IT'S ALL ABOUT PROBLEM SOLVING
Actuaries solve business and societal problems and help corporations and government agencies make decisions. To do this they make financial forecasts and apply other analytical skills to today's business and economic problems. Some actuaries do technical work. Others are in the business of creating innovative financial products for the insurance, banking, and investments sector. Because actuaries wear a lot different hats, they often step up to management positions. Many actuaries move on to become senior executives of major companies or partners in consulting firms. Some go into business for themselves.
Opportunities for actuaries range from education to research to government agencies such as Social Security. Still other actuaries choose careers in investments or banking, or work for companies that write computer software with financial applications. Because of the importance of the work, actuarial science is a profession that's respected throughout the business community.
