"...Philosophy [nature] is written in that great book which ever is before our eyes -- I mean the universe -- but we cannot understand it if we do not first learn the language and grasp the symbols in which it is written. The book is written in mathematical language, and the symbols are triangles, circles and other geometrical figures, without whose help it is impossible to comprehend a single word of it; without which one wanders in vain through a dark labyrinth...". Galileo Galilei, "Il Saggiatore"
With the advancement of Computer Science and the growth of computing power, math has found even more, new applications in many different areas, such as finance, biology, metereology, medical diagnostics and image processing. Thanks to this, math degree holders now have new fields of employment.