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Investment Fund Managers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$166,570
United States, 2025
Employment
841,710
United States, 2025
Typical education
Master's Degree
Job Zone 5
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Plan, direct, or coordinate investment strategy or operations for a large pool of liquid assets supplied by institutional investors or individual investors.
- O*NET code
- 11-3031.03
- Job zone
- 5
- Experience required
- Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years
Typical tasks
- Manage investment funds to maximize return on client investments.
- Select specific investments or investment mixes for purchase by an investment fund.
- Monitor financial or operational performance of individual investments to ensure portfolios meet risk goals.
- Select or direct the execution of trades.
- Develop or implement fund investment policies or strategies.
- Perform or evaluate research, such as detailed company or industry analyses, to inform financial forecasting, decision making, or valuation.
- Present investment information, such as product risks, fees, or fund performance statistics.
- Develop, implement, or monitor security valuation policies.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$94,310
25th percentile
$125,490
75th percentile
$219,980
90th percentile
$323,270
Most important skills
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Active Listening4.0
- Critical Thinking4.0
- Judgment and Decision Making3.9
- Speaking3.9
- Complex Problem Solving3.8
- Active Learning3.8
- Writing3.6
- Monitoring3.5
- Systems Analysis3.4
- Mathematics3.4
- Time Management3.3
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Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 18 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
18
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Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 4.0 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.9 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Speaking | 3.9 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Active Learning | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Writing | 3.6 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Monitoring | 3.5 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.4 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Time Management | 3.3 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Mathematics | 3.4 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.3 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Persuasion | 3.1 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Negotiation | 3.0 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.0 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Coordination | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Instructing | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Investment Fund ManagersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $225,280 | 7,970 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $221,010 | 89,960 | 2025 |
| NY | $219,880 | 80,810 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $216,150 | 17,040 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $211,000 | 7,210 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $209,780 | 21,650 | 2025 |
| MA | $206,760 | 26,150 | 2025 |
| NJ | $199,110 | 32,510 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | $193,400 | 7,490 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | $192,970 | 700 | 2025 |
| DC | $188,880 | 8,930 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $185,550 | 8,500 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $185,270 | 26,430 | 2025 |
| VA | $185,220 | 20,850 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | $184,800 | 2,460 | 2025 |
| CO | $182,690 | 10,640 | 2025 |
| DE | $181,580 | 2,810 | 2025 |
| CA | $180,770 | 93,310 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | $175,950 | 920 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | $175,890 | 450 | 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.