Mathematics

Scoll down to your year group

For Year 9 Statistics and Further Maths – scroll to the bottom of the page. 

Use the form in your Homework Booklet as a template to research a career in Mathematics.
You can print off a blank copy of the form here: Careers homework task

Year 7

In this cycle, you have learnt to write and work with fractions and decimals, understood the basics of probability and been introduced to algebra.

Top 5 job ideas:

  1. Bank Manager
  2. Finance officer
  3. Meteorologist
  4. Economist
  5. Actuary

Careers link: https://www.careerpilot.org.uk/job-sectors/subject/maths

Year 8

In this cycle, you have learnt to work with negative numbers, solved problems involving volume and Pythagoras and learnt how to find averages from frequency tables.

Top 5 job ideas:

  1. Credit Controller
  2. Data Analyst – Statistician
  3. Astronaut
  4. Civil Engineer
  5. Insurance Underwriter

Careers link: https://www.careerpilot.org.uk/job-sectors/subject/maths

Year 9

In this cycle, you have learnt to round and estimate calculations, calculate with standard form, generalise using algebra and find area, perimeter and volume of various shapes.

Top 5 job ideas:

  1. Electrical Engineer
  2. Investment Analyst
  3. Software developer
  4. Tax Adviser
  5. Research Scientist

Careers link: https://www.careerpilot.org.uk/job-sectors/subject/maths

Year 10

In this cycle, you have learnt to find probabilities using venn and tree diagrams, form and use equations and formulae and use direct and inverse proportion.

Top 5 job ideas:

  1. Financial Advisor
  2. Acoustics Consultant
  3. Air Traffic Controller
  4. Civil Engineer
  5. Data Analyst – Statistician

Careers link: https://www.careerpilot.org.uk/job-sectors/subject/maths

Year 11

In this cycle, you have learnt to find volume of circles, cylinders, cones and spheres, represent data and use trigonometry

Top 5 job ideas:

  1. Economist
  2. Electrical Engineer
  3. Aerospace engineer
  4. Meterologist
  5. Software developer

Careers link: https://www.careerpilot.org.uk/job-sectors/subject/maths

Statistics & Further Maths

Year 9

In this cycle, you have learnt what different types of data and how to collect data. You have learnt methods of sampling and how to plan to investigate a hypothesis.

Top 5 job ideas:

  1. Research Scientist
  2. Actuary
  3. Data Analyst – statistician
  4. Economist
  5. Investment Analyst

Careers link: https://www.careerpilot.org.uk/job-sectors/subject/maths