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Underwriters/actuaries.

Many underwriting jobs can be remote. Entry level salary is around 50-60k with just a BS. Fair amount of growth and opportunities. Can get an MBA/go into management and make > 100k.

Actuaries require more math/stats but can be hired with a BS. But, I've got a friend who started at 80k with a Stats BS in a low cost of living area.

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Underwrites and actuaries are two different things. Actuaries can generally make a lot (or not, depending on where they look). Underwriters make ok, mid-level office worker money, think 45k-75k, or more if they live somewhere expensive. You can get paid more by working for a broker instead of an actual insurance company.

Anyone with the aptitude to pass actuarial exams could be making more elsewhere.

That absolutely makes no sense. Actuary's regularly start in the $70,000 - $80,000 range and can definitely move into the $200,000 range of salary without dipping into any management. I guess there are jobs which make more. But I don't know a lot of them.

SWE make more than that easily and is a much easier field to learn than passing actuary exams.

Can you substitute the fictitious "elsewhere" with an actual suggestion, per the thread?

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