Also called: Infrastructure Associate
Invests in long-lasting assets like toll roads, airports, data centers and wind farms.
You model 30 years of tolls for a highway the fund might buy, visit a data center under construction and present the deal to the investment committee.
Bonus can be large.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's in finance or engineering; often ex-investment banking.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Engineering, Economics.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). Tracks financial analysts.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Huge needs in data centers, power and transport keep this area growing; AI speeds modeling but site and deal judgment stay human.
Classes: AP Statistics, Physics, AP Macroeconomics, Accounting.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2051.
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