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Mathematicians

SOC 15-2021

Develop and apply mathematical theory to research and real-world problems.

The job
Median pay
$127k
$89k to $157k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Stable
+0.6% projected
Openings a year
100
BLS projection
Typical education
Master's
Our model
AI displacement risk
Very high
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
6/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
92nd pct
More exposed than 92% of occupations · modeled estimate · 99th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
48/100

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Pay and jobs by state

BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.

StateJobsPer 1,000vs nationalMedian pay
Virginia4000.17.5×$148k
California2500.01.1×$127k
Texas1970.01.1×$123k~
Maryland1600.14.4×$132k
New York1500.01.2×$127k
Florida1160.00.9×$117k~
Rhode Island1000.215.3×$109k
Washington1000.02.2×$162k
Michigan900.01.6×$66k
North Carolina760.01.2×$125k~
All 51 states
StateJobsPer 1,000vs nationalMedian pay
Nevada700.03.5×$103k
New Jersey700.01.3×$144k~
Pennsylvania700.00.9×$116k~
Georgia660.01.0×$121k~
Colorado600.01.6×$86k
Illinois600.00.8×$131k
Ohio580.00.8×$116k~
Arizona410.01.0×$120k~
Indiana400.01.0×$88k
Massachusetts400.00.8×$104k
Minnesota370.01.0×$121k~
Missouri340.00.9×$109k~
Tennessee320.00.8×$101k~
Wisconsin310.00.8×$111k~
Utah280.01.2×$120k~
Oregon250.01.0×$127k~
Alabama220.00.8×$116k~
South Carolina220.00.7×$112k~
Connecticut190.00.9×$126k~
Washington DC170.01.9×$154k~
Oklahoma160.00.7×$95k~
Iowa150.00.7×$104k~
Kansas150.00.8×$109k~
Kentucky150.00.6×$98k~
Nebraska120.00.9×$101k~
Arkansas110.00.7×$98k~
Louisiana100.00.4×$91k~
New Hampshire100.01.1×$124k~
Idaho80.00.7×$104k~
New Mexico80.00.7×$115k~
Delaware60.00.9×$132k~
Maine60.00.7×$106k~
Mississippi60.00.4×$87k~
West Virginia60.00.7×$94k~
Hawaii50.00.6×$115k~
Montana40.00.6×$93k~
South Dakota40.00.7×$94k~
North Dakota30.00.5×$95k~
Vermont30.00.8×$111k~
Alaska20.00.5×$106k~
Wyoming20.00.6×$98k~

Top metro areas

  1. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV200 jobs · $164k median
  2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ150 jobs · $114k median
  3. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA100 jobs · $109k median
  4. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA70 jobs · $186k median
  5. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN60 jobs · $131k median
  6. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH40 jobs · $104k median
  7. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV40 jobs · $103k median
  8. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA40 jobs · $156k median

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.