精算师回答有关未来风险的问题，制定定价决策并制定投资策略。每当公司必须决定是否采取涉及重大财务风险的行动方案时，他们都需要咨询精算师。精算师使用定量工具来分析和计划未来的财务状况。除保险公司外，精算师还在政府，银行，金融计划和投资公司，咨询公司，公共会计公司，大型工业公司和工会中工作。精算专业的文学学士学位和理学学士学位均要求辅修业务。支持课程涵盖会计，计算机科学，金融，应用统计和经济学。此外，理学学士学位需要第二门科学专业（推荐计算机科学）。精算学学位课程为学生准备精算师协会和伤亡精算师协会的专业考试。
Actuaries answer questions about future risk, make pricing decisions and formulate investment strategies. Any time a company must decide whether to pursue a course of action involving substantial financial risk, they need to consult an actuary. An actuary uses quantitative tools to analyze and plan for future financial situations. In addition to insurance companies, actuaries work in government, banks, financial planning and investment companies, consulting firms, public accounting firms, large industrial corporations and labor unions. Both the Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Science (BS) degrees in Actuarial Science require a minor in business. Supporting courses cover accounting, computer science, finance, applied statistics, and economics. In addition, the BS degree requires a second minor in a science (computer science recommended). The Actuarial Science degree program prepares students for the professional exams of the Society of Actuaries and the Casualty Actuary Society. Students must take at least one professional exam prior to graduation.