Also called: Chief Credit Officer
Oversees all the loans a bank makes and decides how much risk it's willing to take.
You chair the loan committee, approve a $20 million real estate loan, review which loans are going bad and set lending rules for next year.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 15 years after high school. Bachelor's in finance plus 15+ years of lending.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Economics.
Growing much faster than average (about 10% over 10 years). Tracks financial managers.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Automated credit scoring handles more small loans; setting risk appetite, big deals and answering to examiners stays with a seasoned executive.
Classes: Accounting, Economics, AP Statistics, Business law.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-3031.
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