Occupations · Business and Financial Operations

Financial and Investment Analysts

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

O*NET 30.3 Database (USDOL/ETA) · occupation code 13-2051.00

$101,350median annual wage, May 2024

340,580people employed, United States

▲ 5.7%projected change, 2024→2034

25,100openings a year, incl. replacements

What it pays

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BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 · national, cross-industry · annual wage

Pay over time

Median up 69% between 2003 and 2024, before inflation. The band shows the 10th to 90th percentile.

BLS OEWS, one release per year. Before May 2011 only national estimates were published, so geography detail starts there.

Where the jobs are

Metro area	Median wage	Employed
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$128,490	49,940
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$110,450	15,880
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$102,790	14,970
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$102,660	14,390
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$107,120	10,570
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$95,850	10,480
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$99,170	9,950
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$128,470	9,580
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$99,540	8,150
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$100,150	7,000
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$98,310	6,490
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$104,360	5,790

BLS OEWS May 2024, metropolitan estimates · the 12 areas with the most people in this occupation

Typical education to enter: Bachelor's degree · BLS Employment Projections 2024–34

Software and tools

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Alteryx software●Apache Hive●Google Docs●IBM SPSS Statistics●Intuit QuickBooks●Marketo Marketing Automation●Microsoft Access●Microsoft Excel●Microsoft Office software●Microsoft Outlook●Microsoft Power BI●Microsoft PowerPoint●Microsoft Project●Microsoft SQL Server●Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS●Microsoft SharePoint●Microsoft Visio●Microsoft Visual Basic●Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA●Microsoft Word●Oracle Database●Oracle PeopleSoft●Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management●R●SAP software●SAS●Salesforce software●Structured query language SQL●

O*NET 30.3 software skills · hot-technology flag

What this work is actually like

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4 / 5Considerable preparation — a four-year degree plus several years in the field.

O*NET 30.3 Job Zones

How people actually get in

Share of workers by the education they hold.

Bachelor's Degree61%

Master's Degree35%

Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)2%

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master.1%

O*NET 25.0 education, training and experience · observed 2016-07

What kind of person the work suits

Occupational interest profile, rated 1 to 7.

Conventional5.5

Enterprising5.1

Investigative5.1

O*NET 30.2 occupational interests (RIASEC)

How this job is advertised

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AnalystInvestorBond AnalystBank AnalystPrime BrokerBrand AnalystMoney ManagerStock AnalystTrust OfficerFiscal AnalystPricing AnalystBanking AnalystFinance AnalystTreasury Analyst

O*NET 30.3 job titles reported for this occupation

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What changed since 2015

Comparing O*NET release 20.1 (2015-10-01) with 30.3 (2026-05-01). Signs, not colour alone, carry the meaning. 7 entries that were only relabelled between releases are left out.

Now listed 46

+Oracle Hyperion Financial Management+IBM Power Systems software+Email software+Bloomberg Professional+Apache Hive+Marketo Marketing Automation+Business intelligence software+Microsoft Outlook+Delphi Technology+SAP Business Objects+BizBench+Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA+Reporting software+Apple Keynote

No longer listed 10

−Mid-Market Comps software−BizPricer Business Valuation Software−BizBench Benchmarking Software−Delphi software−SPSS software−Aspen Graphics software−Oracle software−Microsoft Office SharePoint Server MOSS−JD Edwards software−Hyperion software

Diff across the O*NET releases held here in full since October 2015, following occupations through merges and retirements. O*NET re-surveys occupations on a rolling cycle, so “no change” can also mean “not re-surveyed”.

O*NET 30.3 related occupations

Also called

AnalystInvestorBond AnalystBank AnalystPrime BrokerMoney ManagerStock AnalystTrust OfficerBrand AnalystBudget AnalystFiscal AnalystBanking Analyst

O*NET 30.3 alternative titles

The same work in Europe

ESCO occupation	ISCO	Match
investment adviser	2412.5	close
investment manager	2412.5.3	close
corporate investment banker	2412.5.1	close
securities analyst	2413.1.5	broader
financial analyst	2413.1	broader
investment analyst	2413.1.3	broader
business valuer	2412.1	broader

Official ESCO ↔ O*NET crosswalk (ESCO Secretariat with USDOL/ETA)

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