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Actuary roles qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations because the position requires at minimum a bachelor's degree in mathematics, statistics, or actuarial science. Employers in insurance, consulting, and financial services regularly sponsor H-1B petitions for actuaries, and professional credentials like the ASA or FSA strengthen the specialty occupation case considerably.
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Get Access To All JobsPosition Purpose: Conduct analysis, pricing, and risk assessment to estimate financial outcomes. Support the Vendor Analytics Team in ensuring VBC contracts are actuarially sound and provide financial value.
Key Details:
- 5+ years of actuarial experience with ASA designation, or 4+ years with FSA designation.
- Member of the American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA) preferred.
- Ideal candidates will be strategic thinkers with experience in vendor arrangements, healthcare claims and revenue data, and trend analysis.
- This role will develop financial models for VBC arrangements, analyze savings opportunities and program/vendor value, provide analytical support during external vendor negotiations, and partner with Medicare/Marketplace and Medicaid teams.
- This high-visibility role offers varied work across lines of business, new analytical challenges, and opportunities to present work to leadership.
- Preferred technical skills include Excel, SQL, Teradata, and Snowflake.
- Fully remote within the continental U.S.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the development of financial models to assess financial risk and opportunity associated with proposed and existing value-based care (VBC) arrangements, including shared savings/risk, capitation, bundled payments, and specialty carve-outs.
- Analyze claims and vendor performance data to establish baselines, measure performance, and identify trends.
- Provide analytical support and subject matter expertise during negotiations with external vendors, including financial terms, risk structures, and analytical methodologies.
- Communicate complex findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences, including leadership.
- Collaborate with internal teams to gather input, align on strategy, and ensure VBC strategies are analytically sound, operationally feasible, and aligned with enterprise goals.
- Independently identify issues in vendor contracts and performance, develop analytical approaches, and drive solutions.
- Work with Medicare/Marketplace and Medicaid teams to assess the impact of program and policy changes on trends and vendor contracts.
- Research and identify new business opportunities.
- Apply knowledge of mathematics, probability, statistics, principles of finance, and business to calculate financial outcomes.
- Perform other duties as assigned and comply with all policies and standards.
Education/Experience: Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent experience required. 5+ years of actuarial experience and Associate in Society of Actuaries (ASA) certification required or 4+ years of actuarial experience and Fellow in Society of Actuaries (FSA) certification required.
Licenses/Certifications: Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA) required and Member of the American Academy of Actuaries preferred.
Pay Range: $107,700.00 - $199,300.00 per year
At Centene, we connect people to the care they need to live healthier lives — and the work you do here makes that impact real every day. You’ll take on meaningful challenges that directly support individuals, families, and communities, building your skills while making healthcare more accessible and effective. It’s work with a purpose you can see, backed by a team committed to improving lives well beyond the workday.
Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.
Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.
Position Purpose: Conduct analysis, pricing, and risk assessment to estimate financial outcomes. Support the Vendor Analytics Team in ensuring VBC contracts are actuarially sound and provide financial value.
Key Details:
- 5+ years of actuarial experience with ASA designation, or 4+ years with FSA designation.
- Member of the American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA) preferred.
- Ideal candidates will be strategic thinkers with experience in vendor arrangements, healthcare claims and revenue data, and trend analysis.
- This role will develop financial models for VBC arrangements, analyze savings opportunities and program/vendor value, provide analytical support during external vendor negotiations, and partner with Medicare/Marketplace and Medicaid teams.
- This high-visibility role offers varied work across lines of business, new analytical challenges, and opportunities to present work to leadership.
- Preferred technical skills include Excel, SQL, Teradata, and Snowflake.
- Fully remote within the continental U.S.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the development of financial models to assess financial risk and opportunity associated with proposed and existing value-based care (VBC) arrangements, including shared savings/risk, capitation, bundled payments, and specialty carve-outs.
- Analyze claims and vendor performance data to establish baselines, measure performance, and identify trends.
- Provide analytical support and subject matter expertise during negotiations with external vendors, including financial terms, risk structures, and analytical methodologies.
- Communicate complex findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences, including leadership.
- Collaborate with internal teams to gather input, align on strategy, and ensure VBC strategies are analytically sound, operationally feasible, and aligned with enterprise goals.
- Independently identify issues in vendor contracts and performance, develop analytical approaches, and drive solutions.
- Work with Medicare/Marketplace and Medicaid teams to assess the impact of program and policy changes on trends and vendor contracts.
- Research and identify new business opportunities.
- Apply knowledge of mathematics, probability, statistics, principles of finance, and business to calculate financial outcomes.
- Perform other duties as assigned and comply with all policies and standards.
Education/Experience: Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent experience required. 5+ years of actuarial experience and Associate in Society of Actuaries (ASA) certification required or 4+ years of actuarial experience and Fellow in Society of Actuaries (FSA) certification required.
Licenses/Certifications: Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA) required and Member of the American Academy of Actuaries preferred.
Pay Range: $107,700.00 - $199,300.00 per year
At Centene, we connect people to the care they need to live healthier lives — and the work you do here makes that impact real every day. You’ll take on meaningful challenges that directly support individuals, families, and communities, building your skills while making healthcare more accessible and effective. It’s work with a purpose you can see, backed by a team committed to improving lives well beyond the workday.
Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.
Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as an Actuary
Align your exam progress with SOC codes
Your actuarial exam progress affects how employers classify your role under DOL's Standard Occupational Classification system. Passing at least two CAS or SOA exams before applying signals the degree of specialization USCIS expects for a specialty occupation determination.
Verify your prevailing wage before negotiating
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level I through Level IV prevailing wages for actuaries in your target city before you negotiate. Your offered salary must meet or exceed the certified LCA wage, and underbidding creates a compliance problem your employer can't fix after filing.
Target employers with cap-exempt filing eligibility
Universities, nonprofit research organizations, and government entities are cap-exempt H-1B filers. Actuarial roles at these institutions let you bypass the annual lottery entirely, which matters if you've already used one or more lottery selections without success.
Search Migrate Mate for verified H-1B sponsors
Filter by actuarial job titles on Migrate Mate to surface employers with confirmed DOL LCA filing history for this occupation. That filing history tells you an employer has already navigated the specialty occupation and prevailing wage requirements for roles like yours.
Prepare a degree equivalency letter proactively
If your bachelor's degree is in a related field like economics or applied mathematics rather than actuarial science specifically, get a credential evaluation from a NACES-member organization before you receive an offer. USCIS scrutinizes degree-to-job-duty alignment for actuaries more closely than for many other specialty occupations.
Clarify H-1B transfer timing with your new employer
If you're switching actuarial employers while already on H-1B status, your new employer must file a portability petition before your current status expires. Confirm the expected LCA certification timeline, which runs approximately seven business days through DOL, so neither party miscalculates your start date.
H-1B Visa Actuary: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an actuary role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. USCIS recognizes actuary positions as specialty occupations because the role normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in actuarial science, mathematics, or statistics. Employers strengthen the petition by documenting that the specific job duties require theoretical and practical application of that specialized knowledge, and by noting any professional exam requirements tied to the role.
How do I find employers who sponsor H-1B visas for actuaries?
Search Migrate Mate for actuary roles filtered by H-1B sponsorship history. Employers who have previously filed Labor Condition Applications for actuarial positions are visible through DOL disclosure data, which Migrate Mate surfaces directly. Insurance carriers, actuarial consulting firms, and large financial services companies consistently appear among active H-1B sponsors for this occupation.
Does holding an ASA or FSA designation improve my H-1B petition?
It does. Professional actuarial designations from the Society of Actuaries or the Casualty Actuarial Society demonstrate the specialized knowledge USCIS looks for in a specialty occupation determination. Including your exam history and any fellowship progress in the support documentation helps establish that the role requires more than a generalist bachelor's degree.
Can an actuary on H-1B status work for multiple employers simultaneously?
Yes, but each employer must file a separate H-1B petition and receive approval before you begin that concurrent work. This is common in actuarial consulting, where you might hold a primary employer petition and a part-time concurrent petition. Each petition carries its own LCA with its own certified prevailing wage, and USCIS reviews them independently.
What happens to my H-1B status if I move from a full-time actuary role to a part-time one?
A material change in hours or compensation triggers an amended H-1B petition requirement. Your employer must file an amended Form I-129 with a new LCA reflecting the reduced hours and adjusted wage before the change takes effect. Failing to amend violates the terms of the approved petition, which can affect your status and any future immigration filings.