Career Options for Math majors
During my first year of university, I was really conflicted between majoring in physics vs mathematics. So, I ended up doing some research into the career options that maybe available after majoring in mathematics.
Different career paths
- research
- Mathematical physicist
- Data Analytics and data science
- machine learning (could be counted under data science)
- finance related fields
- financial analyst
- actuary
- investment banker
- insurance
- software engineering
- computer scientist
- Military/defense industry
- Military intelligence
- Combat engineer
- etc
- Game development
- Oil/Gas/Power industry
- Computer engineering
- cyber security
- Predictive modeling
- hydrology
- Cryptography
- adjunct instructor
- Algorithm optimization/development
- operations research analyst
- Engineering jobs
- pilot
- Operations Research
Conclusion
It is important to note that these are not garanteed career options. Some of them may require further qualifications. Use this list as a starting point to do your own research.
This is not an exhaustive list, I will update it overtime. If you have any suggestions/feedback, let me know.