If you have finished or close to finishing your mathematics degree at university, the logical thinking, problem-solving and decision-making skills you will have learned along the way will be greatly appreciated by many future employers across many sectors.
Alternatively, you may be taking a year out or wanting to do work experience in a sector that you picture yourself working for a big part of your life.
If you’re unsure where your maths degree could land you a high-paying job, then here are five industries to consider:
Financial Services
Your skills will be very welcomed in the financial services industry, regardless of your experience.
The industry covers a wide range of services which can include managing money and financial affairs for individuals, private or public sector organisations.
Graduate roles can be found in many businesses across the industry, including Insurance, Brokerages and Actuaries. Whatever role you apply for, previous work experience will help you stand out during the application process. And whether it’s paid or voluntary work you go for, it gives you the opportunity to build a network of useful contacts and develop key skills in the process.
Banking
Similarly, a career in banking welcomes maths graduates. High wages and a high demand for skilled workers mean that careers banking are an attractive prospect for graduates.
Many of the biggest financial institutions across the globe offer banking apprenticeships – not only giving you a great opportunity to gain invaluable experience to different aspects of the business, but you’ll also gain a professional qualification.
Whether it’s a full-time job, work experience or an apprenticeship you’re looking for, roles include Tax Advisors, Retail Bankers and Operational Managers.
Analytics
Data makes the world go round. The next part is to find someone who is good at interpreting it. If you have a passion for maths and numbers as we are sure you do, then analysing data may be the perfect career for you.
Whether it’s Google Analytics, data analysts, financial analysts or business intelligence, there are endless companies willing to pay the big bucks to those who can provide the big decisions based on analysing what’s in front of them.
Data analysts are in high demand across many industries, including finance, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, SEO, government and education.
Paid Media
Paid media may be associated with advertising and creativity but don’t doubt for one second the importance of being able to analyse numbers. A PPC specialist is usually responsible for the day-to-day management of a company or client’s paid digital marketing campaigns, but their decisions are usually based on the numbers.
Whether you start by working at an agency or jump right in at the deep end by working as a freelancer, there’s certainly a lot of money to be made with just a couple years’ experience… if you’re good!
Private Tutor
Private tutors work with students to enhance their learning and prepare them for educational qualifications and tests. This can be across several age brackets.
As a private maths tutor, you would be providing students with tailored tuition, methods and/or approaches to support their required needs.
What’s more, it’s not even a requirement to be a qualified teacher, though it’s worth noting that you should provide a service that helps students progress in their study.
As a private maths tutor you would be expected to deliver a session that lasts around an hour, often taking place in the student’s home. That’s not to say you can’t do online tutoring on top of this or instead of.