Career switch, measured
From Actuary to Business Analyst
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 55% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include SQL, Stakeholder management, Excel, Data analysis; the main skills to add are Data visualization, Agile, Process improvement, Tableau.
55%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillActuaryBusiness Analyst
- SQL52%35%
- Stakeholder management35%68%
- Excel48%30%
- Data analysis18%31%
- Communication32%34%
- Leadership49%34%
- Problem solving24%29%
- Statistics47%12%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Business Analyst postings, rarely in Actuary ones.
SkillActuaryBusiness Analyst
- Data visualization10%35%
- Agile10%31%
- Process improvement–21%
- Tableau–16%
- Power BI7%16%
- ERP systems–14%
- Accounting5%13%
- Troubleshooting–12%
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