Centre for Career and Personal Development Degree Profiles

These degree profiles look at potential jobs, key skills & atributes, associations & professional development and great books which relate to each degree and its potential career path.

Actuarial Science

Actuarial practitioners, also known as actuaries, are responsible for assessing and quantifying financial risk.

Sample Job Titles

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Account Executive
Accountant
Actuarial Assistant
Actuary
Banker
Business Analyst
Computer Programmer
Database Administrator
Demographer
Financial Analyst

Foreign Services Officer
Information Analyst
Internal Auditor
Logistics Specialist
Marketing Consultant
Mathematician
Data Analyst
Numerical Analyst
Pension Specialist
Program Analyst

Research Analyst
Risk Analyst/Manager
Senior Negotiator
Statistical Consultant
Statistician
Systems Analyst
Tax Investigator
Teacher/Professor
Underwriter

Potential Industries

Accounting
Actuarial Science
Audit, consulting and financial advisory
Auditing
Banks & Financial Institutions
Bookkeeping
Business Analytics
Community/Public Health
Consulting
Consumer Research
Data Management
Defence
Demographics
Disaster Management

Disease Control/Prevention Centres
Economics
Education & Post-Secondary
Employee Benefits/Pension
Epidemiology
Finance
Genetics
Government
Information Systems
Information Technologies
Insurance Companies
Investment Firms
Manufacturing
Market Research and Analysis

Market Research Firms
Medical Research
Opinion Research
Pharmaceutical
Post-Secondary Institutions
Psychometrics
Research Firms
Research-based pharmaceutical
and Health-care companies
Resource Management
Risk management and tax
Software and Program Development
Software Corporations
Statistical Research and Analysis
Telecommunications

Key Skills & Knowledge

Problem solving - Develop research models and establish hypotheses using logical thinking; Cause, effect and forecasting; Measure distances, sizes and relationships

Analysis and evaluation - Perform calculations and analyze probabilities; Attention to detail; Conceptualize and synthesize complex numbers, formulae and statistics

Communication - Share research findings with both technical and non-technical audiences through oral presentations and written communication

Technical - Design and use computer simulations

Analytical - Use of critical and creative thinking to evaluate ideas and see relationships among factors; Pattern, structure and relationship identification

Research - Survey design and analysis; Gather, analyze and synthesize data

Associations & Professional Development

Job Sites

Additional Resources

Actuarial Science - More Resources

Aligned Majors

Computer Science

Economics

General Mathematics

Risk Management and Insurance

Did you know?

Formal Career Assessments like the Strong Interest Inventory and the Myers Briggs Type Indicator can be helpful tools for your career development. These assessments have been used for decades to help individuals choose a major, explore career options during and upon completion of a degree and to further understand yourself in relationship to the world of work. Inquire with Career Services if you are interested in these formal assessments.

Publications

Science by Susan Echaore-McDavid
ISBN: 9780816071326
Publication Date: 2008-08-01
Actuaries' Survival Guide by Fred E. Szabo
ISBN: 0126801460
Publication Date: 2004-02-23