Also called: Climate Risk Modeler, Physical Risk Analyst
Calculates how floods, wildfires, heat, and climate rules could hurt banks', insurers', and companies' finances.
You map a bank's 50,000 mortgages against flood and wildfire risk models, estimate potential losses, and brief executives. It's where climate science meets Wall Street.
Estimate based on financial and risk analysts.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's in finance, data science, or earth science; many have a master's.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Data Science, Atmospheric Science, Economics.
Growing much faster than average. Insurers in particular are hiring as climate losses rise.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI models climate risk and drafts reports; framing questions for banks and insurers stays human, with fewer junior analysts.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Economics, Computer science.
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