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One of our graduates writes that there is a great demand for mathematics
graduates at Boeing.
From Computerworld, Jan 20, 1997, page 67:
From "They'll do anything to lure tech talent," by Julia King
"In today's excruciatingly tight information systems market, recruiters
will do just about anything to drum up prospects and ultimately reel in technical
talent."
"It isn't at all uncommon for headhunters and company recruiters to offer
prospects anything from free lunches to signing bonuses of $10,000 and more..."
"The U.S. Department of Labor is projecting a 90% growth rate in jobs for system analysts and computer engineers between 1195 and 2005."
"Meanwhile colleges and universities are graduating 42% fewer computer science
majors."
Job rankings
The Jobs Rated Almanac rates jobs by the following criteria:
- Physical and emotional environment
- Job security
- Stress
- Income
- Outlook - potential for income growth and promotion
- Physical demands
In the 1992 edition, the top 5 jobs are
- 1. Software Engineer
- 2. Actuary
- 3. Computer Systems Analyst
- 4. Computer Programmer
- 5. Mathematician
What do mathematicians do?
Mathematicians hardly ever have the job title "Mathematician".
Some positions listed in a recent article on Math and Jobs
in Math Horizons are
- Technical Staff, JPL - design navigationa systems for spacecraft
- Senior Data Analyst, Bendix - Analyze telemetry data
- Marketing manager, IBM
- Operations researcher, American Airlines - scheduling systems
- Statistician, Census Bureau
- Market researcher, Microsoft
- Research Scientist, Ford - Model atmospheric effects of fuel emissions
- Director of Measurements Research, Bellcore - analyze customer data
- Inventory Strategist and Planner, L.L.Bean
Employers may list their mathematical positions under
a number of different categories:
- Forecasting - forecast future demand or securities prices
- Operations research - applied linear algebra
- Statistics
- Data analysis
- Planning
- Actuarial
Major employers of Computer Science Graduates within Arkansas
(Section not complete)
- Acxiom Corporation
Acxiom mines the data in its large databases to provide corporate customers
with information useful in marketing their products. Its nerve center in Conway,
Arkansas holds 350 terabytes of data on consumers. See the article "The data
miners" in Forbes Magazine, February 12, 1996, or click above to visit the
Acxiom web site.
- Alltel Corporation
ALLTEL is a leading information services and telecommunications company, with
1996 revenues of $3.2 billion and assets of 5.4 billion. ALLTEL's local wireline
and wireless communications operations serve 2.5 million customers in 14 states,
and we have information services customers around the world, with special
emphasis on the financial services and telecommunications industries.
- Arkansas Systems
Arkansas Systems is a computer software consultation/development firm with
the goal of improving the effectiveness of payment and financial transaction
delivery systems worldwide. The company provides financial services solutions
around the world, including Russia, Bolivia, China, and 50 other countries.
Arkansas Systems, Inc., 8901 Kanis Road, Little Rock, AR 72205-6498. Phone
501-227-8471.
- EDS
- Walmart
Walmart's Information Systems Division received the UNIX Award for Business
Commitment and contribution to the UNIX industry in 1993, and CIO Magazine's
100 Award for Best Practices in Supply Chain/Logistics in 1995. The Division
is located at the corporate headquarters in 702 Southwest 8th Street, Bentonville,
AR 72716-9050.