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Typical tasks undertaken in this profession: 14
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Ascertain premium rates required and cash reserves and liabilities necessary to ensure payment of future benefits. |
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Determine or help determine company policy, and explain complex technical matters to company executives, government officials, shareholders, policyholders, or the public. |
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Design, review and help administer insurance, annuity and pension plans, determining financial soundness and calculating premiums. |
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Analyze statistical information to estimate mortality, accident, sickness, disability, and retirement rates. |
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Provide advice to clients on a contract basis, working as a consultant. |
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Collaborate with programmers, underwriters, accounts, claims experts, and senior management to help companies develop plans for new lines of business or improving existing business. |
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Provide expertise to help financial institutions manage risks and maximize returns associated with investment products or credit offerings. |
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Construct probability tables for events such as fires, natural disasters, and unemployment, based on analysis of statistical data and other pertinent information. |
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Determine equitable basis for distributing surplus earnings under participating insurance and annuity contracts in mutual companies. |
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Testify before public agencies on proposed legislation affecting businesses. |
A detailed description of this occupation can be found on a number of online databases. Follow the link(s) below to access this information:
Note: you will be leaving the CareersPortal Site |
 Actuary - from: Career Directions |
| Actuary - from: N.C.S. [UK] |
| Actuary - from: icould [UK] Video |
| Actuary - from: GradIreland |
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| Education
Most of these occupations require qualifications at NFQ Levels 7 or 8 (Ordinary / Honours Degrees) but some do not.
Related Experience
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an engineer must complete four years of college and work for several years in engineering to be considered qualified.
Job Training
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Job Zone Examples
Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include accountants, sales managers, computer programmers, teachers, chemists, environmental engineers, criminal investigators, and financial analysts. |
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Note: All salaries are in thousands of euros and refer to annual salaries.
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| Job Title |
Actuary
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| Salary Range* |
30 - 180
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| Related Information: |
Chief Actuary 120 - 180
Pricing Specialist 90 - 115
Life Actuary Qualified 85 - 105
Life Actuary Part-Qualified 55 - 80
Pensions Actuary Qualified 90 - 120
Pensions Actuary Part-Qualified 32 - 50
Non Life Actuary Qualified 80 - 115
Non Life Actuary Part-Qualified 30 - 50
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| Data Source(s): |
Brightwater / Morgan McKinley / Robert Walters/ Hudson
Last Updated: February, 2011 |
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| * The lower figures typically reflect starting salaries. Higher salaries are awarded to those with greater experience and responsibility. Positions in Dublin sometimes command higher salaries. |
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The following information is based on the National Skills Bulletin 2012 and displays some useful information about selected occupations, or occupation groups.
Each occupation is examined in terms of its employment profile (based on the data from the Quarterly National Household Survey by the Central Statistics Office (CSO)), recent employment trends and other available indicators on the demand and supply of skills.
Identified shortages are defined in terms of their characteristics, i.e. skill shortage or labour shortage. For more information see the Labour Market Information section of this site.
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| Labour / Skills shortage indicator |
This provides an indication of shortage for this occupation.
High level, Niche areas
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| Growth Rate 2007 - 2011 |
This shows the average annual employment growth for the period. May be a guide to future trends |
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+0%
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-3%
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| Part-time workers |
This shows the percentage of part-time workers in the total employment of an occupation
Total employed in this occupation: 6000 |
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Part-time
13%
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87%
Full-time
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| Older workers |
This shows the percentage of workers over 55 in the total employment of an occupation |
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Over 55
9%
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91%
Under 55
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| Ratio of Male / Female workers |
This shows the percentage of male and female workers in the total employment of an occupation |
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Male
50%
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50%
Female
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| Non-Irish National workers |
This shows the percentage of Irish national and non-Irish national workers in the total employment of an occupation |
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Non-Irish
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78%
Irish
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