Also called: Relationship Manager, Corporate Banker
Lends money to and manages accounts for businesses, from local companies to large corporations.
You visit a family-owned trucking company to see their new warehouse, structure a $5 million loan for more trucks and defend the deal in front of the bank's credit committee.
Bonuses for bringing in business can add a lot.
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; banks often run formal credit-training programs.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Accounting, Economics.
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI spreads financials and drafts credit memos; winning and keeping business clients, and judging owners face to face, stays human.
Classes: Accounting, Economics, Speech, AP Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2072.
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