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Financial Risk Specialists — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$117,330
United States, 2025
Employment
63,850
United States, 2025
Typical education
Not recorded
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
0
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Career overview
Analyze and measure exposure to credit and market risk threatening the assets, earning capacity, or economic state of an organization. May make recommendations to limit risk.
- O*NET code
- 13-2054.00
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Not recorded
Typical tasks
- Recommend ways to control or reduce risk.
- Review or draft risk disclosures for offer documents.
- Maintain input or data quality of risk management systems.
- Analyze areas of potential risk to the assets, earning capacity, or success of organizations.
- Analyze new legislation to determine impact on risk exposure.
- Conduct statistical analyses to quantify risk, using statistical analysis software or econometric models.
- Confer with traders to identify and communicate risks associated with specific trading strategies or positions.
- Consult financial literature to ensure use of the latest models or statistical techniques.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$64,820
25th percentile
$83,980
75th percentile
$158,250
90th percentile
$196,110
Most important skills
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Compare with Financial Risk SpecialistsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | $167,440 | 1,380 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $166,240 | 480 | 2025 |
| NH | $158,320 | 300 | 2025 |
| ME | $141,020 | — | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $139,670 | 12,770 | 2025 |
| DE | $139,440 | 1,160 | 2025 |
| NY | $136,830 | 12,060 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $134,330 | 550 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | $133,530 | 1,880 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $132,580 | 1,120 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $132,480 | 220 | 2025 |
| NC | $132,040 | 3,200 | 2025 |
| Winston, NC | $131,630 | 180 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $130,880 | 2,340 | 2025 |
| MA | $130,400 | 1,440 | 2025 |
| NJ | $129,220 | 2,760 | 2025 |
| CA | $129,110 | 5,740 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $126,510 | 1,400 | 2025 |
| VA | $126,510 | 1,770 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $126,500 | 100 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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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.