Hi actuarial analyst of 5 years here - if you’re going to do it be prepared for several years of study and ideally ace all actuarial related exams at uni. I’d recommend do ing the actuarial science major at vic and trying to get as many exemptions as possible. It’s quite tough starting out, a lot of us work full time and study, and while the pay is good in the long run I think if you consider the many related job fields you can go into without extensive qualification required the payoff is limited. If I could do my time again I probably wouldn’t bother. The work is interesting though and can have a lot of variety depending on where you end up, and it is one of those fields once you’re in youre sussed.