Job Titles for Mathematicians

 (this list is by no means exhaustive!)


  • Actuary
  • Appraiser
  • Astrophysicist
  • Bank Examiner
  • Benefits Administrator
  • Budget Analyst
  • College Professor
  • Commodities Trader
  • Computer Engineer
  • Computer Programmer
  • Computer Scientist
  • Contract Administrator
  • Controller
  • Cost Estimator
  • Credit / Loan Officer
  • Cryptologist
  • Data Base Manager
  • Demographer
  • EDP Auditor
  • Engineer
  • Engineering Analyst
  • Estimator
  • External Auditor
  • Financial Aid Director
  • Financial Aid Specialist
  • Financial Manager
  • Financial Planner
  • Foreign-Exchange Trader
  • Information Scientist
  • Insurance Agent / Broker
  • International Trade Specialist
  • Inventory Control Specialist
  • Investment Analyst
  • Investment Researcher
  • Management Trainee
  • Market Research Analyst
  • Mathematical Modeller
  • Mathematical Technician
  • Mathematician
  • Nuclear Engineer
  • Numerical Analyst
  • Operations Research Analyst
  • Payroll Manager
  • Production Manager
  • Psychometrist
  • Purchasing Agent / Buyer
  • Quality Control Analyst
  • Research Scientist
  • Securities broker
  • Statistician
  • Systems Analyst
  • Teacher
  • Technical Writer
  • Treasurer
  • Trust Analyst
  • Underwriter


Types of Employers


Private and Non-Profit Organizations
  • Aerospace Companies
  • Banks
  • Biochemical Corporations
  • Colleges and Universities
  • Computer Firms
  • Economic / Social Science Pollsters
  • Engineering Firms
  • Insurance Companies
  • Investment Firms
  • Manufacturing Firms
  • Market Research Firms
  • Mortgage Companies
  • Oil and Gas Industry
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Research and Development firms
  • Savings and Loan Associations
  • School Systems
  • Stock Brokerage Houses
  • Telecommunications Industry
  • Test Development Corporations
  • Utility Companies
Government Agencies (Federal, State, County, Municipal)
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • Capital Budgeting and Planning
  • Defense Logistics Agency
  • Drug Enforcement Administration
  • Economics Management
  • Employment and Training Administration
  • Health Care Financing Administration
  • Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation
  • Insurance Department
  • Justice Department
  • Library of Congress
  • Local and State Planning Offices
  • NASA
  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • NOAA
  • National Security Agency
  • National Technical Information Service
  • Patents Office
  • Research Agencies
  • Transportation Department
  • Customs Service
  • US Navy
  • Weights and Measures Office


Questions or suggestions? Contact Diane Hoffoss at dhoffoss@sandiego.edu