What can I do with a degree in mathematics? Do I need to get a masters or doctoral degree in order to embark on a particular career path?
You can find discussions of these questions, profiles of early career and established mathematicians, and many other career resources in the links below. Make sure to check these out early on in your degree program. Indeed, some of these links contain great resources for students as they progress through graduate school.
- The SIAM Report on Mathematics in Industry. The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics has a comprehensive report on Mathematics in Industry. It includes some good suggestions for faculty and for students.
- The SIAM Careers and Jobs page. Career resources for students and established mathematicians.
- AMS: Mathematical Sciences Career Information. Resource page for non-academic employment.
- AMS: Early Career Profiles. The American Mathematical Society has profiles of early career mathematics graduates (baccalaureate and masters).
- AWM Career Resources. The Association for Women in Mathematics has a great all round career resources page. This contains lots of links organized by category.
- CaMeW Wheaton Career Mentoring Workshop for women in final year of PhD program.
- Sloan Career Cornerstone Center: Mathematics. Sloan Center has detailed brochures on careers in actuarial science, mathematics and statistics.
- MAA: Student Careers. Career information for mathematics graduates from the Mathematical Association of America.
- PhDs.org: Science, Math and Engineering Career Resources. Great general resource site for mathematicians and scientists. Includes topics like "Getting into Graduate School", "Succeeding in Graduate School", "Postdoctoral Life", "Finding a Job", "Career Guide for Scientists", and "The Big Picture".
- YMN The Young Mathematicians' Network has many discussion forums, including ones on graduate life and on the job search process.
- Mathjobs.org: Jobs for Mathematicians. Database of jobs for mathematicians. Contains a huge list of academic positions, and an online application process. This is the default site for academic jobs. It includes the AMS Coversheet, and links to the EIMS job database.
- Chronicle Careers. The Chronicle of Higher Education Career section has a searchable database of positions.
- Cool Math - Careers in Mathematics.
You should also keep an eye on the talk schedules of the OU Math Club and the Mathematics Graduate Students Association (MGSA) (particularly the Graduate Student Seminar). These groups occasionally invite representatives from industry to talk about career opportunities to OU mathematics students.