Jobs in Mathematics and Statistics

Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries are employed by universities, government, bank and trust companies, insurance companies, pension benefit consulting firms or science and engineering consulting firms. In the last ten years more and more mathematicians have been employed by computer software companies.

See the section on Mathematicians, Statisticians and Actuaries in British Columbia's career planning information website Work Futures.

With the skills acquired in Mathematics and Statistics students open up a whole gamut of opportunities for themselves and their future. Career prospects for students obtaining a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mathematics are quite good. Our students were able to secure professional positions soon upon graduation. Several of our BSc students have proceeded to higher degrees like the PhD at other institutions, and other students have obtained jobs such as: biostatistician at Syreon Corporation; a BC Certified Teacher at Delta School District; position at McDonald Detweiller; programmer at a gaming company; programmer in a software company in Silicon Valley, California; senior Lab Instructor at UNBC; Law School (Georgetown University); Theology school in Toronto; Instructors at Selkirk College and Okanagan College.

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