Financial Risk Specialists
What Financial Risk Specialists 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.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- None
- Self-employed
- 4%
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 4 of 5Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- Experience
- A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
- Job training
- Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
Other Software Used
- ADP Workforce Now
- Advanced Portfolio Technologies Report Builder
- Advanced Portfolio Technologies Simulator
- Analyse-it
- AnalyzerXL
- Annuities analysis software
- Apache Pig
- Apple AppleWorks
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Intellectual Curiosity
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Cautiousness
- Dependability
- Achievement Orientation
- Tolerance for Ambiguity
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- ConventionalHigh
- InvestigativeMedium
- EnterprisingMedium
- SocialLow
- RealisticLow
- ArtisticLow
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Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where financial risk specialists make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC3.37× national avg
- 2New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ3.28× national avg
- 3Columbia, MO3.07× national avg
- 4Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY2.13× national avg
- 5Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA2.09× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Personal Financial AdvisorsLateral Move
- Management AnalystsLateral Move
- Financial ManagersLateral Move
- Financial and Investment AnalystsLateral Move
Related Education Programs
Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.
Business Administration and Management, General
- University of Phoenix-Arizona (Phoenix, AZ)grads earn ~$69,425
- Southern New Hampshire University (Manchester, NH)grads earn ~$75,423
- Western Governors University (Salt Lake City, UT)grads earn ~$98,950
- Valencia College (Orlando, FL)
- Southern New Hampshire University (Manchester, NH)grads earn ~$95,086
Accounting
- Western Governors University (Salt Lake City, UT)grads earn ~$75,767
- Southern New Hampshire University (Manchester, NH)grads earn ~$70,181
- Broward College (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
- University of Phoenix-Arizona (Phoenix, AZ)grads earn ~$63,113
- CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (New York, NY)grads earn ~$90,104
Finance, General
- American College of Financial Services (King of Prussia, PA)
- CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (New York, NY)grads earn ~$84,956
- Ohio State University-Main Campus (Columbus, OH)grads earn ~$97,986
- Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)grads earn ~$87,089
- University of South Carolina-Columbia (Columbia, SC)grads earn ~$92,578