>>9821806Not sure if it's higher, but doing actuarial science is the nonironic "300k starting" meme come to life. You have to dedicate a lot of time to learning probability theory, stochastic models, and other mathematics relevant for accurate risk modelling and prediction. You then have to dedicate a lot of time and money to taking the various tests. Failing the tests has no penalty, and you can take them again, but it costs you months and, if you're taking the higher level tests, a couple thousand dollars. Finishing just 3 of these tests and getting hired can set you on a 90k starting track.
At the risk of sounding like a hippie, I'll say that actuarial science is very much evil math. You apply fairly sophisticated math to figure out how quickly people die, how much money they generally expend on hospital bills, and how willing they are to buy into plans so you can figure out how much you can overcharge them for insurance and still have them come back as loyal customers. Even Simons's models are about keeping money safe and growing wealth (even though it doesn't help anyone but the rich). Acturial math sort of spits in the face of anyone not absurdly wealthy.
