<p>My son is at Univ of Washington and is considering a a math major. Maybe minor in physics or computer science--undecided. Does anyone know the job prospects of math majors? (He doesn't seem to want to teach.) He has A's and B's so far.</p>
<p>[Sloan</a> Career Cornerstone Center: Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math & Healthcare](<a href=“http://www.careercornerstone.org/math/math.htm]Sloan”>Career Cornerstone Center: Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Medicine)
[SIAM:</a> Thinking of a Career in Applied Mathematics?](<a href=“http://www.siam.org/careers/thinking.php]SIAM:”>Thinking of a Career in the Mathematical Sciences? | SIAM)
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[CCSE</a> - Mathematics](<a href=“http://www.ccse.umn.edu/majors/math.html]CCSE”>http://www.ccse.umn.edu/majors/math.html)</p>
<p>Math + some CS seems to be a good route for careers in the software industry. Add some economics and finance and you have actuarial preparation.</p>
<p>In addition to the obvious, I’ve also known math majors who went to law school.</p>
<p>If he likes CS, he might consider majoring in it with a math minor. Google and Microsoft both recruit from UDub in computer science.</p>
<p>He could take statistics courses and pursue that further if he becomes inclined to do so. There are many jobs for statisticians (biostatistics, research, quality control, survey design to name a few areas) even at the bachelor’s level and even more opportunities for those with advanced degrees.</p>
<p>actuary.</p>
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<p>Thanks for the ideas, they’re great except that my son loves pure math. Not statistics, not even computer science that much. I’m afraid that other than teaching to other lovers of pure math, he’d won’t get a job! </p>
<p>I probably have to hammer into his head that he’s going to college so he can support himself with a job.</p>
<p>My daughter is a math major. She is doing an internship in sales and trading. While all other interns are “shadowing,” she actually has real work in structuring equity derivatives. She is using a lot of her math background to do modeling. She loves what she is doing and getting paid well at the same time. She also double major in economics. She doesn’t like pure math as much as in applied math, but I thought A&S was better.</p>
<p>ff, is he a rising sophomore?</p>
<p>He loves pure math but doesn’t want to teach? That’s not a good combination. I would guess if he doesn’t want to do any applied math or teach that leaves his only option as a research assistant or a professor at a research university.</p>
<p>Which subjects of pure math is he interested in?</p>
<p>What maths has he taken so far? We need more details!!!</p>
<p>In reply to what he has taken, oh gosh, he tells me and I always think I’d remember the names of those classes, but I forget because they all sound alike! I do know he took linear algebra, differential equations, multivariable calculus, can’t remember the rest.</p>
<p>I’ll ask him what he has already taken when he gets back to civilization. He’s where there’s no internet or cell phone and I hope he survives, being from the wired (or ‘weird’) generation.</p>
<p>I’d ask one of his math professors who is into pure math what job areas might be interesting for those interested in pure math…because it is something out of most people’s real world experience…</p>
<p>Ok, when you are asking him about what he has taken so far, also ask how he feels about the theory and proofs parts of the courses. Does he see the theory part as the central concept, or as a necessary evil/annoyance?</p>
<p>Definitely an actuary.</p>
<p>One of the very best careers out there. You’re looking at mid to high 5 figure salary to start, quickly reaching 6 figures. Most start out in insurance company training programs that rotate you into different departments for exposure to various skills. They also give paid time off to study for actuarial exams. Companies are always looking to hire new actuaries, so getting a great job out of college is easy. Then there is nearly guaranteed employment (I have never heard of a laid-off actuary). It’s simple supply and demand. Actuaries are needed by all insurance companies, pension consultants, even government agencies. There are only a few thousand actuaries to go around. And it’s basically a 9 to 5 job. There are various projects that require extended hours, but you don’t have the 60+ hour work week like many doctors, lawyers, and other high earners. </p>
<p>If you love advanced math, and want to do it for a living, be an actuary.</p>
<p>As much as it pains me to say it, because I never took a math class after 12th grade, math skills are THE marketable quality for entry-level workers in almost any field these days. Well, math and a dollop of computer. It’s the mathy youngsters who can add value that their bosses can’t.</p>
<p>Anyway, jobs for pure math majors: options traders, bond traders, sales of hedging strategies, anything having to do with risk assessment and mitigation</p>
<p>^Not in this economy. You have to be at the world level (having medals in Math world Olimpiad, for example) for pure math application jobs. I would consider switching to engineering. There is always shortage of engineers, more so in near future since lots of foreign proffessionals are going back to their countries. I am not saying though, that it is easy to find a job w/o experience, but engineering would be easier than above.</p>
<p>cryptography?</p>