Career
Center Resources
Major to Career: Mathematics
Visit the Mathematics Department website.
On this page you will find a list of careers pursued by Mathematics Majors, a list of important skills Math majors should be developing, and a list of career-related web sites relevant to Mathematics.
List of Careers:
The following are a few examples of careers obtained by recent Dickinson alumni who majored in Mathematics:
- Biostatistician
- Headmaster
- Java Developer/Programmer
Click here for a comprehensive list of careers obtained by recent Dickinson alumni who majored in Mathematics.
Career-Related Skills of Mathematics Majors
Problem Solving: Mathematics majors learn how to identify a problem, recognize its source, evaluate hidden assumptions, and develop new solutions.
Analytical Thinking: Majors learn to create and evaluate logical arguments.
Persistence: Math students learn to solve problems by working them over and over until the proper solution is found.
Career-Related Web Sites for Mathematics Majors
| American Statistical Association |
| Association for Women in Mathematics |
| Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences |
| Mathematical Sciences Career Information View the mathematics careers bulletin board or browse the career planning resources. |
| Yahoo Index of Mathematics Features links to various mathematical areas of study, journals, and job opportunities. |
| Cool Math: careers in math |
| Mathematical Association of America |
| Developers.Net |
| Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics |
| Mathematics on the Web |
| Society of Actuaries |
| Be An Actuary |
| National Council of Teachers of Mathematics |
| Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science |
| National Association of Mathematicians |
| The Mathematical Association of America |
| Sloan Career Cornerstone Center |
| Actuarial Society |
For additional career resources and links, please visit the
Job Search Web Links page.
