Career
Financial and investment analysts
Study markets and companies to guide investment decisions.
$102,740
Median pay
+7.2%
Job growth, 2025–35
24,700
Openings a year
Bachelor's degree
Typical education
4 years
Typical time after high school
Here's what you actually need to know.
The work
What people in this job do
Conduct quantitative analyses of information involving investment programs or financial data of public or private institutions, including valuation of businesses.
The outlook
How the forecast changed this year
Paths in
Degrees that lead here
- FinanceSee the degree →
- AccountingSee the degree →
- Financial MathematicsCIP 27.0305
- Financial AnalyticsCIP 30.7104
- Accounting and FinanceCIP 52.0304
- Accounting and Business/ManagementCIP 52.0305
Paths across
Careers that use similar skills
- Personal Financial Advisors$105,070 · +1.4%
- Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$78,660 · +1.4%
- Investment Fund Managers
- Financial Risk Specialists$117,330 · +7.4%
- Financial Quantitative Analysts
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Sources
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.