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Financial and Investment Analysts — Career Decision Dashboard

United States

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Median annual wage

$102,740

United States, 2025

Employment

361,980

United States, 2025

Typical education

Not recorded

Job Zone 4

Skills identified

0

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Career overview

Conduct quantitative analyses of information involving investment programs or financial data of public or private institutions, including valuation of businesses.

O*NET code
13-2051.00
Job zone
4
Experience required
Not recorded

Typical tasks

  • Advise clients on aspects of capitalization, such as amounts, sources, or timing.
  • Analyze financial or operational performance of companies facing financial difficulties to identify or recommend remedies.
  • Assess companies as investments for clients by examining company facilities.
  • Collaborate on projects with other professionals, such as lawyers, accountants, or public relations experts.
  • Collaborate with investment bankers to attract new corporate clients.
  • Conduct financial analyses related to investments in green construction or green retrofitting projects.
  • Confer with clients to restructure debt, refinance debt, or raise new debt.
  • Create client presentations of plan details.

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Salary analysis — United States

$63,720
10th
$79,290
25th
$102,740
Median
$133,340
75th
$180,860
90th

10th percentile

$63,720

25th percentile

$79,290

75th percentile

$133,340

90th percentile

$180,860

Most important skills

No skill ratings are recorded for this occupation.

What skills do you need?

No skill ratings are recorded for this occupation in the current O*NET release.

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How salary varies by location

LocationMedianEmploymentYear
WY$187,0901902025
Bridgeport, CT$158,3102,5502025
San Jose, CA$144,9103,8802025
Prescott Valley, AZ$135,6802025
San Francisco, CA$130,5209,9102025
New York, NY$128,93053,8702025
NY$127,93052,3802025
Seattle, WA$124,7906,1702025
Barnstable Town, MA$121,530902025
OR$120,5902,8202025
Idaho Falls, ID$119,170702025
Boston, MA$117,52013,0102025
Portland, OR$117,2802,5902025
Anchorage, AK$113,0101202025
Corvallis, OR$112,150502025
MA$111,04014,7902025
Salem, OR$110,500902025
Santa Rosa, CA$109,7801502025
CT$109,5002025
Bozeman, MT$109,320702025
All locations with published data

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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0.

Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).

Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.