Careers in Curriculum

Trust Career Adviser

Part of the Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust

Maths

What careers are powered by Maths?

Cool Jobs

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What do mathematics graduate do?

Maths as a Career

Hear from Sammie how choosing to study A level Mathematics was essential in enabling her to pursue a

career in climate science.

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Typical Employers

Mathematicians and statisticians are in demand across a range of sectors and employment opportunities are commonly found in:

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• education
• engineering
• finance, banking and accountancy firms
• government - local, central and agencies
• insurance companies
• IT, business consultancy and operational research companies
• market research and marketing companies
• medicine and health - including private pharmaceutical companies and the NHS
• petroleum and nuclear industries
• publicly-funded research institutes
• space science and astronomy.

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Jobs related to a Maths Degree

Job profile examples including Labour Market Information click on links below:

• Acoustic consultant
• Actuarial analyst
• Actuary
• Astronomer
• Chartered accountant
• Chartered certified accountant
• Data analyst
• Data scientist
• Investment analyst
• Research scientist (maths)
• Secondary school teacher
• Software engineer
• Sound engineer
• Statistician

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Jobs where your degree would be useful include:

Remember that many employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed here.

• CAD technician
• Civil Service fast streamer
• Financial manager
• Financial trader
• Game designer
• Insurance underwriter
• Machine learning engineer
• Meteorologist
• Operational researcher
• Private tutor
• Quantity surveyor
• Radiation protection practitioner
• Software tester

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Jobs related to a Maths Degree

In this video, you meet Brooklyn and find out how her maths skills and hobbies helped her get a job as a data

analyst at Just Eat!

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In the accompanying activities, students get to have a go at being a data analyst themselves. They will work

with a data set and then advise the marketing team on the strategy they should take for their next advert.

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Who is hiring right now?

Studying a maths degree develops skills in:

• designing and conducting observational and experimental studies
• investigating, analysing and interpreting data, finding patterns and drawing conclusions
• information technology
• approaching problems in an analytical and rigorous way, formulating theories and applying them to solve problems
• dealing with abstract concepts
• presenting mathematical arguments and conclusions with accuracy and clarity
• advanced numeracy and analysing large quantities of data
• logical thinking.

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Studying a maths degree develops transferable skills in:

• communication skills
• time management
• organisational skills and working methodically and accurately
• decision-making skills
• self-management
• teamwork and the ability to work independently.

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5 great reasons to study maths

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