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    Ranking the actuarial career.

    • 25 High-Paying Jobs for People Who Don’t Like Stress – Actuary
    • Actuary makes Time’s list of highest paying jobs in 2016.
    • CareerCast Ranks Actuary as One of the Twelve Best Jobs for Women in 2014
    • Top 10 STEM Careers – Actuarial Profession Profile
    • Actuaries In Action: Why It’s Rated The Number One Profession
    • The Best Jobs of 2013 – Actuary #1
    • Four degrees with 0% unemployment: Actuary job in hand, before the degree
    • Careercast.com reported in the Wall Street Journal, actuaries have the second best job in 2012.
    • Best Careers for 2012
    • Reassuring News for Actuarial Science
    • CNBC Highlights Actuary as the 3rd Best Job in America for 2011
    • CareerCast Ranks Actuary #3 on its 2011 List of Best Jobs
    • Actuary Named Best Job for 2010 as Reported in the Wall Street Journal Online
    • Most Lucrative College Degrees
    • Actuary Ranks as One of the Best Jobs During Recession
    • Actuary #8 on List of Best Jobs for College Graduates
    • Actuary is #2 in Ranking of Best Occupations in the U.S.
    • Ten Jobs that Pay $80,000 a Year (Actuary is #1)
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    While there are advantages to attending a college with an actuarial science program, you should know that you don’t have to major in actuarial science to become an actuary, nor is an advanced degree required.

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