I considered becoming an actuary after college (passed first two exams on first try) but decided to become a software engineer instead. You should expect to make six figures with a near guarantee of employment for your entire career. The job conditions are fairly standard for a white collar worker, but you won't have crazy working hours like a lawyer or a banker.
If you could take the tests in parallel the process would be a lot quicker, but the tests are sequential (you typically need to take 7 to be fully certified) and are only offered every 3-6 months. I didn't think the first two exams were particularly difficult, but did prep for about a month for each beforehand. I would argue that time management was more important since you had only a few questions but were on a strict clock. So if you actually wanted to pass the test it was more important to find shortcut methods to get to the correct answer quickly.
If you could take the tests in parallel the process would be a lot quicker, but the tests are sequential (you typically need to take 7 to be fully certified) and are only offered every 3-6 months. I didn't think the first two exams were particularly difficult, but did prep for about a month for each beforehand. I would argue that time management was more important since you had only a few questions but were on a strict clock. So if you actually wanted to pass the test it was more important to find shortcut methods to get to the correct answer quickly.