The actuarial profession may be the best kept secret. If you have never heard of it, or never met an actuary, your experience is not unusual. The actuarial profession numbers only about 19,000 people in North America. But do not let that small number, or relative lack of prominence fool you. This may be the best job there is.
Actuaries are respected professionals.
They are paid very well, and they like what they do for a living. Since actuaries' calculations and judgments often influence organizational policies and practices, actuaries are involved in such business activities as management, marketing research, investments, accounting, and administrative and corporate planning. Actuaries may advance to high-level administrative and executive positions such as president, vice president, or senior partner in a variety of companies. Two largest professional actuarial organizations in the United States are the Casualty Actuarial Society and the Society of Actuaries . BeAnActuary.org , which contains a great variety of valuable information about the profession.