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Another 10% to 25% of jobs are knowledge-oriented, such as pricing actuaries and medical management clinicians.
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Shubham Singhal, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
In particular, the fund dedicated to retirement benefits may run out by late 2032, according to the latest estimates from the Social Security Administration's chief actuary.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
In doing so, an actuary assigns dollar values to events that might happen once in a decade or once in a century.
—Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The board’s unanimous vote came weeks after pension-plan actuaries confirmed the program would be cost-neutral, as state law requires.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
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Shubham Singhal, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
In particular, the fund dedicated to retirement benefits may run out by late 2032, according to the latest estimates from the Social Security Administration's chief actuary.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
In doing so, an actuary assigns dollar values to events that might happen once in a decade or once in a century.
—Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The board’s unanimous vote came weeks after pension-plan actuaries confirmed the program would be cost-neutral, as state law requires.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Actuary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/actuary. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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actuary
noun
ac·tu·ary
ˈak-chə-ˌwer-ē 
-shə-
plural actuaries
: a person who calculates insurance premiums and dividends
actuarial
adjective
ˌak-chə-ˈwer-ē-əl
Legal Definition
actuary
noun
ac·tu·ary
ˈak-chə-ˌwer-ē, -shə-
plural actuaries
: a person who calculates insurance and annuity premiums, reserves, and dividends
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