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Choosing a maths degree leads to a large range of interesting and well paid jobs. In fact, a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies found that Maths Graduates have the third highest average salary out of all degree subjects. A different CMS report also found that there are excellent employment prospects for all maths graduates, including for those Maths Graduates who don’t enter university with a top grade in A Level Maths.

Maths Graduates have the third highest average salary…

So Much Choice…

Maths Graduates work in hundreds of different sectors, meaning that there are career paths to suit a wide range of different interests and skills. Here is a list of 75 Graduate Maths Jobs to help your initial research and to give you some inspiration. Many of these jobs are open to Maths Graduates directly after graduation, whereas some roles will require further study such as a specialist one year Masters Degree or even a PhD.

75 Ideas for Jobs You Can Do With a Maths Degree

(In no particular order…)

  1. Medical Statistician
  2. Machine Learning Expert
  3. Cyber Security Expert
  4. Accountant
  5. Environmental Statistician
  6. Mathematical Modeller
  7. Science Librarian
  8. Operational Researcher
  9. Data Analyst
  10. Sports Statistician
  11. Research Associate
  12. Mathematical Biologist
  13. Underwriter
  14. Engineer
  15. Pure Mathematics Researcher
  16. Trader
  17. Software Engineer
  18. Computer Programmer
  19. Retail Analyst
  20. Pilot
  21. Economist
  22. Quantity Surveyor
  23. Actuary
  24. Scientific Computing Consultant
  25. Logistics Manager
  26. Health Economist
  27. Civil Servant
  28. Management Consultant
  29. PhD Student (Funded)
  30. Science Writer/Journalist
  31. Charity Sector – Analyst / Statistician
  32. Astronomer
  33. Management Accountant
  34. Statistician
  35. Games designer
  36. University Lecturer
  37. Physicist
  38. Data Scientist
  39. Climate Change Scientist
  40. Technical Analyst
  41. Primary School Teacher
  42. Financial Planner
  43. Patent Attorney
  44. AI Professional
  45. Entrepreneur
  46. Health Informatics Specialist
  47. Maths Communicator
  48. Image Analyst / Modeller
  49. Defence Analyst
  50. Insurance professional
  51. Commercial Analyst
  52. Researcher in Mathematics Education
  53. Quantitative Analyst (Quant)
  54. Meteorologist
  55. Cryptographer
  56. Nuclear Scientist
  57. Computational Scientist
  58. Teacher
  59. Space Professional
  60. Business Analyst
  61. Applied Mathematics Researcher
  62. Market Research Statistician
  63. Project Manager
  64. Energy Industry – Data/Tech
  65. Banker
  66. Further Education Teacher
  67. Auditor
  68. Mathematician
  69. University Sector – Professional and Managerial Roles
  70. Transport Planner
  71. Risk Manager
  72. Epidemic Modeller
  73. Investment Analyst
  74. Secondary School Teacher
  75. Historian of Mathematics