In a new recent book, The Jobs Rated Almanac, using data from the government, trade groups and telephone surveys, author Les Krantz ranked 250 jobs according to six criteria: income, stress, physical demands, potential growth, job security and work environment.

WHERE DOES YOUR JOB RANK?

  1. Web site manager
  2. Actuary
  3. Computer Systems Analyst
  4. Software engineer
  5. Mathematician
  6. Computer programmer
  7. Accountant
  8. Industrial engineer
  9. Hospital administrator
  10. Web developer

Check out the article "Why It Pays to Be a Math Geek" on www.careerbuilder.com. Also read about the attributes math majors have for which they are frequently hired.

Here are various links to nonacademic job opportunities for mathematics majors.

  • Mathematical Sciences Career Information (including profiles of career mathematicians in non-academic positions)
  • SIAM Report on Mathematics in Industry (see especially the sections on Applications of Mathematics and Opportunities in Mathematics in "The Roles of Mathematics")
  • American Mathematical Society's Resources for Undergraduates in Mathematics
  • Society of Actuaries
  • Should You Prepare Differently for a Non-academic Career?
  • Mathematical Association of America's Career Profiles
  • On-Line Job Information and Listing Services
  • Occupational Outlook Handbook (Bureau of Labor Statistics) (see especially the section on mathematics)

    • Check out a website maintained by Luchsinger Mathematics listing all sorts of job opportunities for mathematicians all over the world (including the US)!!

    Don't forget to check out our own alumni questionnaires!!

     

     

    You might want to look at the following books published by the Mathematical Association of America:

    101 Careers in Mathematics, Andrew Sterrett, Editor

    She Does Math! (Real-Life Problems from Women on the Job), Marla Parker, Editor

    On a related matter, see Agnes Scott College's wonderful history of women in mathematics.

     

     

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