• "What Can I Do with This Major: Mathematics"

Common Career Titles for Mathematics from the Occupational Outlook Handbook:
Accountant
Actuary
Astronomer
Cartographer
Cryptographer
Engineer
Financial Analyst
High School Teachers
Mathematician
Media Buyer
Operations Research
Physicist
Professor
Rate Analyst
Risk Analyst
Statistician
Senior Budget Analyst
Systems Engineer
Teacher - Elementary, Middle and Secondary
Teacher – Post Secondary
Value Engineer

Additional Resources - Careers for Mathematics Majors

• TU Math Department - Information about Careers and Jobs in Mathematics
• American Mathematical Society - Resources for Undergraduates in Mathematics
• Be an Actuary
• Careers In Science: Math and Computer Science
• Math at work: Using numbers on the job - Occupational Outlook Quarterly
• Working with Big Data - Occupational Outlook Quarterly

Career Insider Downloadable Guides Vault Guide to Library Careers

• Vault Guide to Actuarial Careers

Follow these instructions to download the guides listed above:

1. Log in to Career Insider (The first time you log in, you will need to follow the "New to Career Insider?" instructions. You must use your TU email address to create an account
2. Click on the "Guides" tab on the far right
3. Click on "All Guides (A to Z)" and scroll through the list to find the title you want.
4. Click the "View Guide" button to access the guide

The resources below are a starting point for your job search. In addition to making use of the Internet to do research, we encourage you to talk to people in the fields you are interested in (don’t forget to use TU’s Career Mentor Database) to learn more about specific opportunities and organizations.

• Actuary.com Career Center
• American Statistical Association Job Web
• Employment Information in the Mathematical Sciences
• The GEM Consortium
• Hire@TU job postings (search by major, employer, keyword, etc. under the “Jobs” tab)
• Indeed.com and SimplyHired .com - search for “mathematics”, “quantitative”, “actuary”, “statistical", etc.
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Jobs Online
  
• Operations Research / Management Science Employment Opportunity Advertising
  
• Mathematical Association of America Math Classifieds
  
• Society of Actuaries Job Search
  
• Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Job Board
• Vault Guide to Advanced Finance and Quantitative Interviews
  

The sample resumes are provided for your information. We encourage you to look at the resume sample for your major in addition to the other samples that are included in our resume sample database.

• Sample Math Resume (PDF)
• Sample Resume Database
  

Professional associations offer many benefits to students, often including reduced-price membership, mentorship programs, “careers in…” information, job and internship listings, field-related conferences and publications, and much more. Be sure to check out sections on the associations’ websites related to students, education, careers, etc.

• American Indian Science & Engineering Society
• American Mathematical Society
• American Statistical Association
• Association for Women in Mathematics
• Center for the Advancement of Hispanics in Science and Engineering
• Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
• Mathematical Association of America
• Mexican American Engineers & Scientists
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
• Society of Actuaries
• Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics