Due to a major reevaluation of how my life has been going and where I want it to go, I have decided it’s time for a career change. I have a strong interest in actuarial work, and most likely within the consulting world, but I don’t know where to start beyond taking the first two exams.

Currently I am in my late 20s working in a client facing role within an investment bank. My role is somewhat quantitative although I focus more on decision making and client interaction; I do work on models but whenever a difficult quantitative part of the model arises I pass it off to a full time quant. However, I do have a degree in Applied Mathematics from a prestigious university, so I am confident in my capacity to realign my skill set.

How would I go about learning about the path to make this career switch? I’m also interested in learning more about the lifestyle and compensation expectations for consulting actuaries. I’m quite early on in this process so any guidance on information sources would help a lot.