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Would you like to work in healthcare, education, research and development, or for the government? Do you like solving problems with numbers and thinking outside the box?
Then being a mathematician is for you!
What Do Mathematicians Do?
You could help NASA with getting a satellite into space calculating trajectories to the moon and beyond.
Photo by NASA on UnsplashYou could work with electronics companies to analyze the probability of their product working and the costs to produce them.
You could teach kids the basic operations, geometry and its applications, and how to apply algebra in the real-world.
Photo by LinkedIn Sales Solutions on UnsplashYou could work for a sports team analyzing data like game statistics.
What's The Pay?
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To Love It Or Leave It?
What would make someone love a career as a mathematician?
Loves to work with shapes
Good at analyzing data
Loves to think outside the box
Excited by challenging problems
What would make someone avoid a career as a mathematician?
Doesn't like algebra
Doesn't like solving complicated problems with numbers
Intimidated by challenging problems
Quiz
Where are you most likely to find jobs in as a mathematician?
Even though art and design might have some mathematical applications like measurements, people in the art and design field usually study arts and humanities. Mathematicians are more likely to work in government, business, and education.
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This Byte has been authored by
Kari Everett
Instructional designer and online developer