By Careers with STEM, 11 August, 2026 | Kate Brunetto, graduate market analyst at AEMO
What can you do with a mathematics degree? Meet QUT graduate Kate Brunetto
After completing a Bachelor of Mathematics (Operations Research) at QUT, Kate Brunetto was quickly snapped up by an employer.
Kate is a graduate market analyst at the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), a job she found through her connections at QUT!
“At uni, I was president of the QUT Maths Society,” Kate says. “One of the previous presidents was interning at AEMO and spoke highly of his experience there.”
When the opportunity came up, Kate interviewed for a summer internship at AEMO, landed it, and was then offered a part-time role while finishing their studies. After graduating, she accepted a full-time graduate position there.
Now, Kate is part of a team that calculates different factors in the electricity market. She also helps with data analysis and uses problem-solving strategies she learnt in her degree.
If you love maths, Kate encourages you to pursue it. “There’s no need to worry about whether a maths degree is valued in the industry – it definitely is.”
Kate’s Pathway
- Bachelor of Mathematics (Operations Research), QUT
- Intern, AEMO
- Graduate market analyst, AEMO
This article was first published in Careers with STEM: Maths.
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