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===== What you can do other than being an actuary? =====
==== The Credential ====
Developed by the Society of Actuaries (SOA), the Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst (CERA) credential encompasses the most comprehensive and rigorous demonstration of enterprise risk management (ERM) expertise available.

  * Combines actuarial discipline and rigor with critical and creative thinking
  * Applies both qualitative and quantitative insights to ERM
  * Instills the highest professional standards, with an impeccable code of ethics and unparalleled educational requirements
  * Best equips risk management professionals to empower better business decisions

==== The Opportunity ====
Global demand for skilled enterprise risk management professionals is growing in nearly every industry. CERAs are working in:

  * Insurance
  * Reinsurance
  * Consulting
  * Financial services
  * Transportation
  * Technology
  * Manufacturing
  * Healthcare

The roles that CERAs are able to play are changing as well. CERAs can be found at all levels of an organization, including:

  * Risk Manager
  * Chief Financial Officer
  * Operational Risk Manager
  * Consulting Actuary
  * Chief Actuary
  * Modeling & Analytics Director
  * Risk Strategy Director
  * Chief Risk Officer
  * Quantitative Solutions Analyst

==== Curriculum ====

Read about the current CERA curriculum here [[https://www.soa.org/education/exam-req/edu-cera-req/]].