To be more specific, actuaries improve financial decision making by developing models to evaluate the current financial implications of uncertain future events. If you ve never met an actuary, that s not unusual. The actuarial profession numbers only about 19,000 people in North America. But don't let that small number fool you. Actuaries put their special problem-solving skills to work in many different business situations, and their work has had an influence on people s lives for more than a century.
Actuaries make a difference.
Their calculations and projections are the backbone of the insurance and financial security industries. In other words, actuaries have a well-rounded business approach to problem solving. And they must be good communicators to explain things to nonactuaries. Actuaries are key players on a company's management team. They are well paid, and they like what they do for a living.