Actuaries use a well-rounded background including law, mathematics, and economics to solve emerging financial and social problems.  They develop models to answer questions and indicate the consequences of various decisions.  Their decisions and projections are the basis of the financial and insurance worlds.  Actuaries are in high demand by insurance companies, consulting firms, financial accounting firms, labor unions, and state and federal governments.

The following occupations represent some career opportunities available to actuarial science majors.  Some will require additional education.  For more information visit the Career and Experiential Learning Lab in Lucina 235.

Account executive
Achievement test developer
Actuary
Administrative assistant
Agricultural statistician
Analyst
Bank manager/officer
Banker
Broker
Budget manager
Bureau of Labor Statistics worker
Business systems consultant
Buyer
Census Bureau worker
Computer scientist
Consultant
Corporate planner
Credit manager/analyst
Data analyst
Database manager
Director of public services
Director of records management
Director of transportation
Director of vital statistics
Drug evaluator
Economist
Employee benefit specialist
Financial actuary
Financial analyst
Financial planner
Financial services salesperson
General test developer
Government statistician
Industrial statistician
Insurance actuary
Insurance statistician
Inventory manager
IRS agent
Job analyst
Loan officer
Logistics manager
Management analyst
Management trainer
Market forecaster/analyst
Materials supervisor
Mathematical scientist
Operations research analyst
Pension actuary
Pension administrator or consultant
Placement director
Political poller
Professional statistician
Professor (college, university)
Programmer
Psychological test developer
Purchasing agent
Research statistician
Research designer/specialist
Retail analyst
Risk manager
Sales manager/representative
Social researcher
Stockbroker
Survey designer
Systems analyst
Technical salesperson
University statistician
Wall Street analyst
Weather forecaster

Resources available in the Career and Experiential Learning Lab, LU 235:

College Majors Handbook (MAJ 6)
Occupational Outlook Handbook (JS JO 20)
Careers in Finance (OCC 85)
Career Opportunities in Banking, Finance, and Insurance (OCC 16)
Careers for Financial Mavens & Other Money Movers (OCC PT 21)
Opportunities in Banking Careers (OCC 15)
Opportunities in Financial Careers (OCC 86)
Opportunities in Insurance Careers (OCC 116)
WetFeet Insider Guide to Jobs in the Insurance Industry (OCC 116.5)

Web sites:

BSU Dept. of Mathematics: http://www.bsu.edu/math/
Career Links for BSU Majors (see Actuarial Science and Business--Insurance):  http://www.bsu.edu/careers/students/linksmajors 
Great Links to Explore (BSU Career Center):  http://www.bsu.edu/careers/students/links
Actuary.com:  http://www.actuary.com
Be an Actuary.org:  http://www.beanactuary.org
America's Career InfoNet: http://www.acinet.org
Careers in Actuarial Science (Brigham Young University): http://www.byu.edu/ccc/majortocareer/Book.pdf#pagemode=bookmarks&page=1
Employment Outlook:  http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0854971.html
IndianaINTERNnet:  http://www.indianaintern.net/home.asp 
Internships.com:  http://www.bsu.edu/careers/secure/pwinternships
Internships USA.com:  http://www.bsu.edu/careers/secure/internpw
Monster.com Major to Career Converter:  http://content.monstertrak.monster.com/tools/careerconverter
O*NET:  http://online.onetcenter.org
Occupational Outlook Handbook:  http://www.bls.gov/oco/
Salary Wizard:  http://www.salary.com
Volunteer Match:  http://www.volunteermatch.org
WetFeet Insurance Industry Profile: www.jobsinthemoney.com/html/insuranceindustry.html