Possible Major Ideas Needed?

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<p>Typical math major destinations:</p>

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<li>Mathematician (PhD, research, postsecondary teaching)</li>
<li>Economist (add some economics and statistics courses, PhD in economics, economic policy advising for businesses and governments, research, postsecondary teaching)</li>
<li>High school math teacher (teaching credential)</li>
<li>Finance</li>
<li>Actuary (add statistics, economics, finance courses; see [Be</a> an Actuary](<a href=“http://www.beanactuary.com%5DBe”>http://www.beanactuary.com) )</li>
<li>Computer software (add computer science courses)</li>
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<p>See the <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/15518814-post51.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/15518814-post51.html&lt;/a&gt; for more ideas. Some list specific job titles and employers. For example:</p>

<p><a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/AppMath.stm[/url]”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/AppMath.stm&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Math.stm[/url]”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Math.stm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>And statistics:</p>

<p><a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Statistics.stm[/url]”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Statistics.stm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;