Operations research majors have a hard time finding a job right out of college. Graduates with an operations research degree are entering a strange job market and it can be hard to find your first job in operations research. To make finding a job easier, Zippia scanned through 1,399 operations research major resumes to identify the jobs operations research majors most prefer.
Highest-Paying Jobs With a Operations Research Degree
- Starting Salary$95,000Job openings28,460Top Locations:Job Description:Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents connect buyers and sellers in financial markets. They sell securities to individuals, advise companies in search of investors, and conduct trades.
- Starting Salary$75,000Job openings106,973Top Locations:Job Description:Computer and information research scientists invent and design new approaches to computing technology and find innovative uses for existing technology. They study and solve complex problems in computing for business, medicine, science, and other fields.
- Starting Salary$53,000Job openings167,520Top Locations:Job Description:Management analysts, often called management consultants, propose ways to improve the efficiency of an organization. They advise managers on how to make organizations more profitable through reduced costs and increased revenues.
- Starting Salary$53,000Job openings170,514Top Locations:Job Description:A business analyst is someone who analyzes an organization or business domain (real or hypothetical) and documents its business or processes or systems, assessing the business model or its integration with technology.
- Starting Salary$48,000Job openings154,380Top Locations:Cincinnati, OH;Â Â Boston, MA;Â Â Austin, TX;Â ÂJob Description:Operations research analysts use advanced mathematical and analytical methods to help organizations investigate complex issues, identify and solve problems, and make better decisions.
- Starting Salary$45,000Job openings81,374Top Locations:Job Description:Market research analysts study market conditions to examine potential sales of a product or service. They help companies understand what products people want, who will buy them, and at what price.
- Starting Salary$44,000Job openings141,707Top Locations:Job Description:Operations research analysts use advanced mathematical and analytical methods to help organizations investigate complex issues, identify and solve problems, and make better decisions.
- Starting Salary$26,000Job openings135,614Top Locations:Job Description:Market research analysts study market conditions to examine potential sales of a product or service. They help companies understand what products people want, who will buy them, and at what price.
- Starting Salary$24,000Job openings124,258Top Locations:Job Description:Market research analysts study market conditions to examine potential sales of a product or service. They help companies understand what products people want, who will buy them, and at what price.
- Starting Salary$23,000Job openings69,122Top Locations:New York, NY;Â Â Chicago, IL;Â Â Boston, MA;Â ÂJob Description:Financial analysts provide guidance to businesses and individuals making investment decisions. They assess the performance of stocks, bonds, and other types of investments.
