What Do Mathematical Technicians Do (including Their Typical Day At Work)

Job Description

Mathematical Technicians apply standardized mathematical formulas, principles, and methodology to technological problems in engineering and physical sciences in relation to specific industrial and research objectives, processes, equipment, and products. They also apply standardized mathematical formulas, principles, and methodology to the solution of technological problems involving engineering or physical science.

Other tasks include:

• Process data for analysis, using computers.
• Reduce raw data to meaningful terms, using the most practical and accurate combination and sequence of computational methods.
• Translate data into numbers, equations, flow charts, graphs, or other forms.
• Confer with scientific or engineering personnel to plan projects.
• Modify standard formulas so that they conform to project needs and data processing methods.

We asked Mathematical Technicians how satisfied they are with their job. Here is what they said.

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70% of them said they were satisfied with their job and 46% said they find that their job makes the world a better place or helps to make someone else’s life better.

Typical Day At Work

We asked some Mathematical Technicians a few questions to find out what else does their work day look like. Here is what we found.

	Do you have telephone conversations everyday in this job?	0% said yes
	How important is it to work in a team in this job?	0% said very important
	Do you have group discussions everyday in this job?	0% said yes
	Do you talk or work with customers everyday in this job?	0% said yes
	Do you have to deal with angry customers everyday in this job?	0% said yes
	Do you have to make decisions everyday in this job?	0% said yes

Other responsibilities

Working life

In a typical work week as a Mathematical Technician, you can expect to work

Is this right for me

People who are suitable for this job tends to like working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. They like searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally..

They also like work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They like working with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery.

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