The Jobs Rated Almanac rated mathematics in the top six best overall professions on the market today. The rating was based on factors of the environment, future of the field, likelihood of promotions, stress, security, physical demands and income.

For those with developed talent and skills in the mathematical sciences, the job market should be strong and offer a wide choice of opportunities that fit the student's needs. Almost every organization offering employment needs people in the mathematical sciences. These include mathematicians, statisticians and computer scientists. Hence, a student who has an academic background in at least one of these areas has a wide range of job opportunities locally and worldwide in business, government and education. By choosing a major/minor combination covering two or more of these areas, many students create even more opportunities for themselves. The graduate degrees in math, math education and computer science offer further opportunities for career enhancement.