What Can I Do With A Major In Mathematics

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Overview	Career Titles	Employers	Skills	Salary Information
Graduate Data	Alumni/Intern Profiles	Links of Interest	Additional Information

Overview | Return to top

Mathematics is a discipline and art that is elegant and challenging, requiring ingenuity as well as logic. First of all, mathematics is a fascinating study in its own right. Based upon pure reasoning, it has a permanence not found in other fields—the Pythagorean Theorem is as valid now as it was thousands of years ago. However, far from being an exercise in cold computation, mathematics is a creative endeavor. It deals with real numbers as well as complex numbers, three dimensions as well as infinite dimensions (even fractional dimensions).

Mathematics is relevant in today's society. Its properties and methods are used to address and solve a myriad of real-world problems. It has applications in everyday life as well as a wide variety of fields such as physics, business, art, chemistry, music and economics. With its combination of imagination and formal logic, a major in mathematics helps prepare students for careers in education, actuarial science, engineering, computer science and law.

Career Titles | Return to top

Accountant
Actuary
Aerospace Engineer
Air Traffic Controller
Applications Programmer
Applied Science Technologist
Appraiser
Architect
Artificial Intelligence
Asset-Liability Management
Astronomer
Attorney
Auditor
Banking/Credit/Investment Manager
Benefits Administrator
Biometrician/ Biostatistician
Budget Analyst
Cartographer
CIA/FBI Agent
Claims Adjuster
Commodity Manager
Compensation/Benefits Administrator
Computer Consultant
Computer Engineer
Computer Facilities Manager
Computer Installation
Computer Marketing Representative
Computer Programmer
Computer Scientist
Computer-Aided Design Technician
Contract Administrator
Controller
Corporate Finance Analyst
Cost Estimator/Analyst
Credit/Loan Officer
Cryptographer/Cryptologist
Data Control Administrator
Data Processing Manager
Database Manager
Demographer
Developer of Educational Tools

Econometrician
Economist
EDP Auditor
Employee Relations
Engineer
Engineering Lab Technician
Environmental Technologist
Equity Trader
Estate Planner
External Auditor
Financial Auditor
Financial Consultant
Financial Manager
Foreign-Exchange Trader
Hydro Geologist
Hydrologist
Industrial/Institutional Buyer
Information Scientist
Insurance Agent/Broker
International Trade Specialist
Inventory Control Specialist
Investment Banker
IRS Investigator/Agent
Lawyer
Loan/Credit Officer
Market Research Analyst
Mathematical Researcher
Mathematician
Mathematics Editor
Media Buyer
Metallurgist
Meteorologist
Mortgage Researcher
Network Programmer
Numerical Analyst
Operations Research Analyst
Optician
Payroll Manager
Pharmacologist
Physicist

Pollution Meteorologist
Production Manager
Production Support
Professor
Programmer/Analyst
Psychometrician
Public Health Statistician
Purchasing/Contract Agent
Quality Assurance Analyst
Rate Analyst
Research Analyst
Researcher
Risk & Insurance Specialist
Risk Analyst
Robotics Programmer
Satellite Communications
Securities Analyst
Securities Broker
Seismologist
Software Developer
Software Engineer
Software Support Specialist
Statistical Analyst
Statistician
Stockbroker
Surveyor
Systems Analyst
Systems Engineer
Systems Programmer
Teacher
Technical Support Representative
Technical Writer
Textbook Editor
Transportation Planner
Treasury Management Specialist
Trust Analyst
Underwriter
Urban Planner
Value Engineer
Weight Analyst

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Aerospace Companies
Aircraft/Missile Manufacturers
Airlines
Banks
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Central Intelligence Agency
Chemical and Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
Colleges & Universities
Computer Firms
Computer Sciences Corporations
Corporate Systems Programs
Data Analyst Firms
Defense Logistics Agency
Defense Mapping Agency
Department of Commerce
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Drug Enforcement Administration
Energy System Firms

Engineering Firms
Financial Institutions
Government Agencies
Hospitals
Insurance Companies
Investment Firms
Justice Department
Library of Congress
Local & State Planning Offices
Manufacturing Firms
Market Research Firms
Mortgage Companies
NASA
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
National Security Agency
Nonprofit Organizations
Pharmaceutical Companies
Private Organizations
Real Estate Firms

Research & Development Firms
Research Agencies
Sales Firms
Savings & Loan Associations
School Systems
Securities Firms
Software Support Firms
Stock Brokerage Houses
Systems Analyst Companies
Systems Engineer Companies
Technical Journals
Test Development Corporations
Textbook Publishing Companies
Transportation Department
U.S. Customs Service
U.S. Information Agency
Veterans Administration
Weights and Measures Office

Skills | Return to top

Ability to analyze & interpret data
Ability to initiate projects
Ability to relate to many different people
Adapting ideas
Advanced quantitative skills
Arguing logically
Comparing and summarizing
Computer literacy
Critical thinking
Defining issues
Designing/directing projects

Detail oriented
Efficient
Excellent listening skills
Flexible
Formulate and solve problems
Gathering Information
Good verbal and written skills
Highly motivated
Logical thinking
Mathematical modeling and simulation
Numerical computation

Organizational skills
Problem solving
Programming and computing
Reliable
Seeing connections between ideas
Self-confidence
Systemizing skills
Team skills
Testing skills
Weighing values
Well disciplined

Salary Information | Return to top

NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers) Summer 2012 Average Starting Salary:

Mathematics (incl. statistics) Bachelor's Degree: $47,000

Average Salary of SNC Mathematics Graduates:

2009: No salary data available
2010: $30,001 - $35,000
2011: $20,001 - $30,000

For additional salary information, please visit salary.com

Graduate Data | Return to top

The job titles and employers listed below are a sample of the results from the annual St. Norbert College Career Services graduate follow-up survey for the Classes of 2003-2011.

Job Titles

2nd Lieutenant
Actuary
Administrative Assistant
Claims Support Representative
Contract Auditor
Customer Service Representative

Financial Analyst
High School Math Teacher
Math Teacher
Pension Analyst
Sales Clerk

Substitute Teacher
Teacher
Technology Center Manager/Teacher
Volunteer Coordinator

Employers

American Eagle
American Express
AmeriCorps
Brillion Public Schools
Caremark
Community Financial Group
De LaSalle Institute
Freedom Area School District

Green Bay Area Public Schools
Greendale School District
Hortonville Area School District
Humana
Mercer Human Resource Consulting
Notre Dame of De Pere Middle School

Old Navy
Pulaski School District
Stillwater Public Schools
Trade Associates Group
U.S. Army
YMCA

Graduate Programs

MBA, International Business Specialization

Graduate Schools

Marquette University

Alumni/Intern Profiles | Return to top

Alumni Profiles
Heather (Olm) Dunn
Brian Hahn

Intern Profiles
Sarah Kaminski
Caressa Swanson

Links of Interest | Return to top

Career Information
American Mathematical Society Undergraduate Resources
Be an Actuary
Cool Math: careers in math
Graduate Programs in Mathematics
PLUS Magazine (math journal)
Riley Guide to Mathematics and Statistics

Professional Associations
American Mathematical Society
American Statistical Association
Association of Women in Math
Computing Research Association
IEEE Computer Society
Mathematical Association of America
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Society of Actuaries

Jobs & Internships
Internships and Co-ops
Math Jobs
NASA jobs
National Security Agency Careers
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Additional Information | Return to top

SNC Mathematics Department
Major Requirements
Academic Advising
Career Services Job Search Links

Disclaimer: The information included on this page is not all-inclusive. You are encouraged to utilize additional online and print resources when researching majors and careers. Some of the careers listed may require additional education, training, development, licenses and/or certifications. If you feel something should be added, changed, updated or removed, please contact Career Services. The content included on this page will be updated annually each summer. Please contact Career Services if you have any questions about the information on this page or to schedule an appointment.