Navigation : Main Webpage Activities Upper Level Courses Graduate School Undergrad Research Job Info Links Speaker's Corner Finding a Job : It is rough finding a job in this job market, but mathematics does give a lot of people a significant edge in the market. What graduates do: * Unless you're planning on attending graduate school for secondary education (find more info on the web, in books, at the alumni office, or at the career planning and placement office), you might be wondering what's out there for you in the job market. Professor Loya has compiled a nice informational section on jobs for mathematicians: What can you do with a Mathematics degree? Of the "Top Ten Jobs in the US", TWO are in the Math Department! (See Jobs Rated Almanac by Les Krantz, Barricade Books, 2002. Jobs are rated in terms of low stress, high compensation, lots of autonomy, tremendous hiring demand, and several other key criteria.) * Actuary: The job "actuary" was rated the second best job in the US. Only "biologist" rated higher. Click here to read more and here to read about Binghamton's actuary program. * Statistics: Rated 9th most desirable job in the US and first in the category of "Best Working Environment". Click here, read especially the Sep. 2002 article, for more information. Other exciting jobs using mathematics: * The National Security Agency is the leading employer of mathematicians in the US. It carries out a number of the country's most important and sensitive intelligence activities. John Nash of "A Beautiful Mind" did some work with the NSA as seen in the movie. * Operations Research uses mathematics to analyze problems and make important decisions. It forecasts the outcomes of various alternatives and determines which choice is the best. * Many consulting firms, e.g. Metron, Wagner Assoc., or Applied Mathematics, Inc., need mathematicians to solve very challenging technology and computer related problems. * Wall street needs mathematicians to research risk management and quantitative investments, where mathematical models are used to make important financial decisions. The American Mathematical Society has lots of information on careers, including profiles of mathematicians in a variety of fields: * www.ams.org/employment * www.ams.org/careers * www.maa.org/students/students_index.html#career * www.maa.org/careers/index.html * www.amstat.org/opportunities/index.html * www.informs.org * www.awm-math.org/resources/ * www.soa.org * www.casact.org/career/actuary.htm * www.beanactuary.com * www.casact.org/students/students.htm * www.siam.org/profops/profops.htm * www.acm.org/cacm/careeropps/ * www.peacecorps.gov/www/vrs/VRSEDU.html * www.jobweb.org/