You Need Math to Do That! Mathematical Careers

For Mrs. Janowski's Students
Math, Who Needs It?  Project Rubric


For Mr. Marcello's Students
Math...Who Needs It?!  Career Project Calendar

Project Rubric for Math... Who Needs It?!

Careers & Math Used
When Will I Use Math?
http://www.whenwilliusemath.com/careers

Major and Career Profiles
College Board
http://www.collegeboard.com/csearch/majors_careers/profiles

Occupational Outlook Handbook
Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/search/ooh.asp?ct=OOH

Type mathematics in the search box in the upper right corner of the page to look for mathematics in all the careers listed in the handbook.
 

Search by Math Jobs
XP Math
http://www.xpmath.com/careers/jobs.php

Math Careers
Kids.gov: Official Portal Kid's for the U. S. Government

http://www.kids.gov/6_8/6_8_math_careers.shtml

What Do You Like? Exploring Career Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/k12/index.htm

Math
The Fun Works...for Careers You Never Knew Existed.

http://www.thefunworks.org/

Majors Search
The Princeton Review
http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/majors/majorSearch.asp

Plus Magazine Careers with Maths Library (interviews with people who work with math)
http://www.pass.maths.org/interview.html

Math in Daily Life (higher level)
Annenberg Media
http://www.learner.org/interactives/dailymath/

Best Careers in 2010
U.S. News and World Report
http://www.usnews.com/money/careers/features/best-careers-2010#

Terrell, Nicholas. "Science Technology Engineering Mathematics occupations: high-tech jobs for a high-tech economy." Occupational Outlook Quarterly 51.1 (2007): 26+. General OneFile. Web. 9 Mar. 2010.
http://find.galegroup.com/gps/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-Documents&type=retrieve&tabID=T003&prodId=IPS&docId=A166989150&source=gale&srcprod=ITOF&userGroupName=s0070&version=1.0

Kasper, Henry T. "Matching yourself with the world of work: 2004: wouldn't it be great if you could order a career like you order an entree in a restaurant? Unfortunately, it's not that simple. But using self-assessment tools, such as the table provided in this article, can whet your appetite for planning a career." Occupational Outlook Quarterly 48.3 (2004): 2+. General OneFile. Web. 9 Mar. 2010.
http://find.galegroup.com/gps/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-Documents&type=retrieve&tabID=T003&prodId=IPS&docId=A129169799&source=gale&srcprod=ITOF&userGroupName=s0070&version=1.0


Articles about Specific Careers



Updated 11 March 2010 R. Janowski & L. Averill

Submitted by webmaster on March 10, 2008 - 12:34pm