Actuarial Science

What the Numbers Say About Actuarial Science

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Actuarial Science occupation (OPM code 1510): 305 people, headcount down -2.9% versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend.

Average tenure in Actuarial Science runs 14.4 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $164,404 per year, 49.6% above the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 2.9% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce.

The Mathematics and Statistics Group family (code 15) groups Actuarial Science together with 9 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Actuarial Science postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Actuarial Science makes up 1.2% of the 26,507 employees across the Mathematics and Statistics Group family, ranking #8 of 10 occupations in that family by headcount.