Career
Financial risk specialists
Measure financial risk and help organizations manage it.
$117,330
Median pay
+7.4%
Job growth, 2025–35
4,800
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
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.
The outlook
How the forecast changed this year
Paths in
Degrees that lead here
- Business AdministrationSee the degree →
- FinanceSee the degree →
- AccountingSee the degree →
- Business AnalyticsSee the degree →
- Financial MathematicsCIP 27.0305
- Risk ManagementCIP 52.0215
Paths across
Careers that use similar skills
- Financial Quantitative Analysts
- Financial and Investment Analysts$102,740 · +7.2%
- Investment Fund Managers
- Personal Financial Advisors$105,070 · +1.4%
- Management Analysts$101,860 · +10.1%
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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.