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Careers in Maths
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Careers using Maths

Which careers use Maths?

Maths is used in a huge number of careers. (see also career interviews) A few examples are listed below:-

accountancy
actuary
air traffic research and development
analyst programmer
automobile industry process leader
aviation development
banking
business analyst
Civil Service
computer programmer
control engineering
credit analyst
development analyst
environmental control
financial management
games software developer
health information scientist
health service researcher
information technology
insurance
investment management
management development
market research
marketing analyst
medical statistician
operations controller
operations management
patent work
pharmaceutical research
project manager
quality assurance
railway management
research analyst
risk analyst
scientific programmer
software developer
statistical analyst
stress engineer
systems analyst
teacher
technical advertising
telecommunications
traffic analyst
valuation surveyor
weather forecaster

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Career interviews

Click on the links below to read interviews with young adults who use Maths in their chosen career. Find out how they became interested in Maths, what qualifications they obtained and what the work they do is actually like.

Career interview: Project finance consultant
Career interview: Biomechanical engineer
Career interview: Film marketing analyst
Career interview: Freelance IT consultant
Career interview: Fluid mechanics researcher
Career interview: IT project manager
Career interview: Audio software engineer
Career interview: Architect
Career interview: Primary teacher
Career interview: Defence analyst
Career interview: Military air traffic controller
Career interview: Medical statistician
Career interview: Games developer
Career interview: Science communicator
Career interview: Statistical consulting
Career interview: Maths editor
Career interview: Aerodynamicist
Career interview: Systems administrator
Career interview: Actuary
Career interview: Science communicator
Career interview: Avalanche researcher
Career interview: Secondary maths teaching
Career interview: Sales forecasting
Career interview: Financial modelling
Career interview: Theoretical Physics Researcher
Career interview: Games developer
Career interview: Electronic engineer
Career interview: Qualifications Manager
Career interview: Actuarial Student
Career interview: Meteorologist
Career interview: Accountant

These interviews are taken from the plus magazine website. This website contains a wealth of information about careers in Mathematics.

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