While many people know they want to be an actuary in college and move straight to the insurance industry after graduation, a good segment of the actuarial population is career changers – people who worked in a different field, often for many years, before taking on an actuarial role. The reasons for making this switch are varied, but career changers generally bring valuable perspectives and experience to their actuarial roles. To give further insight on what it’s like to become an actuary after working in a different field, below are three current actuaries’ stories.