CAREERS & MATHEMATICS MAJORS

Click to download Major Paths, which includes representative internships, study abroad opportunities, jobs, fellowships, and graduate programs that other Princeton students majoring in Mathematics have chosen.

Employment Pursuits of Recent Mathematics Majors*

• Software Design Engineer - Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA
• Assistant Staff - MIT Lincolns Labs, Lexington, MA
• Strategies Analyst - Goldman Sachs, New York, NY
• International Fellow - NGOC AM Polytechnic, Singapore
• Analyst - Alphadyne Asset Management, New York, NY
• Information Consultant - Tigris Microsystems, New York, NY
• Analyst - MDT Advisers, Cambridge, MA

* These are actual jobs new graduates accepted.

Selected Resources in the Career Services Library

• 101 Careers in Mathematics
• Jobs You Can Live With: Working at Crossroads of Science, Technology, and Society
• JobBank Guide to Computer & High Tech Companies
• Careers in Marketing
• Biotechnology Careers
• The Complete Guide to Public Employment
• Advice to Rocket Scientists: A Career Survival Guide for Scientists and Engineers
• Environmental Jobs for Scientists & Engineering
• Resumes for High Tech Careers
• Fast Track, The Insider's Guide to Winning Jobs in Management Consulting, Investment Banking, Securities Trading

Resources and Information Online

• Sloan Career Cornerstone Center - Mathematics
  http://www.careercornerstone.org/math/math.htm
  
  
• Cool Math: Careers in Math
  http://www.coolmath.com/careers.htm
  
  
• Occupational Outlook Handbook - Mathematician
  http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos043.htm
  
  
• Occupational Outlook Handbook - Statistician
  http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos045.htm
  
  
• Occupational Outlook Handbook - Actuary
  http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos041.htm
  
  
• Princeton Mathematics Department
  http://www.math.princeton.edu/

Professional Associations

Professional associations are a good resource for career information and networking opportunities. Associations often provide online job listings or links to job search resources, such as upcoming conferences and other publications. To find more associations in a variety of fields, use the National Trade and Professional Associations Directory in Career Services.

• Mathematical Association of America
  http://www.maa.org
  
  
• American Mathematical Society
  http://www.ams.org
  
  
• American Statistical Association
  http://www.amstat.org
  
  
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
  http://www.nctm.org
  
  
• Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
  http://www.siam.org

Mathematics Alumni from Princeton

Alumni have VOLUNTEERED to have students contact them for advice and information about majors and careers. The Alumni Careers Network (ACN), with 4,500 volunteers worldwide, is a searchable on-line database of Princeton alumni who are willing and eager for you to contact them so they can provide you with advice and assistance about: exploring majors, finding internships and summer jobs, graduate school (including law, business, and medicine), and future possible career options. Search the database for Mathematics alumni, to learn more about the careers that people from this major sometimes pursue.

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