What I do for a Living.

For as long as I remember, when asked what I do for a living, I’d respond in my mind, “duh, I’m a full-time student,” and say the same out loud (minus the duh). These days when asked the same question, I have a two second moment of hesitation. It’s been a while since I’ve started working (whew, 4.5 months already) but 18 years of student life (2 years of pre school and kindergarten, 12 years of elementary, junior high, high school, and 4 years of college) amount to far more than 4.5 months “out of school.” (in fact it is 48 times as much) But yes I hesitate because it is indeed a bittersweet feeling to acknowledge the fact that I am no longer a student.

So what DO I do for a living now, you might dare ask. Apparently I am an Actuarial Analyst. You know those benefits (medical, dental, vision, life, 401k, etc.) you get from your employer? Some employers self-insure their employees’ health benefit plans and for those employers we design the benefit plans and analyze their claims history and utilization. That’s what I do summarized in two sentences. It’s pretty interesting so far and I’m enjoying the work. We’ll see.

I do miss being a college student though.

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