Also called: Appointed Actuary
Leads an insurance company's actuarial department and signs off on its financial health.
You meet with the CEO and board, defend the company's reserves to regulators, and lead dozens of actuaries.
Executive pay with bonuses; varies by company size.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 15 years after high school. Fully credentialed actuary with 15+ years of experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Actuarial Science, Mathematics.
Growing faster than average. BLS does not project this specialty separately; rating estimated from related occupations.
Low risk for 10 years. AI supports analysis, but defending reserves to regulators and leading the department stay human.
Classes: AP Calculus, AP Statistics, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-3031.
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