Actuaries

SOC Code: 15-2011

Actuariess ascertain premium rates required and cash reserves and liabilities necessary to ensure payment of future benefits. This career typically requires considerable preparation (2-4 years). With an AI-proof score of 84.5/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Mathematics, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking.

AI-Proof Score: 84.5Very High
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Median Salary

$125,770

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Job Growth

21.8%

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Training Time

Considerable preparation (2-4 years)

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Job Zone

Zone 4 / 5

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Training Cost

~$40,000

Key Skills

  • Mathematics
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Critical Thinking
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Systems Analysis
  • Judgment and Decision Making

Common Tasks

  • Ascertain premium rates required and cash reserves and liabilities necessary to ensure payment of future benefits.
  • Collaborate with programmers, underwriters, accounts, claims experts, and senior management to help companies develop plans for new lines of business or improvements to existing business.
  • Analyze statistical information to estimate mortality, accident, sickness, disability, and retirement rates.
  • Design, review, and help administer insurance, annuity and pension plans, determining financial soundness and calculating premiums.
  • Determine, or help determine, company policy, and explain complex technical matters to company executives, government officials, shareholders, policyholders, or the public.

Why AI-Proof?

  • Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
  • Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
  • Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
  • Social and regulatory barriers to full automation
Actuaries — AI-Proof Careers