Maths Careers

Careers in Mathematics

Mathematics affects everything we do in our lives. It forms the basis for many other subjects and is fascinating in its own right. Mathematical understanding underpins not only all the other sciences but daily life and the national economy, from credit card rates to plumbing repairs to air traffic control and the risks of taking medication. It also leads on to a variety of fulfilling careers.

The Royal Statistical Society has some careers information on their pages, including profiles of forensic and market research statisticians.

The website plus.maths.org has a nice collection of case studies for you to look at of people who use maths in their job as Visual Effects Director, Science Communicator, Military Air Traffic Controller, Audio Software Analyst or Games Developer!

Why study Mathematics - a mathematics or statistics based degree can open up many different careers, more than you might imagine.

Maths Careers show you some examples of jobs that use mathematics.

The Institutions of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) is the UK's professional society for mathematicians.

Courses and Careers UK has information on maths careers and courses, as does Why study maths? on the University of Sheffield website.