Career Resources and Job Outcomes

What’s it like to be an Actuary?

We highly recommend reviewing https://www.beanactuary.org/what-is-an-actuary/. It is an excellent website for students exploring whether the profession is right for them. This website also has more detailed information about the actuary exams which students should begin taking while in their undergraduate career to be competitive for actuary internships and jobs.

Tech Training Resources

UWM enrolled students have free access to LinkedIn Learning courses. We recommend classes in Excel, R, SQL, SAS, and Tableau. These technology classes are wonderful additions to a resume.

Sample Alumni Jobs

Our alumni hold positions as actuarial assistants, actuarial analysts, and actuaries at a wide range of companies in Wisconsin and across the country.

AIG
Allianz Life
Allstate
American Family
Associated Bank
Assurant Health
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
CUNA Mutual
Dean Health Plan
Deloitte
Humana
KPMG
Land Title Guarantee Company
Liberty Mutual
Milliman
MetLife
National General Insurance
New York Life
Northwestern Mutual
Oliver Wyman
Transamerica
Willis Towers Watson

Career Planning Resources and Job Boards

Credentialed Alumni

A number of our alumni have attained professional credentials from:

Society of Actuaries: 11 Fellows (FSA), 13 Associates (ASA).
Casualty Actuarial Society: 1 Fellow (FCAS), 1 Associate (ACAS).
CERA Global Association: 3 Chartered Enterprise Risk Analysts (CERA).

Number of Graduates (Bachelor’s level)

2021-22: 9
2020-21: 14
2019-20: 7
2018-19: 13
2017-18: 5
2016-17: 14
2015-16: 6
2014-15: 14
2013-14: 16
2012-13: 6
2011-12: 8
2010-11: 9
2009-10: 11

Approximately 60% of our students pass 2 or more professional exams before graduation and 47% of students complete 1 or more internships. After graduation, about 67% of our students report having found full-time employment in actuarial science profession within six months.