After university are you looking for a challenge? If so becoming an actuary is a career option worth considering. High-flying, high-paying and big on rewards being trained in the actuary profession could offer you the pick of work across the globe.

The actuary profession is all about risk-taking financial risk-taking that is! Looking at numbers and information from different things of a company might invest, and working out the risk if the company should choose to put their money into it. With statistics, trends and personal experience it is an actuary's job to make these decisions. This makes an actuary a kind of investment soothsayer, reading the future.

An actuary works in companies that manage investments, particularly insurance and pensions. An actuary can also advise on business mergers and takeovers.

Money-wise, the actuary profession is one of the best paying careers around, because of the importance placed on an actuary's advice it is taken very seriously by companies. The skills you receive when training for the actuary profession are recognized internationally so this career can take you anywhere in the world.

Joining a professional organization such as The Actuarial Profession is the best way to enter the sector. To qualify as a member you will need to take an exam. You can work as a trainee actuary while you complete your professional qualifications, which means you can earn while you learn. It can take between three and six years to qualify, and the exams can be very demanding but for the potential financial rewards it is more than worth the effort.