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Yo /sci/entists what kind of career options are available for a pure math major? How many math majors who aren't professors are on this board? I'm still a sophomore so it might not be to late to change my course of study.

>> No.6236138

Can someone explain the pic?

>> No.6236141

>>6236132

a lot of low level analytics jobs would be available.

Basically anything that a Bachelor in math will get you.

The masters/phd in Pure math are basically worthless in industry. Unless you are really good at selling yourself or showing the employer that you are capable of high-level applied math (which you probably wont be)

>> No.6236145

>>6236138
It's a wave function.

>> No.6236146

>>6236138
It's a "derivation" of the schrödinger equation for a free particle, from the electromagnetic wave equation.
Unfortunately a lot of the equations aren't rendered properly.

>> No.6236147

>>6236132
Join the NSA OP.

>> No.6236152

>>6236147
Are they hiring?

I don't really give a shit about muh privacy so I guess I'd be a good fit right?

>> No.6236156

>>6236147

Too bad the Supreme Court decided to interpret the constitution correctly (this time), and condemned the NSA's massive project...
I wouldn't have minded though. As long as they don't share my browsing information with my parents.

>>6236152
The NSA is the largest employer of mathematicians in the US.

>> No.6236160

>>6236156
>Too bad the Supreme Court decided to interpret the constitution correctly (this time), and condemned the NSA's massive project...

Last I heard a Federal judge ruled it unconstitutional, which as appealed. I haven't heard of the SCOTUS accepting that verdict or them even hearing the case yet.

>> No.6237354

>>6236156
>>6236160
Plus even if the SCOTUS rules one way or another there's still gonna be cryptography shit going on right?

>> No.6237367

Learn programming, work in the tech field.

I'm sure there are quite a few companies, both established and startups, that would find your skills useful.

One company, Telegram, has been boasting about some crypto system it developed in-house via a team of Math PhDs.

>> No.6237381

Ignoring niche jobs like cryptographer etc

>Actuary or other financial analyst
>software developer
>Accountant/auditor
>teacher

That's about it.

>> No.6237436

Any job you want.
300k starting

its almost 2014 and were still asking this question /sci/?

>> No.6238922

>>6236132
"Do you like french fries with your burger?"

>> No.6239140

does anyone have the two photos used in this pic ,i can't find them.thanks
>salute ishipws

>> No.6241412

>>6236145
What is that?

>> No.6241440

whats the name of the guy in ops pic?

>> No.6241446

>>6241412

a functional wave

>> No.6241452

programming and accounting are the standard.

>> No.6241459

Go into computer science or cryptography.