Also called: Bank President
Leads a local bank or credit union that serves a town's families, farmers and small businesses.
You approve a big loan to the town's largest employer, meet bank examiners about a review, speak at the Rotary Club and decide whether to open a new branch.
Pay rises with the bank's size; small credit union CEOs may earn ~$150k, regional bank CEOs millions.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 20 years after high school. Bachelor's in finance or business plus decades in banking; graduate banking school programs are common.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Business Administration, Economics.
Growing slowly. Banks keep merging, so there are fewer community banks each year.
Low risk for 10 years. AI speeds reporting and risk dashboards; regulators, the board and the town still want a trusted local leader making the calls.
Classes: Economics, AP Macroeconomics, Speech or debate, Business CTE class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-1011.
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