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 +====General====
 +*[http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/math/mathmess/Mm01-02/Career%20Column.htm Career Ideas from the St. Olaf Mathematics Department]
 +:*Career Columns published in the St. Olaf Math Mess<br>
 +
 + <br>
 + <li> <b><a href="http://www.careercornerstone.org/math/math.htm">Sloan Career Cornerstone Center</a></b></li>
 + Information on careers, preparation, profiles of mathematicaticians, etc,<br>
 + This site covers science and engineering as well as mathematics<br>
 + <br>
 + <li> <b><a href="http://www.maa.org/students/career.html">Resources for Undergraduates in Mathematics</a></b></li>
 +
 + From the Mathematical Association of America.<br>
 + <br>
 + <li> <b><a href="http://www.ams.org/careers">The AMS/SIAM Career Page</a></b></li>
 + Profiles of many successful mathematicians.<br>
 + <br>
 + <li> <b><a href="http://camel.math.ca/vault/employ/guides/guides.html">A List of Available Guides to Careers in Mathematics</a></b></li>
 +
 + From the Canadian Mathematical Society.<br>
 + <br>
 + <li> <b><a href="http://www.siam.org/careers/index.htm">Jobs in Industry</a></b> (see SIAM's online brochure)&nbsp;</li>
 + <br>
 + <li> <b><a href="http://www.bls.gov/oco/">Occupational Outlook Handbook (Bureau of Labor Statistics)</a></b> (see especially the section on <a href="http://stats.bls.gov:80/oco/ocos043.htm">mathematics</a>)</li>
 +
 + <br>
 + <li> <b><a href="http://www.siam.org/mii/miihome.htm">SIAM Report on Mathematics in Industry</a></b> (see especially the sections on Applications of Mathematics and Opportunities in Mathematics)&nbsp;</li>
 + <br>
 + <li> <b><a href="http://www.ams.org/careers/ojils.html">On-Line Job Information and Listing Services</a></b>&nbsp;<b>&nbsp;</b></li>
 + <br>
 + <li> <b><a href="http://math.fullerton.edu/framesets/s_resources/careers_set.htm">Career Links from Cal State Fullerton&nbsp;</a></b></li>
 +
 + <br>
 + <li> <b><a href="http://www.stolaf.edu/people/humke/jobs-info.html">Why Math?&nbsp; From Humke</a></b></li>
 + Professor Paul Humke's career information page.
 + </ul>
 + <h4>Statistics</h4>
 + <ul>
 + <li> <b><a href="http://www.amstat.org/careers/">Careers in Statistics</a> from the American Statistical Association.</b> Contains:</li>
 +
 + <ul>
 + <li> About Careers in Statistics</li>
 + <li> What is Statistics? What Do Statisticians Do?&nbsp;</li>
 + <li> Statistics Job and Internship Opportunities</li>
 + <li> Career Brochures</li>
 +
 + <li> Career Articles and Publications</li>
 + </ul>
 + </ul>
 + <h4>Actuarial Science</h4>
 + <ul>
 + <li> <b><a href="http://www.math.purdue.edu/%7Eactuary/What.html">What is an Actuary?</a></b> From the Purdue Actuarial Science Club.</li>
 +
 + </ul>
 + <ul>
 + <li> <b><a href="http://www.soa.org/">Society of Actuaries</a>&nbsp;</b></li>
 + </ul>
 + <ul>
 + <li> <b><a href="http://www.math.yorku.ca/Careers/actuary.html">Careers in Actuarial Science</a></b></li>
 + From York University.
 + </ul>
 +
 + <h4>Operations Research</h4>
 + <ul>
 + <li> <b><a href="http://www.informs.org/Edu/edu.html">Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)</a></b></li>
 + </ul>
 + <h4>Computer Science</h4>
 + <ul>
 + <li> <b><a href="http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/cs/careers/index.html">Computer Science Careers&nbsp;</a></b></li>
 +
 + St. Olaf Computer Science Concentration Careers Page. <br>
 + <li> <b><a href="http://www.acm.org/member_services/career/">Careers in Computer Science</a></b></li>
 + From the Association of Computing Machinery.
 + </ul>
 + <h4>Financial Mathematics&nbsp;</h4>
 + <ul>
 + <li> <b><a href="http://www.qcf.gatech.edu">Financial Mathematics information and job opportunities, from Georgia Tech&nbsp;</a></b></li>
 +
 + </ul>
 + <ul>
 + <li> <b><a href="http://www.iafe.org">Schools offering graduate study in Financial Mathematics, from the International Association of Financial Engineers</a></b>&nbsp;</li>
 + </ul>
 + <h4>Other</h4>
 + <ul>
 + <li> <b><a href="http://www.richmond.edu/academics/a&amp;s/polisci/prelaw/">Careers in Law&nbsp;</a></b></li>
 +
 + From the University of Richmond.<br>
 + <br>
 + <li> <b><a href="http://www.careers-in-business.com/">Careers in Business</a></b></li>
 + Note especially the skills required in the Corporate Finance section. <br>
 + <br>
 + <li><b><a href="http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm">Biographies of Women Mathematicians</a></b></li>
 +
 + <b><a href="http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm"><br>
 + </a></b>
 + <li> <b><a href="http://www.ams.org/cgi-bin/careers/bin/show.pl/archive/William_Browning?004/001/0&amp;7012">Opportunities and Preparation for a Career in Mathematical Consulting</a>.</b>

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Contents

What Can I do With a Math Major?

====General====
  • Career Columns published in the St. Olaf Math Mess
             
  • Sloan Career Cornerstone Center</li> Information on careers, preparation, profiles of mathematicaticians, etc,
    This site covers science and engineering as well as mathematics

  • Resources for Undergraduates in Mathematics</li> From the Mathematical Association of America.

  • The AMS/SIAM Career Page</li> Profiles of many successful mathematicians.

  • A List of Available Guides to Careers in Mathematics</li> From the Canadian Mathematical Society.

  • Jobs in Industry (see SIAM's online brochure) </li>
  • Occupational Outlook Handbook (Bureau of Labor Statistics) (see especially the section on mathematics)</li>
  • SIAM Report on Mathematics in Industry (see especially the sections on Applications of Mathematics and Opportunities in Mathematics) </li>
  • On-Line Job Information and Listing Services  </li>
  • Career Links from Cal State Fullerton </li>
  • Why Math?  From Humke</li> Professor Paul Humke's career information page. </ul>

    Statistics

    • Careers in Statistics from the American Statistical Association. Contains:
      • About Careers in Statistics
      • What is Statistics? What Do Statisticians Do? 
      • Statistics Job and Internship Opportunities
      • Career Brochures
      • Career Articles and Publications

    Actuarial Science

    Operations Research

    Computer Science

    Financial Mathematics 

    Other