1220.0 - Australian Standard Classification of Occupations (ASCO) Second Edition, 1997

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Contents >> 02 Structure & Definitions >> 2 Professionals >> 22 Business and Information Professionals >> 229 Miscellaneous Business and Information Professionals >> 2293 Mathematicians, Statisticians and Actuaries >> 2293-11 Mathematician

2293-11 Mathematician

Uses and develops mathematical principles and techniques to solve problems in science, engineering, management and other fields.

Skill Level:
The entry requirement for this occupation is a bachelor degree or higher qualification. In some instances relevant experience is required in addition to the formal qualification.

Tasks Include:

develops mathematical theory underlying processes in the physical, biological and social sciences
formulates mathematical models to simulate processes
applies models to experimental observations and adjusts or recasts the models
applies mathematical principles and techniques to the solution of problems in research, development, production, distribution and other functional areas
uses numerical analysis methods to develop algorithms and perform computations
writes reports and papers
may develop pure mathematical theories and hypotheses
may write computer programs
may direct and supervise computer programming activities

Specialisations:
Operations Research Analyst