Also called: Cat Modeler, Catastrophe Risk Analyst
Builds computer simulations of hurricanes, earthquakes and wildfires to estimate how much insurers could lose.
You run 10,000 simulated hurricanes across Florida, combine them with data on every insured home and report the worst-case losses to the reinsurance team.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in math, geography, meteorology or engineering; many have a master's.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Meteorology, Civil Engineering, Statistics, Geography.
Growing faster than average. Growing as climate risks increase.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI improves climate and hazard simulations; demand grows with disasters, and explaining uncertainty to insurers stays human.
Classes: AP Physics, AP Statistics, AP Environmental Science, AP Computer Science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-2041.
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