Mathematics - Sample Occupations and Jobs
Sample Occupations and Jobs
“What can I do with my degree” and “How do I assess which job or career area will be a good fit for me” are questions that many university students ask themselves at various points during their time at university. Below is a sample of the many types of occupations and jobs that graduates of this program can consider. The list provided is intended to give students ideas of the many possible directions and career areas they can further research and explore.
Sample Occupations
Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Detailed career profiles are available in the Career Resource Library. Some positions require further education and experience.
- Actuary
- Algorithm Designer
- Applied Mathematician
- Appraiser
- Associate Consultant
- Auditor
- Bank Loan / Trust Officer
- Benefits Administrator
- Biostatistician
- Budget Analyst
- Claims Adjuster
- Commodity Manager
- Compensation Consultant
- Computer Security Analyst
- Computer Scientist
- Credit Analyst
- Cryptographer
- Database Developer
- Data Analyst
- Demographer
- Economist
- Engineer
- Enterprise Risk Manager
| - Financial Analyst
- Insurance Underwriter
- Inventory Control Specialist
- Investment Analyst
- Market Analyst
- Mathematical Technician
- Mathematician
- Numerical Analyst
- Operations Research Analyst
- Pollster
- Public Health Statistician
- Purchasing Agent
- Quantitative Analyst
- Researcher
- Risk Assessor
- Robotics Programmer
- Software Developer
- Statistician
- Systems Analyst
- Tax Investigator
- Teacher / Professor
- Wage Analyst
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Sample Job Listings
Below is a sample of previous jobs. These sample jobs were found in the job postings and previous jobs on CLNx. This can provide some ideas of where jobs are or have been.
Note: It’s important to remember that job titles can vary depending on the company. Use keywords related to your field of interest when searching for jobs and concentrate on the skills listed in the job description.
- Analyst Intern, Life Insurance Solutions
- Business Analytics and Optimization, IBM Canada Ltd.
- Data Mining Analyst, Waterfront International
- Database Administrator, E-Tech Computing
- Financial Consultant, World Financial Group
- Health Economist Statistician, Canadian Medical Protective Association
- Junior Bioinformatician, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
| - Junior Geotechnical Engineer, GeoPro Consulting Limited
- Marketing Database Analyst, MONEXgroup
- Metering Analytics (Co-op), Alectra Utilities
- Quantitative Analyst, Google
- Senior Statistical Review Officer, Government of Ontario
- Technical Architecture Consultant, Accenture
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Sample Areas of Employment
The following is a list of areas where graduates from this program typically look for career opportunities. These sectors in the labour market can be explored to identify the businesses and organizations within these areas and to learn about the breadth of opportunities that can be found here. In your research, look for factors influencing these sectors, and how this relates to the broader economy – if there is growth in these areas, then there may also be interesting work opportunities.
- Aerospace companies
- Biotechnology firms
- Computer / software / telecommunication companies
- Consulting firms
- Educational institutions
| - Engineering / manufacturing firms
- Financial / insurance organizations
- Federal, provincial/territorial, and municipal government
- Health / medical / hospitals
- Research institutions
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Updated March 2025
