<p>It may be possible if, by “only math degree” you mean to say you <em>only</em> have the skills associated to a math major, and at that a pure one, your career prospects may be limited. Generally, I will actually agree that those with pure math degrees who managed to do something else with their lives (other than academia, for instance) probably did have knowledge outside of the math degree, or in fact, even certainly. Or, they were savvy in some sense, and could kind of learn stuff on the job.</p>
<p>To be fair people, I myself couldn’t see myself being well-suited for a job outside of teaching/academia with my current track/training. However, this isn’t to say that I couldn’t make some sort of consistent effort to go into something else. And that’s what I suggest, pmvd, if you don’t see yourself going into academia for whatever reason. </p>
<p>You can get jobs with ONLY a math degree if you have skills from elsewhere. You could study for actuarial exams, for instance. Doesn’t require getting a new degree, for one thing. </p>
<p>While I do agree whining about it isn’t the way to go, I do believe in my heart of hearts that there are people out there who’d find it very hard to bring themselves (not due to lack of intelligence) to pick up other skills after doing excessively theoretical majors.</p>