{"id":5373,"date":"2013-09-24T12:38:14","date_gmt":"2013-09-24T17:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/math\/?page_id=5373"},"modified":"2023-06-07T08:27:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T13:27:07","slug":"what-can-i-do-with-a-math-major","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/math\/what-can-i-do-with-a-math-major\/","title":{"rendered":"What Can I do With a Math Major?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><h2 class=\"entry-title\">General<\/h2>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><b><a title=\"CareerColumn.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/mscs\/files\/2013\/09\/CareerColumn.pdf\">Career Columns from the Mess.<\/a><\/b><br \/>\nCollection of career ideas from columns written by Professor Kay Smith for the Spring 2002 Math Mess<\/li>\n<li><b><a title=\"https:\/\/www.stolaf.edu\/people\/humke\/jobs-info.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaf.edu\/people\/humke\/jobs-info.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Why Math? From Humke<\/a><\/b><br \/>\nProfessor Paul Humke\u2019s career information page.<\/li>\n<li><b><a title=\"http:\/\/www.careercornerstone.org\/math\/math.htm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.careercornerstone.org\/math\/math.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sloan Career Cornerstone Center<\/a><\/b><br \/>\nInformation on careers, preparation, profiles of mathematicians, etc,<br \/>\nThis site covers science and engineering as well as mathematics.<\/li>\n<li><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maa.org\/students-and-careers-0\">Resources for Undergraduates in Mathematics<\/a><a title=\"http:\/\/www.maa.org\/students\/career.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.maa.org\/programs\/faculty-and-departments\/pic-math\/solving-real-world-problems\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/b>From the Mathematical Association of America.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b><b><a title=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/careers\" href=\"http:\/\/mathcareers.maa.org\/?utm_source=launchMAAMembers&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Careers\" rel=\"nofollow\">MAA (Mathematical Association of America) Career Page<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><a title=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/careers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/careers\" rel=\"nofollow\">The AMS\/SIAM Career Page<\/a><\/b> containing profiles of many successful mathematicians.<\/li>\n<li><b><a title=\"http:\/\/camel.math.ca\/vault\/employ\/guides\/guides.html\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/math\/what-can-i-do-with-a-math-major\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Careers in Mathematics<\/a>\u00a0<\/b>from the Canadian Mathematical Society.<\/li>\n<li><b><a title=\"http:\/\/www.siam.org\/careers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.siam.org\/careers\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jobs in Industry<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(see SIAM\u2019s online brochure)<\/li>\n<li><b><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bls.gov\/oco\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Occupational Outlook Handbook (Bureau of Labor Statistics)<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(see especially the section on\u00a0<a title=\"http:\/\/stats.bls.gov:80\/oco\/ocos043.htm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/math\/home.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">mathematics<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><b><a title=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/careers\/ojils.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/careers\/ojils.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Online Job Information and Listing Services (AMS)<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><a title=\"http:\/\/math.fullerton.edu\/framesets\/s_resources\/careers_set.htm\" href=\"http:\/\/math.fullerton.edu\/framesets\/s_resources\/careers_set.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">Career Links from Cal State Fullerton<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a name=\"Actuarial_Science\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Actuarial Science<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b><a title=\"http:\/\/www.beanactuary.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beanactuary.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Society of Actuaries Be An Actuary Page<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><a href=\"http:\/\/actsci.math.yorku.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Careers in Actuarial Science\u00a0from York University.<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a name=\"Financial_Mathematics\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Financial Mathematics<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><b><a title=\"http:\/\/www.qcf.gatech.edu\" href=\"http:\/\/www.qcf.gatech.edu\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Financial Mathematics information and job opportunities, from Georgia Tech<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a name=\"Mathematics_Education\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Industrial and Applied Mathematics<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b><a title=\"http:\/\/www.maa.org\/students\/career.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.maa.org\/programs\/faculty-and-departments\/pic-math\/solving-real-world-problems\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to see videos of industrial and applied mathematicians describing their \u201creal world\u201d work.<\/a><\/b><br \/>\nFrom the Mathematical Association of America.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Mathematics Education<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b><a title=\"http:\/\/www.nctm.org\/resources\/content.aspx?id=530&amp;linkidentifier=id&amp;itemid=530\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nctm.org\/resources\/content.aspx?id=530&amp;linkidentifier=id&amp;itemid=530\" rel=\"nofollow\">Be A Math Teacher<\/a><\/b><br \/>\nFrom the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.<\/li>\n<li><b><a title=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/notices\/200806\/tx080600676p.pdf\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/notices\/200806\/tx080600676p.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jobs in Mathematics Education in Institutions of Higher Education<\/a><\/b><br \/>\nFrom the AMS Notices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- begin-migrated-from-panel-builder -->\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__micronavbutton panel panel-micronavbutton site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"micronavbutton\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t    <div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none micronavbutton\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__no-gutters\"\n\t     data-depth=\"0\"\n\t     data-name=\"buttons\"\n\t 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