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Financial and Investment Analysts
Conduct quantitative analyses of information involving investment programs or financial data of public or private institutions, including valuation of businesses.
Other titles employers use
Analyst · Credit Products Officer · Equity Research Analyst · Financial Analyst · Investment Analyst · Planning Analyst · Portfolio Manager · Real Estate Analyst
Who it suits
Would this work hold your attention?
This career often appeals to people drawn to organizing, persuading and analytical work.
- Organizing
- Creating order, checking details, and keeping work accurate
- Persuading
- Leading, selling, starting projects, or making a case
- Analytical
- Investigating questions, testing ideas, and solving problems
Tools of the work
Technology you may use.
- Data base user interface and query software
- Analytical or scientific software
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Business intelligence and data analysis software
- Word processing software
- Data base management system software
- Project management software
- Development environment software
Opportunity near you
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Choose a state to compare the size of the field, annual openings, and expected hiring change.
- People doing this work
- 41,500
- Job openings each year
- 2,810
- Expected hiring change, 2022–2032
- 8.4%
Compare every available state
| State | People doing it | Job openings each year | Expected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 41,500 | 2,810 | 8.4% |
| Texas | 31,360 | 2,390 | 24.6% |
| Florida | 18,310 | 1,310 | 14.6% |
| Illinois | 15,780 | 1,030 | 4.3% |
| New Jersey | 13,200 | 870 | 4.8% |
| Pennsylvania | 12,950 | 860 | 6.3% |
| North Carolina | 12,360 | 870 | 13.4% |
| Virginia | 11,010 | 760 | 9.4% |
| Ohio | 9,630 | 650 | 8.3% |
| Georgia | 9,480 | 680 | 15.6% |
| Colorado | 7,860 | 560 | 14.4% |
| Michigan | 7,680 | 510 | 6.2% |
| Minnesota | 7,640 | 520 | 7.6% |
| Missouri | 7,580 | 530 | 11.8% |
| Massachusetts | 6,870 | 460 | 6.5% |
| Connecticut | 6,510 | 430 | 4.5% |
| Arizona | 5,940 | 430 | 17.2% |
| Wisconsin | 5,010 | 350 | 10.4% |
| Maryland | 4,790 | 330 | 11.7% |
| Iowa | 4,710 | 330 | 11.6% |
| Tennessee | 3,970 | 290 | 16.1% |
| District of Columbia | 3,940 | 270 | 7.7% |
| South Carolina | 3,890 | 290 | 23.1% |
| Utah | 3,710 | 280 | 26.2% |
| Indiana | 3,430 | 230 | 8.9% |
| Oregon | 2,740 | 190 | 10.0% |
| Alabama | 2,290 | 150 | 8.5% |
| Delaware | 2,240 | 150 | 9.8% |
| Rhode Island | 2,090 | 130 | 3.0% |
| Kentucky | 1,790 | 120 | 9.1% |
| Oklahoma | 1,690 | 120 | 8.3% |
| Kansas | 1,560 | 100 | 6.1% |
| Puerto Rico | 1,560 | 110 | 14.7% |
| Louisiana | 1,360 | 90 | 4.6% |
| Nebraska | 1,350 | 90 | 8.9% |
| Arkansas | 1,300 | 90 | 15.0% |
| New Hampshire | 1,010 | 70 | 9.8% |
| Nevada | 1,000 | 70 | 14.9% |
| New Mexico | 980 | 70 | 10.1% |
| South Dakota | 980 | 70 | 12.6% |
| Maine | 760 | 50 | 1.3% |
| Idaho | 680 | 50 | 17.2% |
| Mississippi | 640 | 50 | 14.3% |
| West Virginia | 440 | 30 | 7.3% |
| North Dakota | 290 | 20 | 11.5% |
| Alaska | 250 | 20 | 8.7% |
| Vermont | 240 | 20 | 14.3% |
| Montana | 210 | 20 | 16.7% |
| Wyoming | 60 | 0 | 20.0% |
| Virgin Islands | 40 | 0 | — |
Career to college
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CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
- Degrees each year
- 1,440
- Admit rate
- 50%
- Annual cost after aid
- $6,000
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Open college OHOhio State University-Main Campus
- Degrees each year
- 1,179
- Admit rate
- 51%
- Annual cost after aid
- $10,000
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Open college FLFlorida State University
- Degrees each year
- 840
- Admit rate
- 25%
- Annual cost after aid
- $10,000
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Open college PAPennsylvania State University-Main Campus
- Degrees each year
- 795
- Admit rate
- 54%
- Annual cost after aid
- $26,000
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Open college ALThe University of Alabama
- Degrees each year
- 798
- Admit rate
- 76%
- Annual cost after aid
- $22,000
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Open college SCUniversity of South Carolina-Columbia
- Degrees each year
- 752
- Admit rate
- 61%
- Annual cost after aid
- $20,000
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Open college FLFlorida International University
- Degrees each year
- 747
- Admit rate
- 59%
- Annual cost after aid
- $11,000
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Open college GAUniversity of Georgia
- Degrees each year
- 690
- Admit rate
- 37%
- Annual cost after aid
- $13,000
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