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. (For further information, please see the Mathematics website for a sample of 90 real-life people with mathematics degrees and the types of jobs they secured, as well as other career-related information.)

1. WORK IN FIRMS OR CORPORATIONS

With a Mathematics degree some of our students have obtained jobs in corporations such as: McDonald Detweiller (in Vancouver), a software company in Silicon Valley (California), Scotia Bank, a gaming company, Syreon Corporation (Vancouver), and others. There are many companies that hire mathematicians, such as Hewlett-Packard, Rockwell International Corporation, various aerospace companies.

2. DOCTORAL DEGREE

With a B.Sc. major in Mathematics students can pursue a Doctoral degree in Mathematics or Statistics. Example: some of our alumni went to study their PhDs in: University of Rochester (New York), University of Oregon (Eugene), University of Victoria, University of British Columbia; another studied for the M.A. in Statistics at SFU.

3. TEACHER
Teach in a local school or community college. (For example, we had alumni securing instructorship positions at Selkirk College, Okanagan College, as well as in local schools in Prince George.)

4. ACTUARY

Life Insurance companies (and re-insurance companies) hire people with mathematical and statistical skills to study and model risk and analyze related data.

5. CRYPTOGRAPHER

Cryptography is the art of writing or solving ciphers. The process of encrypting and decrypting is governed by mathematical algorithms. Cryptographers analyze and decipher encryption systems designed to transmit military, political, and law enforcement information.

6. MARKET ANALYST OR RESEARCHER

Study and predict the sales of products and services. This job involves gathering information, analyzing information, and writing reports stating predictions and conclusions. Collect, analyze, and interpret information on consumer preferences and public attitudes towards issues. Information is used to determine to whom and how to market products or services, where to open a new location or the overall feeling of the public towards political issues.

7. LAW SCHOOL

A few Mathematics majors pursued the study of law in a Law School (for example, one of our alumni went to the Law School at Georgetown University).