If I don't want to teach, what else can I do with a BA in mathematics. I'd like something that involves computing, doing mathematical operations and stuff..I enjoyed doing algebra..I feel like this could be a suitable job for me...something in finance. Any ideas?
2007-08-25 03:57:40 · 5 answers · asked by momoray2002 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
em...... i think u can do a lot of jobs...... oh i know i know, u can be a SINGER or pop star if u want.....goodgood??
2007-08-25 04:03:09 · answer #1 · answered by L S 2 · 0⤊ 5⤋
I received my BA in Math in 1973. I have probably had a dozen different jobs. The last 30 years continuously with the same employer but probably half a dozen different types of jobs. I have not actually held jobs in all the following areas but I know people who have.
National Governments need mathematicians to solve problems with encryption of communications.
All levels of Government and large companies need Statisticians to help predict trends in all sorts of things.
Manufacturing companies need computing tools that aid in the design of the products they create. Mathematics is critical to ensuring that the designs are consistent with the requirements of the products.
Accounting uses Math but additional specialized training is also required. Since you specified BA and mentioned finance, I assume that you have had some accounting or economics courses and so work in this area is probably also accessible.
Math is a good basis for developing the ability to think logically. The other course work that you took to get your BA contributes significantly to the jobs for which you are prepared.
Please take away from this note the likelihood that you are not likely to do the same thing for an entire career as many people have in the past. Technology is changing rapidly and there are probably going to be jobs that you hold in the future which do not even exist today.
2007-08-25 11:32:18 · answer #2 · answered by anonimous 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you pick up computer programming courses as well you can become a systems analyst - which is a fairly math heavy occupation useful in many business applications.
If you like the math side and like the engineering side as well, programming Programmable Logic Controllers, also math heavy, is an option.
If you like computer networks, network engineering can be an option if you take some courses in that area.
2007-08-25 11:06:37 · answer #3 · answered by GTB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My father was a math major and worked for a while as a statistician for a stock brokerage firm. (He's still kicking himself for not investing in Apple in the early 80's)
2007-08-25 11:05:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
research analyst
census officer
stock market expert
computing
lots of opportunities
2007-08-25 11:03:34 · answer #5 · answered by calculus 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋