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Introduction to the Profession – Applied Mathematics
•Introduction
•Career Paths in (Major)
Career Path 1 – (Path)
Career Path 2 – (Path)
Career Path 3 – (Path)
Other Possibiliities
•Career Management Center
Career Counseling
Events
Additional Programs & Services
•IntroductionElevator Pitch Exercise
•Career Paths in Applied Mathematics
Career Path 1Career Path 2Career Path 3Career Path 4Other Possibiliities
•Career Management CenterCareer CounselingEventsStudent EmploymentCooperative Education & InternshipsOther Programs & Services
Career Paths in Applied Mathematics
• Career Path 1 – Business Education Requirements: At least a Bachelor of Science
degree, but may also require Master of Science degree depending on the position and organization.
Experience Requirements: Most entry-level positions require that you have worked in at least one internship before they will hire you full-time. Several years in one internship, or two to three different internships in business make you a stronger candidate.
Types of Employers: Consulting firms like Daniel Wagner Associates and McKinsey and Company; Aerospace and transportation equipment manufacturers like Boeing, General Motors, Aerospace Corporation, Ford, and United Technologies; Financial services firms like Citibank, Morgan Stanley, and Prudential.
Average Starting Salary: $47,739+
Career Paths in Applied Mathematics Cont’d
• Career Path 2 – Industry Education Requirements: At least a Bachelor of Science, but
may require a Master of Science in upper level positions and at certain organizations
Experience Requirements: Internships are usually preferred for entry-level candidates.
Places of Employment: Communications services providers like AT&T or Verizon; chemical or pharmaceutical manufacturers like Kodak, DuPont, GlaxoSmithKline, and Merck & Co., Inc.; producers of petroleum and petroleum products like Amoco and Exxon Research and Engineering; electronics and computer manufacturers like IBM, SGI, Philips Research, Honeywell, Motorola, and Lucent Technologies; engineering research organizations like AT&T Laboratories-Research, Telcordia Technologies, Exxon Research and Engineering, Schlumberger-Doll Research, and NEC Laboratories America, Inc.; computer service and software firms like MSC.Software Corporation, The Mathworks, Palo Alto Research Center, Mentor Graphics, Adobe, and Microsoft.
Average Starting Salary: $40,000+
Career Paths in Applied Mathematics Cont’d
• Career Path 3 – Government Education Requirements: At least a Bachelor of
Science, but may require a higher level of education as you move up or for certain sectors.
Experience Required: Internships! Places of Employment: Government labs like Oak Ridge
National Lab, Sandia, Pacific Northwest National Labs, and Los Alamos; and agencies like the National Security Agency, the Center for Communications Research, the Supercomputing Research Center, the Institute for Defense Analysis Center, and NASA's Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering.
Average Starting Salary: $35,000+
Career Paths in Applied Mathematics Cont’d
• Career Path 4 – Education Education Requirements: If a Bachelor of Science in
Mathematics is obtained, typically teaching jobs require a Master of Arts in Teaching and/or a Ph.D. depending on the level you want to teach.
Experience Requirements: Student teaching is often a requirement to receive licensing.
Places of Employment: High Schools, Colleges, Universities, University-based research organizations like the Institute for Mathematics, the Institute for Advanced Study, and the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute.
Average Starting Salary: $34,000+
Other Career Path PossibiliitiesUrban DesignerStockbrokerPublic Utilities AnalystPopulation EcologistResearch ScientistForeign Exchange TraderEstimatorAnimatorEpidemiologistCryptoanalystStatisticianTechnical WriterMarket Research AnalystQuantitative Analyst
Commodities TraderAir Traffic ControllerClimate AnalystFinancial Aid DirectorPollsterForensic AnalystAppraiserProduction ManagerBankerUnderwriterActuaryComputer ProgrammerClaims AdministratorProfessorBenefits Administrator
To read Career Profiles of Mathematicians who are Beginning their Careers in these fields, visit www.ams.org/early-careers/
Career Management Center• Career Counseling – Emily
Breckenridge [email protected] & Cover Letter CritiquesJob Search StrategiesMock Interviews/Interview Preparation
AssistanceGeneral Career Advising
Career Management Center Cont’d• Events
Workshops – view descriptions and dates/times/locations at www.cmc.iit.edu
Career FairsFall Fair 2007– Thursday, September 27,
12:00-5:00 p.m. Hermann HallSpring Fair 2007 – Wednesday, February 13,
12:00-5:00 p.m. Hermann Hall
On-Campus Interviews & Spotlight Presentations
Career Management Center Cont’d
• Student EmploymenteRecruitingSearch IIT On CampusAngie Jones, Student Employment Office
Career Management Center Cont’d
• Cooperative Education & InternshipsOpportunity to gain valuable experience, credit
toward licensing, and to use CPT.Attend an Introduction to Co-ops & Internships
Workshop – visit www.cmc.iit.edu for dates/times/locations.
Complete the Paperwork – available at www.cmc.iit.edu
Meet with your CMC Advisor, and, if you’re an International Student, your I-Center Advisor for approval of the co-op and work authorization.
Career Management Center Cont’d
• Other Programs & ServiceseRecruitingCertified Candidate ProgramJob Search ResourcesAnd More! Visit www.cmc.iit.edu to see
all of the services available to you!
