Connecticut Magazine- Great Places to Work Article
Aetna
Hartford
aetna.com
Connecticut employees: 7,451
Business type: Insurance
Why is it a great place to work? In the more than 150 years since Aetna was founded in Hartford, the insurance giant has been among the leading companies in the state, especially in terms of workplace environments—it has been repeatedly lauded as a top company for female executives, workplace diversity (including lesbian, gay and transgender equality), and boasts a 96 percent retention rate in Connecticut. Earlier this year, the company consolidated its Middletown operations into its refurbished and expanded Hartford campus, which features one of the largest cafeterias in the country; many who didn’t physically move have been allowed to telecommute. Aetna also focuses on creating a positive work-life balance, with flexible hours, part-time work, compressed schedules and job sharing, and offers competitive benefits such as an employee stock-purchase option. The company also provides services like personal financial counseling and strongly promotes wellness, backed by an on-site clinic and pharmacy as well as a fitness center that has a range of personal training, group exercise classes and weight-management programs.
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20 highest-paying jobs
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Actuary
Best Jobs rank: 11
Median pay: $133,000
Top pay: $222,000
Responsible for weighing a company’s financial risk and uncertainty, actuaries assess financial instruments, such as pricing products or securing cash reserves. The combination of education required and responsibility make it one of the country’s most lucrative professions.
“A lot of what I do is help design products that will help people reduce or manage their own personal risk. I enjoy the altruistic sense of it,” says Dale Hall, who works at Country Financial in Bloomington, Ill. “It’s doing things that help those in the world around me.”
“The typical path to actuary would be if someone majored in math or actuarial science in college. But there’s a strong need to be able to convey what we do to others, so round out with other competencies, such as communication and leadership.
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20 highest-paying jobs
CNNmoney.com
Actuary
Responsible for weighing a company’s financial risk and uncertainty, actuaries assess financial instruments, such as pricing products or securing cash reserves. The combination of education required and responsibility make it one of the country’s most lucrative professions.
“A lot of what I do is help design products that will help people reduce or manage their own personal risk. I enjoy the altruistic sense of it,” says Dale Hall, who works at Country Financial in Bloomington, Ill. “It’s doing things that help those in the world around me.”
“The typical path to actuary would be if someone majored in math or actuarial science in college. But there’s a strong need to be able to convey what we do to others, so round out with other competencies, such as communication and leadership.
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US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) | Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17,940 | 4.0 % | $46.85 | $97,450 | 1.0 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile | 10% | 25% | 50% (Median) |
75% | 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly Wage | $24.98 | $31.27 | $41.93 | $58.11 | $76.08 |
| Annual Wage (2) | $51,950 | $65,050 | $87,210 | $120,870 | $158,240 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State | Employment | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage | Employment per thousand workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 870 | $57.99 | $120,620 | 0.157 |
| New Mexico | 90 | $54.39 | $113,140 | 0.107 |
| District of Columbia | 210 | $53.11 | $110,470 | 0.329 |
| Indiana | 390 | $52.72 | $109,670 | 0.140 |
| Wisconsin | 590 | $51.07 | $106,220 | 0.220 |
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