Property & Casualty Actuary

Also called: P&C Actuary

Prices insurance for cars, homes, businesses, and disasters.

A day in the life

You figure out how much more a teen driver should pay than a 40-year-old, or how wildfires change home insurance prices in California.

Pay over a career

Starting
$80k
Typical
$135k
High
$235k

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

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 8 years after high school. Bachelor's in math, actuarial science, or statistics, plus a series of professional exams (SOA or CAS) taken while working; full credentials take about 7-10 years. Employers usually pay for exam study.

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

Majors to look at: Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics.

Outlook

Growing much faster than average (about 22% over 10 years). Growth is for actuaries overall.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk for 10 years. AI models price risks from huge data; judging new risks like wildfires and signing rate filings stay human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: AP Calculus, AP Statistics, AP Environmental Science.

Official data: O*NET occupation 15-2011.

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