Actuarial science is the study of risk through the use of mathematics, probability, and statistics. A person who performs risk assessment is known as an actuary. Actuaries typically are employed in financial, insurance, pensions, and other related sectors.
Actuarial science is similar to medicine in that a lot of time must be taken for schooling and taking examinations, but salaries are typically rather high.
The Season 1 episode "Sacrifice" (2005) of the television crime drama NUMB3RS mentions actuarial science.
