Job Survey: Actuary

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Location: Milwaukee, WI Company: Mercer Human Resource Consulting, Inc. Experience: Mid-level Highest Level of Education: Undergraduate Degree

Job Responsibilities Design, funding and administering retirement programs. Job Requirements Undergraduate degree in actuarial science / business. Passage of 10 actuarial ezams. Uppers Each day is different from the previous day. Downers Long post-collegiate education process. Lifestyle Actuarial science has a lot of opportunity but consulting on defined benefit plans is a long term road to disaster. Hook up with a financial management house. Compensation Base $160,000. Variable: 15% - 40% of base. Health benefits. 401(k). Defined benefit pension plan. Tuition reimbursement. Professional dues paid. Advice to Jobseekers Actuarial science has a lot of opportunity but consulting on defined benefit plans is a long term road to disaster. Hook up with a financial management house. This Actuary career survey is just one of 1000s of exclusive career surveys available on Vault. Find out what it's actually like on the job with Vault's job surveys. Read all Vault Career Surveys for the inside scoop on specific jobs Read Vault Employee Surveys for the inside scoop on specific employers Read Vault Student/Alumni Surveys for the inside scoop on colleges and grad schools