Actuarial Technician

Prepares data and reports for actuaries without taking the professional exams.

A day in the life

You clean policy data, run standard reports and check numbers for errors.

Pay over a career

Starting
$42k
Typical
$55k
High
$72k

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Associate or bachelor's; strong Excel skills.

Ways in: 2-year college, 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Mathematics, Statistics.

Outlook

Growing slowly. Shrinking with automation.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

High risk for 10 years. Data prep and standard reports are highly automatable, so this support role is likely to shrink sharply.

Start now, in high school

Classes: AP Statistics, Excel class.

Official data: O*NET occupation 43-9111.

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