Actuary

Actuary Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor (Washington DC / Seattle WA / New York NY / Kansas City MO / Pasadena CA / San Francisco CA / Chicago IL / Fort Lauderdale FL / Boston MA / Dallas TX / Silver Spring MD / Philadelphia PA / Atlanta GA / Covington KY / Hybrid) Open date: March 31, 2026 Closing date: April 8, 2026 Pay scale & grade: GS 15

Salary:

$150,359 - $197,200 per year Several vacancies in Washington DC; Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; New York City, NY; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Philadelphia, PA; Silver Spring, MD; Plantation, FL; Ft Wright, KY; Kansas City, MO; Seattle, WA; Pasadena, CA; or San Francisco, CA. Telework eligible? Yes. This is not a remote position. The selectee will report to one of the 14 DOL office locations listed above on a regular basis and is eligible for participation in telework as determined by management in accordance with DOL policy. Duties Plan, develop, and coordinate intra/interagency and Government-industry actuarial research projects and provide actuarial support to Agency, Department, and Federal decision-makers. Provide expert technical guidance and consultative services to EBSA senior and executive staff on public policy, legislative, employee pension and benefit related and actuarial conduct issues. Provide oral and written actuarial analysis to other EBSA personnel and others regarding legislative, regulatory, and administrative proposals, public policy, and enforcement issues pertaining to and/or affecting Title II of ERISA and related legislation. Develop close and cooperative working relationships with other EBSA components, other DOL and Federal agencies, and employee benefit plan groups. Serve as EBSA's representative to or participates in professional actuarial organizations and other relevant private sector research groups. Perform economically and politically sensitive analytical work which often sets precedent, policy, and industry guidelines. Perform other duties as assigned Qualifications For the GS-15: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-14, in the Federal Service. You must meet both the Basic Requirements and the Specialized Experience to qualify for the Actuary, GS-1510-15.

Basic Requirements:

a. Bachelor's degree that included courses in actuarial science, mathematics, relevant statistics, business, finance, economics, insurance, or computer science totaling at least 24 semester hours. This course work must have included a minimum of 12 semester hours mathematics that included differential and integral calculus and one or more courses in mathematics for which these calculus courses were prerequisites. OR b. Combination of education and experience that includes both of the following requirements: Technical work experience in actuarial support work or in mathematics; AND Completion of a minimum of 24 semester hours of courses in actuarial science, mathematics, relevant statistics, business, finance, economics, insurance, or computer science at a four year college or university. This course work must have included a minimum of 12 semester hours of mathematics that included differential and integral calculus and one or more courses in mathematics for which these calculus courses were prerequisites. Qualifying specialized experience for GS-15 is defined as: Providing or overseeing actuarial services and examining actuarial determinations for group health and retirement benefit plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) or for health insurance issuers licensed by states; and Developing actuarial studies and models of cost estimates and trends for health care programs, retirement plans and issues; and Evaluating the actuarial projections and risk management of health insurance or retirement programs for financial soundness of pricing and reserves.