Careers with a Math Major
Here are various links to nonacademic job opportunities for mathematics majors:
  • Mathematical Sciences Career Information (including profiles of career mathematicians in non-academic positions)
  • Jobs in Industry (see SIAM's online brochure)
  • American Mathematical Society's Resources for Undergraduates in Mathematics
  • Society of Actuaries
  • Seeking Employment in the Mathematical Sciences
  • Should You Prepare Differently for a Non-academic Career?
  • Mathematical Association of America's Career Profiles
  • SIAM Report on Mathematics in Industry (see especially the sections on Applications of Mathematics and Opportunities in Mathematics)
  • Mentor Programs in nonacademic mathematics
  • 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)!!

    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.