Career switch, measured
From Actuary to Data Scientist
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 67% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include SQL, Statistics, Python, Research; the main skills to add are Machine learning, Data visualization, LLMs, AWS.
67%
skill overlap
1,266
open Data Scientist postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillActuaryData Scientist
- SQL52%53%
- Statistics47%49%
- Python45%69%
- Research32%35%
- Stakeholder management35%41%
- Data analysis18%29%
- Leadership49%34%
- Forecasting19%16%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Data Scientist postings, rarely in Actuary ones.
SkillActuaryData Scientist
- Machine learning–53%
- Data visualization10%31%
- LLMs–29%
- AWS–19%
- Databricks–15%
- Deep learning–14%
- Spark–14%
- Sales5%13%
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