Actuaries, Economists and Statisticians n.e.c.

As an actuary, economist, or statistician, you use numbers and maths to solve real problems. Insurance companies need to know how likely it is that someone will make a claim. Governments want to understand how the economy is changing. Organisations of all kinds need to know what their data means.

Your day-to-day work depends on your specialism. Actuaries calculate insurance premiums and pension costs. Economists study trends like job growth and inflation. Statisticians design surveys and experiments, then analyse the results using software like R or Python. You will work in an office, often at a computer, and you will need to be very careful with detail because mistakes with numbers can cause real problems.