resource books Resume Writing Interviewing
Skills Networking Skills Mock Interviews Job/Inter
nship Search SIGI (computer career
guidance) Gateway Connects Online Recruiting
System
Building 43 http//www4.nau.edu/career/ (928)
523- 4772