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Career information on the website of the American Mathematical Society

The maintains a page which "promotes appreciation and understanding of the role mathematics plays in science, nature, technology and human culture." 

The , maintains pages on and career profiles of nonacademic mathematical scientists. "The authors of these essays describe a wide variety of careers for which a background in the mathematical sciences is useful. They provide practical answers to the question: Why should I study math?"

The provides a page that contains these resources:

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• that details career paths outside academia for anyone majoring in applied mathematics or computational science;
• report that looks at the way mathematical sciences are used in industry today, along with assessing the skills, training and curriculum that will best prepare graduates for future mathematical careers;
•   related to careers in the Mathematical Sciences;
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The maintains a .

The and the maintain a page which describes how to and contains information about the .

Career information at sites of government organizations

The is one of the largest employers of mathematicians outside academia. NSA has a web site which describes their College Student Cooperative Education Program and Summer Programs. NSA has career paths in Cryptanalysis, Intelligence Analysis, Mathematics, Signal Analysis, and other fields. The Director's Summer Program is the National Security Agency's premier outreach effort to the very best undergraduate mathematics majors in the country. The students participating in the cryptologic mathematics program will work on a broad range of problems involving applications of abstract algebra, geometry, number theory, combinatorics, graph theory, probability, statistics and analysis.

The U.S. Department of State has a page which includes information on .

Career information at sites of companies

• Allstate has an page.

Careers in Academia

The American Mathematical Society has a page that focuses on academic careers. This web site contains , as well as . The is run by the AMS and other Societies each January at the Joint Mathematics Meetings. It is a way for employers and PhD-level mathematicians to have short interviews.

maintains a which includes job announcement listings exclusively for Chronicle subscribers.

The maintains a "Web site service that provides a timely link between mathematics education professionals seeking new positions and educational institutions with vacancies."

Jobs websites

Current Jobs for Graduates 

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Advice for moving forward

The Associate of American Colleges and Universities commissioned a survey of employers regarding what employers find important. 

Other sources

• provides information about career opportunities in education and academia.
• is a firm devoted strictly to job searches in the actuarial profession.
• The website contains science, math, and engineering career resources.
• has Quick and Advanced Job Search features.
• is a service created by students for students.
• is a job network for college students and recent grads.
•   career exploration site.
• "Why Math" page.
• has a lot of interesting information on learning, teaching, writing, going to graduate school etc.

This information was built largely from the following resources:

• of the Kansas State University Department of Mathematics