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CAREERS IN MATHEMATICS:

DON’T DROP THE ‘M’ IN STEM

TYPICALLY, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CAREERS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM), THE JOBS THAT COME TO MIND ARE THOSE THAT MANY PEOPLE THINK OF AS SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL. RARELY DO WE MENTION CAREERS THAT ARE IN THE “M” CATEGORY. ACCORDING TO THE OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK HANDBOOK, PUBLISHED BY THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, THE OVERALL EMPLOYMENT OF MATHEMATICIANS (AND STATISTICIANS) IS PROJECTED TO GROW 31 PERCENT FROM 2021 TO 2031, MUCH FASTER THAN THE AVERAGE FOR ALL OCCUPATIONS. IN THIS EDITION OF CAREER OUTLOOK, WE LOOK AT JOBS, EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS, AND THE ROLE OF MATHEMATICIANS.

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