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Field of degree: Mathematics

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Mathematics field of degree. Employment: 892,200. Median annual wage: $70,000.

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Table 1. Mathematics degree, 2018
Data	Mathematics	All fields
Employment	892,200	55,381,020
Median wage	$70,000	$59,000
Percent employed part time	14	15
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree	70	59
Percent with an advanced degree	49	37
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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Chart 1. Types of mathematics majors, 2018
Mathematics majors	Major share
Mathematics	86%
Statistics and decision science	9
Applied mathematics	5
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a mathematics degree, by occupational group, 2018
Occupational group	Occupational group share
Computer and mathematical occupations	21%
Educational instruction and library occupations	21
Management occupations	15
Business and financial operations occupations	10
Sales and related occupations	6
Other	27
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a mathematics degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile	Percent growth, projected 2019–29	Typical entry-level education	Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2018	Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2018
Statisticians	35%	Master's degree	3%	47%
Software developers and software quality assurance analysts and testers	22	Bachelor's degree	7	33
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	21	Doctoral or professional degree	8	74
Management analysts	11	Bachelor's degree	2	36
Computer systems analysts	7	Bachelor's degree	2	26
Elementary school teachers, except special education	4	Bachelor's degree	6	50
Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education	4	Bachelor's degree	4	53
Accountants and auditors	4	Bachelor's degree	2	26
Personal service managers, all other; entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling; and managers, all other	-2	Bachelor's degree	5	21
Computer programmers	-9	Bachelor's degree	2	22
Note: Occupational profiles may comprise multiple SOC occupations, which may have differing education categories. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program (projected growth, entry-level education) and U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (degree holders, advanced degrees).

Suggested citation:

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Field of degree: Mathematics,
at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/field-of-degree/mathematics/mathematics-field-of-degree.htm (visited July 16, 2021).

Last Modified Date: Monday, November 30, 2020