Occupations · Business and Financial Operations

Financial Risk Specialists

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 30.3 Database (USDOL/ETA) · occupation code 13-2054.00

$106,000median annual wage, May 2024

56,320people employed, United States

▲ 6.5%projected change, 2024→2034

4,800openings 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 6% between 2021 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	$141,960	11,340
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$123,450	2,450
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$98,850	2,400
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$98,500	2,210
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$103,820	1,550
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$107,730	1,240
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$122,400	1,230
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$130,750	1,180
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$107,080	1,160
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$116,480	1,100
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$92,410	1,000
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$140,050	920

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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Amazon Web Services AWS software●Apache Hive●Atlassian JIRA●C++●Google Docs●IBM SPSS Statistics●Intuit QuickBooks●Linux●Marketo Marketing Automation●Microsoft Access●Microsoft Azure software●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●Perl●

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

What kind of person the work suits

Occupational interest profile, rated 1 to 7.

Conventional5.4

Investigative5.0

Enterprising4.9

O*NET 30.2 occupational interests (RIASEC)

How this job is advertised

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AnalystBond AnalystRisk ManagerRisk AnalystEstate ExecutorRisk SpecialistSecurities AnalystModel Risk ManagerSecurity ConsultantCredit Risk AnalystMarket Risk AnalystSecurities ConsultantBusiness Risk ManagerLoss Control Inspector

O*NET 30.3 job titles reported for this occupation

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What changed since 2020

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Now listed 19

+Atlassian JIRA+Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS+Oracle Database+Perl+Microsoft Exchange+TensorFlow+Microsoft SharePoint Server+Apple Keynote+Reporting software+PyTorch+Management information systems MIS+Microsoft Azure software+Aspen Graphics Technical Analysis Software+Microsoft OneNote

No longer listed 7

−Practical extraction and reporting language Perl−Data entry software−Microsoft Office SharePoint Server MOSS−Oracle software−Aspen Graphics−Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services−Microsoft Exchange Server

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

AnalystRisk AnalystBond AnalystRisk ManagerEstate ExecutorRisk SpecialistModel Risk ManagerSecurities AnalystSecurity ConsultantCredit Risk AnalystMarket Risk AnalystSecurities Consultant

O*NET 30.3 alternative titles

The same work in Europe

ESCO occupation	ISCO	Match
financial risk analyst	2413.1.1	exact
credit risk analyst	3312.4	close
financial analyst	2413.1	close
actuarial consultant	2120.1	close
insurance risk consultant	3321.2	close

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

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