Careers
- Facts about degrees with mathematics
- Why is a degree in mathematics so important?
- Fields of demand in order of intake
- Career opportunities
Facts about Degrees with Mathematics
- Graduates with degrees in Mathematics or a combination of Mathematics and Computing are highly sought after by employers.
- Based on 2006 data, the median starting salary for graduates in their first year of employment are $43,129. This compares with an overall median for all graduates of $42,000. (Source Gradlink).
- Employment rates for Bachelor degree students are 93% (Mathematical Sciences), 94% (Computing and Mathematics), and 99% (Computer Science) (Source Australian Mathematics Society Jobs for Mathematicians Centre).
- Graduates who have majored in computer sciences, computing & mathematics and mathematics and physical sciences are in the top one-third of income earners. (Source - The Australian Higher Education Supplement, 24/1/2001).
Why is a degree in mathematics so important?
- A degree in maths is as much about the development of problem solving skills as the learning of particular knowledge.
- Employers value graduates with problem solving skills.
- Maths adds value to skills learnt in computing.
- A person with a maths background can adapt to a vast number of professions.
- There is a niche market for people with a combination of maths and computing skills.
"… an undergraduate degree in Mathematics remains a solid springboard for career advancement - especially with courses in computer science or economics", Shelly Schwartz CNN.
Fields of demand in order of intake
- Government (including Defence)
- Teaching
- Logistics
- Business
- Finance
- Computing
- Research
- Academic
- Miscellaneous
Career Opportunities
Here is a link to current employment opportunities in Mathematics and Statistics.
Below is a current list of positions in which employers have wanted people with maths skills (sourced from the AMS and SSAI websites)
- Actuary
- Analyst electricity pricing
- Analyst Macquarie Bank
- Analysts Australian Securities and Investments
- Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Business Analyst Workcover
- Department of Health
- DSTO (many and various)
- Environment Australia
- Logistics analyst
- Mathematics consultant (Government)
- Mathematics teachers
- Numerical modeller ANSTO
- Research officer Police Department
- Research scientist CSIRO (various)
- Risk analyst finance company
- Scientist Johnson and Johnson
- Systems engineer
- Trader analyst
- Traffic algorithm development manager Road Transport Authority, New South Wales