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Actuaries aim to make financial sense of the future. They do this by advising on the possible financial results of projects that are being planned. Their work involves:
Actuaries use their expertise in maths, statistics, economics, law, marketing and accounting. They also use computers a great deal in their work.
Actuaries work in offices. They work normal office hours but often have to work beyond those times.
Starting salaries for graduates are between £19,000 and £24,000 a year. A newly-qualified actuary will earn at least £44,000, and this can rise to well over £100,000 a year for a senior manager in a large company.
An actuary should:
It can be possible to become an actuary with A levels/H grades. Most entrants, though, have a degree, often in a subject such as maths, actuarial science, economics, statistics or physics. Training combines work with part-time study for the examinations of the Institute of Actuaries or the Faculty of Actuaries. It usually takes five or six years to qualify.
Most actuaries start by working for a life assurance or consultancy company. There are also opportunities with general insurance companies, banks, industrial and commercial companies and the Government Actuary's Department.
Actuaries can become managers, partners in consultancy firms or senior executives of companies.
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