Headline risk
12%
Low RiskFinancial and investment analysts
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Conduct quantitative analyses of information involving investment programs or financial data of public or private institutions, including valuation of businesses.
Task evidence
Task primitive coverage is not published for this occupation.
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 101,350
Employment 2024
368.5K
Projected Change (2024–34)
5.7%
Openings (2024–34)
25.1K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Overall employment of financial analysts is projected to grow 6 percent from 2024 to 2034, faster than the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Technologies
Requirements
Worker profile
Median age 40.2 · 422K employed
Under 25: 9% · 25–54: 74% · 55+: 18%
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Source coverage
9/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
crosswalk_exact · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Financial analysts guide businesses and individuals in decisions about expending money to attain profit.
Financial analysts work in offices. Most work full time, and some work more than 40 hours per week.
Financial analysts typically need a bachelor’s degree to enter the occupation.
The median annual wage for financial and investment analysts was $101,350 in May 2024.
Overall employment of financial analysts is projected to grow 6 percent from 2024 to 2034, faster than the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.