Computer & Math
Actuaries
SOC 15-2011
Price risk for insurers and pensions using probability and a long exam ladder.
The job
Median pay
$130k
$98k to $171k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+9.2% projected
Openings a year
2k
BLS projection
Typical education
Bachelor's plus exams
Our model
AI displacement risk
High
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
15/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
84th pct
More exposed than 84% of occupations · modeled estimate · 55th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
60/100
Key skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Mathematics
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Writing
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 2,630 | 0.3 | 1.6× | $156k |
| Illinois | 2,280 | 0.4 | 2.2× | $115k |
| Texas | 1,750 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $105k |
| Pennsylvania | 1,710 | 0.3 | 1.6× | $125k |
| Georgia | 1,470 | 0.3 | 1.8× | $125k~ |
| Connecticut | 1,380 | 0.8 | 4.7× | $167k |
| Florida | 1,300 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $132k |
| California | 1,280 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $131k |
| New Jersey | 1,260 | 0.3 | 1.7× | $143k |
| Minnesota | 1,170 | 0.4 | 2.3× | $128k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 1,090 | 0.2 | 1.1× | $111k |
| Wisconsin | 890 | 0.3 | 1.8× | $132k |
| Indiana | 780 | 0.2 | 1.4× | $101k |
| Massachusetts | 780 | 0.2 | 1.3× | $126k~ |
| North Carolina | 610 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $129k |
| Maryland | 580 | 0.2 | 1.2× | $127k |
| Michigan | 570 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $101k |
| Iowa | 530 | 0.3 | 2.0× | $129k |
| Colorado | 500 | 0.2 | 1.0× | $120k |
| Virginia | 440 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $132k |
| Missouri | 390 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $129k |
| Washington | 360 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $135k |
| Tennessee | 300 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $109k |
| Nebraska | 270 | 0.3 | 1.5× | $103k |
| Oregon | 210 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $130k |
| Arizona | 200 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $136k |
| Alabama | 190 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $137k |
| Kansas | 180 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $125k |
| Utah | 180 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $133k |
| Washington DC | 160 | 0.2 | 1.3× | $166k |
| Arkansas | 142 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $100k~ |
| South Carolina | 140 | 0.1 | 0.3× | $115k~ |
| New Hampshire | 129 | 0.2 | 1.1× | $128k~ |
| Nevada | 120 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $132k |
| New Mexico | 104 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $118k~ |
| Rhode Island | 100 | 0.2 | 1.2× | $111k |
| Idaho | 99 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $107k~ |
| Maine | 80 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $120k |
| West Virginia | 74 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $96k~ |
| Delaware | 73 | 0.2 | 0.9× | $135k~ |
| Kentucky | 70 | 0.0 | 0.2× | $120k |
| Oklahoma | 70 | 0.0 | 0.2× | $110k |
| South Dakota | 49 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $97k~ |
| Montana | 48 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $95k~ |
| Louisiana | 40 | 0.0 | 0.1× | $81k |
| Mississippi | 40 | 0.0 | 0.2× | $106k |
| Vermont | 39 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $114k~ |
| North Dakota | 35 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $98k~ |
| Hawaii | 30 | 0.0 | 0.3× | $118k~ |
| Alaska | 28 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $109k~ |
| Wyoming | 22 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $101k~ |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ2,780 jobs · $161k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN1,560 jobs · $114k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA1,200 jobs
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI1,020 jobs · $126k median
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT960 jobs · $167k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD780 jobs · $128k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV520 jobs · $145k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX510 jobs · $128k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Actuaries interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.