Learning About Careers in Math & Science

Thinking about a career as a biologist, chemist, or other interesting work in the field of math or science? What kind of education and training will you need? What will you actually do each day? Visit the links below to learn more about a particular career, or to browse lists of challenging and rewarding jobs.

Careers in Science: Living Science - Find Your Future With Us! (National Agricultural Library Kids' Science Page)
Select the career(s) you'd like to learn about from the lengthy list available at this site.

FirstGov for Kids: Careers
Learn about the responsibilities, pay, and more, for different jobs by clicking on the math or science career you wish to learn about, or any of the links to other interesting information available from this site.

What Do You Like? Exploring Career Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics -- 2006-2007 Edition
Which of your classes do you find most interesting? Those involving building & fixing things, math, science, or computers? Learn about careers that call for skills in these areas, as well as in reading, music & the arts, and others at this site.

Careers for Kids Who Like....(created by Lowpoint-Washburn District #21, Washburn, IL)
This site provides information about the working conditions, required training and/or education, employment prospects, earnings, and related occupations, for many careers. Math-related careers described include engineer, accountant, architect, computer scientist, and mechanic. Science-related careers described include pharmacist, chemist, doctor, nurse, and pilot.

KidsWork! (from knowitall.org)
Visit a virtual hospital at this site to learn about the important responsibilities of healthcare providers.

NASA: Careers in Earth Science
Visit this site for information about careers in earth science, including the following: chemist, computer programmer, engineer, forest ranger, geologist, meteorologist, and oceanographer/marine biologist.

Health and Science Careers...Interesting, Fun, and Rewarding! (from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
This site offers lots of helpful career information, as well as a terrific essay, "Getting Your Own Lab Coat! Careers for You in Science and Research", by Dick Sloane.

Dinosaurs: a Career in Paleontology
Learn about the education, training, and responsibilities of those scientists who help us to understand ancient life through the study of fossils.

Women Exploring the Oceans
Learn about the careers of several women who have emerged as leaders in the field of oceanography.

Resource Guide to Careers in Toxicology

Ornithology Careers
Learn about the responsibilities and work environment of the ornithologist, as well as the education and training required for those who wish to pursue the study of birds.

Check out these careers:
Physicists & Astronomers (Also see Astronomer: Job Profile, and Curious About Astronomy? Ask an Astronomer)
Entomologist: Education & Careers
Careers in Palaeontology and Postgraduate Opportunities
Careers in the Biological Sciences
So You'd Like to be a Marine Biologist..."
Careers in Zoology
Atmospheric Scientists (Meteorologists) (Also see Meteorologist: Job profile, where you'll learn about the work of a climatologist)
Careers in Geology
Archeologist: Job Profile

Middle Search Plus
This database of full-text articles from more than 140 magazines selected for middle school students features several articles about careers, including:

"Where Do I Go With Algebra?", by Charles Piddock. Career World, Oct. 2005. vol. 34:no.2, pp.14-16.

Career Kids: My First Résumé
Respond to questions about your academic strengths and extracurricular interests, responsibilities, special achievements, and jobs you may have had, to create your first résumé.