To offer a dissenting opinion, I have found stimulating work in actuary - having worked in economic scenario generation and market risk modelling. But I have a

To offer a dissenting opinion, I have found stimulating work in actuary - having worked in economic scenario generation and market risk modelling. But I have also had actuarial work that was closer to accounting than I would have liked. Certainly you have to pick your roles carefully - which is perhaps only feasible in large markets.