Mathematics majors develop the following skills:

Communication: Developing and writing research proposals, reviewing scientific literature, summarizing research findings, informing/explaining/instructing, preparing technical reports, manipulating

Investigation: Defining a research problem, developing a research model, establishing hypotheses, gathering/analyzing data, evaluating ideas, seeing relationships among factors, drawing meaningful conclusions, utilizing logical processes

Computation: Developing and writing research proposals, reviewing scientific literature, summarizing research findings, informing/explaining/instructing, preparing technical reports, manipulating

Technical: Using instruments, establishing and controlling hypothetical designs, observing data/things, designing/using computer simulations

Depending on your desired career path, additional skills may need to be developed.  Make an appointment with a career consultant to design your individual career development plan.

Build skills Beyond the Classroom

• Join related clubs, professional associations, activities, and organizations
• Read professional journals in the field
• Find volunteer work in a related area
• Find part-time employment in a similar area
• Job shadow someone working in the field
• Conduct an informational interview with someone working in this area of interest
• Obtain an internship
• Work with a mentor or alum.  Contact the Hawk to Hawk program at the KU Alumni Center.

Internship Websites

• American Statistical Association
• KU Career Connections
• KUCareerHawk.com Internship Listings
• More Summer Opportunities
• National Institute of Standards and Technology - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
• Summer Mathematics Opportunities

Employment Websites

• American Statistics Association Job Site
• AMS Employment and Careers
• KU Career Connections
• Statistics Job Announcements

Career Planning and Resources

• American Mathematical Society
• Be An Actuary
• Books in the University Career Center
• Careers in Math   
• Careers in Statistics
• The Chronicle of Higher Education
• Mathematical Sciences Career Information
• Sloan Career Cornerstone Center
• Why Should I Study Math?

Professional Associations

• American Statistical Association
• American Mathematical Society
• Mathematical Association of America
• Society of Actuaries 
• Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Business and Industry

Skills in technology and analysis make Mathematics majors well suited for:

Career Options
Actuary
Bank manager
Credit analyst
Financial analyst
Market research analyst
Risk assessment manager
Trust manager
Underwriter

Potential Employers
Banks
Finance Companies
Insurance Companies
Marketing/Advertising Agencies

Research and Technical

Education and Government

Skills in research, analysis, and problem-solving make Mathematics majors well suited for:

Career Options
Demographer
Economist
Mathematician
Professor
Teacher

Potential Employers
Elementary/Secondary Schools
Local, State, Federal Government
Universities

Computers