Actuarial Technician

Also called: Actuarial Assistant

Prepares data and runs routine reports for an actuarial team.

A day in the life

You clean data files, update spreadsheets, and run standard reports. Some technicians start actuarial exams and move up.

Pay over a career

Starting
$38k
Typical
$52k
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 degree; strong spreadsheet skills.

Ways in: 2-year college, 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.

Majors to look at: Mathematics, Business, Accounting.

Outlook

Growing slowly. BLS does not project this specialty separately; rating estimated from related occupations.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

High risk for 10 years. Cleaning data and running standard reports is exactly what AI automates; few technician jobs remain.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Statistics, Computer applications.

Official data: O*NET occupation 15-2011.

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