Mathematics is the science of order, structure and relation. It is concerned with the study of the properties of measurements, numbers, and shapes, and the relation between these quantities. It is a powerful tool for solving practical problems, and a highly creative field of study combining logic and precision with intuition and imagination.

The knowledge of mathematics is extremely lucrative in today's technologically oriented workplace. There are a very wide range of employment opportunities available to students who are facile with mathematics concepts. Employers from business and industry like to hire persons with a background in mathematics because of their ability to think and reason critically, logically and analytically. Employers include electronic equipment and computer manufacturers, oil companies, communications laboratories, aerospace companies, research firms, investment banking firms, and school systems.

Sites Related to Careers in Math

If you like math and want to know what you can do with it, look at:

MAA Professional Development
http://www.maa.org/subpage_3.html

Mathematical Sciences Career Information. AMS-MAA-SIAM
http://www.ams.org/careers/

Mathematical Sciences Career Information. AMS-MAA-SIAM
The Project for Non-Academic Employment.
http://www.ams.org/employment/

American Statistical Association (ASA)
Professional Needs
http://www.amstat.org/profession/

The Association of Women in Mathematics
Women and Mathematics Network Careers
http://www.mystery.com/WAM/resources/careers.html

Informs (Institute for Operation Research and Management Sciences)
dealing with the application of information technology
http://www.informs.org

SIAM, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, has a career information page with information about non-academic employment, applied math and computational sciences and a joint AMS-SIAM mentoring program.
http://www.siam.org/careers/
SIAM Jobs
http://jobs.siam.org

The Society of Actuaries (SOA)
"Actuary" has been rated the top job in America in the Jobs Rated Almanac.
http://www.soa.org

CoolMath Careers
http://www.coolmath.com/careers.htm

Careers Related to Education, Science, and Applied Mathematics

The Chronicle of Higher Education Career Network
This site provides information on job openings in the academic world.
http://www.chronicle.com/jobs

Teach For America
If you are interested in teaching in the most underdeveloped area of the nation as part of Teach For America.
http://teachforamerica.org

Peace Corps
How far are you willing to go to make a difference? Become a volunteer in the Peace Corps.
http://www.peacecorps.gov

Career profiles (part of the AMS-MAA-SIAM Mathematical Sciences Career Information)
http://www.maa.org/careers/

Science Online
One can browse and search current job advertisements.
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/

The National Academies
advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/careers/
http://nationalacademies.org/careerguides.html

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
This is an organization devoted to the art, science, engineering and application of information technology.
http://www.acm.org

http://www.acm.org/membership/career/careerline.html

The Occupational Outlook Handbook - Mathematicians
This gives a description of the nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training and other qualifications, advancement, job outlook, and sources of additional information. See also sections on Operations Research, Underwriter, Actuarial Careers, Mathematical Consulting, and Computer Scientist/Systems Analyst.
http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos043.htm

Careers in Statistics
http://www.amstat.org/education/

The site at Purdue University has several important links that would be useful to math students.
Career Planning Center for Beginning Scientists and Engineers
The AMS/SIAM Career Page
Jobs in Operation Research
How to Find Mathematical Consulting Firms
Jobs in Statistics
http://www.math.purdue.edu

The "Math That Counts" series in SIAM News provides a lot of examples of mathematicians at work.
http://www.siam.org/news/

For detailed descriptions of the working environment in industry consider the SIAM Report on Mathematics in Industry.
http://www.siam.org/about/mii/

Career options for economics and applied math economics majors
http://www.oswego.edu/~economic/career.opt

The Career Resources of the Association of Women in Mathematics provides the following links applicable to anyone.
Careers that Count
Be an Actuary
Science's Next Wave
http://www.awm-math.org/career.html

The Computing Research Association (CRA)
This site contains information on jobs for computer scientists, computer engineers, and computer researchers on the World Wide Web.
http://www.cra.org

Books, Guides, and Magazines Related to Careers in Mathematics

The MAA Online Review of 101 Careers in Mathematics Edited by Andrew Sterrett
www.maa.org/reviews/careers.html

The MAA Online Review of Great Jobs for Math Majors by Stephen Lambert and Ruth Decotis
http://www.maa.org/reviews/greatjobs.html

Math Horizon, a magazine published by MAA, has a variety of articles on how to find a job, get an internship, choose a graduate school, and combine math with other interests like becoming an actuary or statistician.
http://www.maa.org/mathhorizons/

Information Related to Getting Jobs in Companies

Job Search, About.com
Insider information on many industries and career fields including education, the training required, and employment information.
//jobsearch.about.com/

Vault Reports
These best-selling industry guides assist by offering job seekers an in-depth look inside some of the hottest industries.
http://www.vault.com/

Hoover's on line
This site offers description and profiles on several companies.
http://www.hoovers.com/free

Last modified February 22, 2008

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