Tip Sheet

Demand for risk experts keeps heating up

Hacks. Politics. Uncertainty. Time to hire a risk analyst?

$ 114k

The mean salary of an actuary in 2016. SOURCE: U. S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

Automated Actuaries

Startups including Cytora (London), Winklevoss Technologies (Greenwich, Connecticut), and Origami Risk (Chicago) sell software that automates some aspects of actuarial duties.

RETAIL UNCERTAINTY

Abercrombie & Fitch, Walmart, and Amazon have all recruited risk analysts in the past two years.

22%

The projected growth rate of actuary jobs from 2016 to 2026. SOURCE: BLS