If you excel at mathematics, and like to apply your mathematical skills to challenging problems, then becoming an actuary may be your ticket to an exciting and rewarding management-track career.
Actuaries are professionals who specialize in the assessment of risk.
Actuaries define, analyze, and solve real-world problems using mathematical, statistical and financial techniques. Actuaries work on a variety of problems, such as applying mathematical models to insurance company pricing problems, investigating the effects of high-tech medical care on life expectancies, or participating in a company merger or acquisition. These ratings are based on salary, working conditions, stress, and potential for advancement. Actuaries are very well paid because people who can successfully apply mathematics in developing practical solutions to real-world problems are hard to find. Both large and small companies throughout the United States need actuaries.