Everybody consults a pharmacist at some time or other but not everybody deals with an actuary.

Actuaries are employed mainly by the insurance companies and I was told only the big ones employ actuaries and even then one company only employ one actuary. How many actuaries can the market absorb?

Excuse me if I'm being ignorant but I have been wondering whether they are enough job openings for actuaries with the growing trend among young people taking up the course. Of course many are attracted to it when they hear about the lucrative salaries.

One thing to bear in mind, you can have your own business if your are a pharmacist but not if you are an actuary. The job market seems very limited, doesn't it?

This post has been edited by tehtmc: Dec 11 2009, 12:59 PM

tanjinjack
You are talking about job opportunities for AS overseas in advanced countries like US and UK. What is true overseas may not be true in the local context. Unless you don't plan to be based in Malaysia.

My question is: is there the same good demand for AS in Malaysia as the advanced countries? Which other industries like you said employ AS other the insurance industry? I suppose you have to hear this from people in that line.