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== So What? ==
== So What? ==
After finishing a major in mathematics, most people don't keep working in Pure Math. But the ways of thinking and skills that the study of mathematics provide make available a wide range of career opportunities.
After finishing a major in mathematics, most people don't keep working in pure math. But the ways of thinking and skills that the study of mathematics provide make available a wide range of career opportunities.
Specifically, mathematicians seeking to remain connected to their field pursue career opportunities in:
Specifically, mathematicians seeking to remain connected to their field pursue career opportunities in:
*actuary or insurance work
*actuary or insurance work
*defense-related work
*defense-related work
*market trading analysis for investment banks
*market trading analysis for investment banks
*mathematical modeling
Less-related fields that are also of some interest to mathematicians are:
Less-related fields that are also of some interest to mathematicians are:
*computer programming
*computer programming
*accounting
*accounting
*K-12 teaching
Some mathematicians enter entirely unrelated fields.
Some mathematicians enter entirely unrelated fields. Math majors have the highest average scores of students in any field on the LSAT and GMAT, the tests required for entrance into law school and business school <ref>http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1430654</ref>: the skills acquired in studying mathematics in invaluable in the logic section of the LSAT and for subsequent careers in law.