Employment Percentage
-19.44444444
SOC ID
15-2021
SOC Title
Mathematicians
ONET ID
15-2021.00
ONET Concat ID
15202100
Median Salary
117023.26
EMSI Interest Area Term
Ed Level High School
0
Ed Level Certificate
0
Ed Level Some College
0
Ed Level Associates
0
Ed Level Bachelors
16.66
Ed Level Masters
25
Ed Level Doctors
58.330002
Typical Ed Level
a Doctoral degree or more
Career Description
Conduct research in fundamental mathematics or in application of mathematical techniques to science, management, and other fields. Solve problems in various fields using mathematical methods.
Core Tasks
- Address the relationships of quantities, magnitudes, and forms through the use of numbers and symbols.
- Disseminate research by writing reports, publishing papers, or presenting at professional conferences.
- Maintain knowledge in the field by reading professional journals, talking with other mathematicians, and attending professional conferences.
- Apply mathematical theories and techniques to the solution of practical problems in business, engineering, the sciences, or other fields.
- Develop mathematical or statistical models of phenomena to be used for analysis or for computational simulation.
- Conduct research to extend mathematical knowledge in traditional areas, such as algebra, geometry, probability, and logic.
- Perform computations and apply methods of numerical analysis to data.
- Assemble sets of assumptions and explore the consequences of each set.
- Develop computational methods for solving problems that occur in areas of science and engineering or that come from applications in business or industry.
- Develop new principles and new relationships between existing mathematical principles to advance mathematical science.
Start Annual Earnings
87458.81
Top Annual Earnings
166886.02
EMSI Career Title Slug
mathematician