Natural Sciences Alumni Jobs
We want to give you a sample of the job titles and employers for our undergraduate natural sciences and mathematics alumni. They are divided by department, then by the economic sector for the employer. See how our degree programs prepare undergraduate students for a wide variety of careers, not just those that immediately come to mind when you think of the natural sciences and mathematics.
Biochemistry
| Healthcare (51% of alumni) Family Medicine, Neshoba Medical Assoc. Orthopedic Surgeon, TN Orthopedics Pharmacist, Fairview Health Services Gastroenterologist, Atlanta Gastroenterology Physician, North MS Medical Clinics OB/GYN, Baptist Memorial Hospital Oncologist, Jackson Oncology Assoc. Dentist, Oxford Dental Urologist, Merit Health Diagnostic Radiology, Methodist LeBonheur Family Physician, North MS Medical Center Pediatric Physician, Children’s Mercy Hospital Physician, Navel Medical Center Medical Lab Scientist, North MS Medical Center Psychiatry, Hattiesburg Clinic Physician, Mississippi Urology Clinic Nurse, Baptist Medical Center Optometrist, Boozer Eyecase Associates Surgeon, South Mississippi Surgeons Physician, Jackson Anesthesia Assoc. Optometrist, Ripley Eye Care Dentist, Gilmore Family Dentistry Physician Assistant, DeSoto Family Counseling Internal Medicine, Baptist Medical Clinic STEM (7% of alumni) |
Education (24% of alumni) Program Coord. of Microbiology, UC San Francisco Coord. of Student Wellness, Austin Peay State U Assistant Prof. of Cardiac Surgery, U of Washington Medical Center Orthopaedic Surgeon, Tulane U Pediatrician, UM Medical Center Radiologist, Johns Hopkins Hospital Infectious Disease Specialist, LSU Health Pediatrician, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital Internist, UM Medical Center Cancer Research Specialist, U of Chicago Researcher, U of Colorado Associate R&D Medicinal Chemistry, UM Business/Finance (8% of alumni) Government (3% of alumni) |
Biology
| Healthcare (51% of alumni) Oncologist, Alabama Oncology Product Specialist, AOC Medical Dentist, Armstrong & Dyre Dentistry Physician, Kennedy Comm Health Center Physical Therapist, Baptist Germantown Rehab. Medical Tech, Baptist Memorial Healthcare Pediatrician, Batson Hospital for Children Fertility Specialist, Fertility Assoc. of Memphis Physician, Gastrointestinal Assoc. Dentist, Golf Coast Pediatric Dentistry Allergist/Immunologist, Hattiesburg Clinic Self-employed family physician Nurse, Houston Methodist Medical Center OB/GYN, Jackson Healthcare for Women Cardiologist, Jackson Heart Clinic Clinic Coord., Kosko Eye Clinic Nurse, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Anesthesiologist, LifeLinc Anesthesia Pathologist, Mayo Clinic Surgeon, MS Sports Med. & Orthopedic Center Veterinarian, Scenic Hill Vet Hospital Medical Tech, St. Jude Hospital Physician, Neshoba Cty Gen. Hospital Internist, Ochsner Medical Center Podiatrist, Ognibene Foot Clinic Optometrist, MS Band of Choctaw Indians Education (14% of alumni) STEM (9% of alumni) |
Business/Finance (9% of alumni) Pres/CEO, Citizens Bank & Trust Corporate VP, Wells Fargo Vice President, Merrill Lynch Chairman, New Orleans Financial Group Commodities Trader, Crawford & Company Mgmt Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers Owner, Bernet Agricultural Services Crop Advisor, Farmers Supply Co-Op Dir of Landscape Services, Urban Greenscapes Program Manager, FedEx Owner, Burdock Group Pharmacist, Greenwood Drugs Pres, Interact Development Solutions Gen Counsel, C&C Marine & Repair Realtor, Caldwell Banker Landman, Purple Land Management Pres/CEO of SDS International Co-Owner, The Good South Financial Analyst, Vector Transportation Store Manager, Belk Founder, Ripple Health Coach, Blue Cross, Blue Shield Govt/Military/1st Responders (6% of alumni) Legal (3% of alumni) Community Services/Non-Profits (3% of alumni) Hospitality/Personal Care (3% of alumni) Arts/Culture/Media (2% of alumni) |
Chemistry
| Healthcare (47% of alumni) Physician, Oxford Lung Physicians Nurse Practitioner, SyMed Chief Info Officer, Cherokee Indian Hospital Owner/Surgeon, MA Cosmetic Surgery Physician, Indianola Family Medical Group Psychiatrist, East MS State Hospital Dentist, Family Dentistry Physician, Ochsner Clinic Foundation Physician, Doctors Without Borders Physician, Thoracic Cardiac & Vascular Surgery Physician, Coast Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Dir, Baptist Memorial Hospital Surgeon, Mid-South Vascular Clinic PC Physician, Trace Medical Clinic Physician, Mississippi Urology Clinic Physician, Tupelo Medical Group Physician, Madison-Ridgeland Children’s Clinic Surgeon, South Mississippi Surgeons Physician, Jackson Anesthesia Assoc. Physical Therapist, Wesley Medical Center Physician, Mid-South OB-GYN Anesthesiologist, Women’s Hospital Self-employed Thoracic Surgeon Education (21% of alumni) |
STEM (13% of alumni) Senior Fellow, Mathematica Sr Solutions Architect, Schrödinger Software Engineer, Microsoft Exec Therapeutic Specialist, GlaxoSmithKline Engineer, Boening President, Hightower Oil Company IT Consultant, IBM Corp Medical Dir, Phillips Petroleum Asst Envr Specialist, GAI Consultants Senior Research Chemist, DuPont Manager, Lockheed Martin Sr Researcher-Polymer Chem, Polyvisions Production Manager, Proctor & Gamble Project Leader, Dow Chemical Chemical Engineer, ExxonMobil Chemistry Technician, Fluor Corp President, Ceres-SC Refining Manager, Amoco Oil Refining Owner/Pres, Aztec Medical Products Quality Systems Mgr., Alcoa Fujikura Dir. of Sales, Thermo Fisher Scientific Lab Manager, Odom Industries Research Assoc, Valtris Specialty Chem Cosmetic Dev Associate, Virtue Labs Sr. Project Engineer, Medtronic Spine & Biologics Test Engineer, Sandia National Labs President, Environmental Licensing Government (7% of alumni) Business/Finance (6% of alumni) |
Forensic Chemistry
| Government/Military (33% of alumni) Assistant Director, Mississippi Crime Lab State Training Coord., MS Public Health Lab Special Agent, TN Bureau of Investigation Scientist, MS Dept of Public Safety Forensic Scientist, Harris County Inst. of Forensic Sciences Forensic Scientist, Alabama Dept of Forensic Sciences Hydrologic Tech, US Dept of Agriculture Senior Forensic Chemist, US Dept of Justice Staff, US Senate Field Deputy, Ouachita Parish Coordinator, MS Dept of Finance & Admin Medical Examiner, MS Crime Laboratory Forensic Chemist, Arkansas State Crime Lab Toxicology Tech Supervisor, Houston Forensic Science Forensic Scientist, Tx Dept of Public Safety Surface Warfare Officer, US Navy Firearms Examiner, Jefferson Parish Sheriff Toxicologist, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Officer, US Secret Service Education (16% of alumni) |
STEM (15% of alumni) Principle Engineer, Northrop Grumman Systems Quality Associate, EcoLab Global Strategic Customer Program, Agilent Technologies Anlytical Lab Manager, Sunshine Mills, Inc Data Scientist, AbbVie Medical Science Liaison, Braeburn Chemical Engineer, Desicare Inc Owner, Foresic Expert Witness, Rile, Hicks Forensic Chemist, Aegis Sciences Corp Forensic Scientist, Quest Diagnostics Research Associate, Molecumetrics Lab Technician, PharmacyRX Tox Lab Tech, BASF Business/Finance (9% of alumni) Healthcare (8% of alumni) Law (8% of alumni) |
Math
| Education (31% of alumni) Many math teachers and administers in K-12 such as Kosciusko HS, Vicksburg HS, DeSoto Central, Memphis, North Panola, Resource Facilitator, Jackson Academy Director of Admission, Jackson Academy Assistant Provost, New Jersey City Univ Faculty, UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke, Florida State, Univ of Oklahoma, Christian Brothers U, Univ of Alabama-Birmingham, Texas Tech, Millsaps, Univ of Memphis, Univ of Georgia, Univ of TN-Knoxville Medical Faculty, UM Medical Center, Vanderbilt, LSU Health Sciences Center Pres, MS Delta Comm College Faculty, Northwest MS Comm College, Hinds Comm College, Meridian Comm College, Northeast MS Comm College Computer App Coord, NE MS Comm College Business/Finance (22% alumni) STEM (17% of alumni) |
Govt/Military (10% of alumni) Analyst, Fed Reserve Bank of Atlanta Asst Director, NASA Langley Research Center Mathematician, Dept of Defense Envr Engineer, MS Dept of Envr Quality Sr Attorney, MS Emer Management Dir of Admin, MS Band of Choctaw Indians Program Manager, Natl Geospatial-Intel Agency Programmer Analyst, TVA Mathematician, US Dept of Agriculture Research Scientist, Veteran’s Admin Biostatistician, Food & Drug Admin Analyst, National Security Agency Chief of Safety, US Air Force Principle Scientist, US Navy Engineer, NASA Research Engineer, US Air Force Computer Sci, Naval Oceanographic Office Science & Tech Head, Naval Surface Warfare Staff Asst, Office of Sen Thad Cochran Healthcare (6% of alumni) Legal (4% of alumni) |
Physics
| Healthcare (35% of alumni) Physician, Memorial Hospital at Gulfport Physician, Veterans Affairs Medical Ctr. Chiropractor, Greenville Chiropractor Clinic OB-GYN, Delta Medical Group Dentist, Gulfside Periodontics Radiation Safety, St Thomas Hospitals Physician, AL Orthopedic Specialists Physician, Cardiology Assoc of North MS Internist, West TN Healthcare Self-employed Plastic Surgeon Radiologist, Tuscaloosa Radiology Group Ped. Ophthalmologist, Sierra Eye Assocs. Surgeon, South MS Surgeons Self-Employed, Anesthesiologist Radiologist, Radiological Group IT Director, Children’s Health System STEM (18% of alumni) |
Education (16% of alumni) Physics teacher, North Pontotoc HS Faculty, Texas A&M, West Florida, Univ. of Maryland, Boston U, UC-San Francisco Dean/Prof Science & Engineering, Univ of West FL Physician, UM Medical Center, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Yale School of Medicine, Emory U, Wake Forest, Johns Hopkins Hospital Project Mgr at Research & Curriculum, MS State Assoc Dean Fin & Operations-School of Eng, Duke Researcher, Univ of Mississippi, Virginia Tech Physics Professor, U. of TN Space Institute VP for Instruction, Pearl River Comm College Business/Finance (7% of alumni) Govt/Military (6% of alumni) |