>>11443583>job statistics for math majorsDon't believe one bit of that. That only applies to people who aren't self-starters (which admittedly, is a lot of math majors, but also a lot of people in general). With math, you can do anything. Yes, I, a mathematician can become an electrical engineer easily, because I already know the math. The math is the hardest part. All that's left for me to learn is the memorization of the concepts, factoids, and procedures you do in your degree. The easy stuff. Likewise, I can be an actuary. All it takes is memorizing a bit of insurance practices, how to use math software (most of us already know how) and applying my math knowledge to basic statistics (most of us already know how). I can be a software engineer. All it takes is applying my math knowledge to writing algorithms, and the study of complexity, stuff many of us already know. From there it's all just memorizing the programming language and understanding a few intuitive principles of software engineering, like robustness of code, etc. Sure, if you can't be assed to learn anything outside "muh elegant formulas," then your only options are academia or the NSA. But the vast majority of us have picked up skills and knowledge outside pure math.
