Career Information for Mathematics Majors

It is important to understand that employers hire people, not degrees. The skills and knowledge you develop as a result of your education, as well as in your work and community activities, have the greatest impact on hiring decisions. Listed below are some specific knowledge and transferable skills you will acquire as a result of your university education and your focus on Mathematics.

Specific Knowledge Skills
Valuable Transferable Skills
Some Career Options for Mathematics Majors
Potential Employers
Websites

Specific Knowledge Skills

• Ability to construct and evaluate arguments with scientific and quantitative components
• An understanding of how to effectively reveal and explain patterns using numerical information
• Knowledge of how mathematical and scientific models can change perceptions of the world and the social implications these perceptions have on actions and decision-making
• The background to try to understand and interpret the world using a mathematical model
• Skills to examine streams of data in an attempt to discover properties which could predict future data
• The ability to find general patterns within specific problems to enhance an understanding of key issues
• The skills to study data for the purpose of establishing causes and effect or co-relational relationships
• Knowledge of how to construct systems and models to simulate situations for testing purposes
• Skills in creating theoretical models and simulations for use in interpreting/understanding information
• An understanding of the process for testing ideas (hypothesis) to determine risk and cost/benefit factors

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Valuable Transferable Skills

Information-gathering and Communication Skills

• The skills required to identify and access a wide range of relevant information and resources
• The ability to compile and organize facts and information and to comprehend and apply new and/or unfamiliar information to different situations and settings
• Skills in preparing interesting, creative and informative presentations which target diverse audiences
• The ability to develop effective reports, presentations and materials using technology

Thinking, Planning and Organizational Skills

• The ability to learn, understand and interpret information and apply knowledge to new situations
• The ability to set priorities, meet deadlines and effectively plan/manage time, data and resources
• Problem-solving skills and the ability to make well-reasoned decisions, think creatively and search for, identify and consider all sides of an issue
• Skills to effectively analyze and interpret a wide range of information and data to discuss, support and/or reject ideas, opinions, reports, theories and proposals

Teamwork and Management Skills

• Skills enabling you to work effectively as part of a team by identifying your role and contributing, through leading, teaching, motivating and/or encouraging others, to the objectives of the team
• An understanding of how to successfully identify, plan and contribute to the goals of a team/project
• The ability to oversee, supervise and/or contribute to a project from beginning to end including determining outcomes, planning details, making decisions, assigning roles and completing
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 Some Career Options for Mathematics Majors

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Potential Employers

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Websites

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