Financial Intelligence Analyst

Analyzes banking data for government agencies like FinCEN to track criminals, cartels and terrorists.

A day in the life

You connect hundreds of bank reports to map a fentanyl trafficking network's money flows and brief federal agents.

Pay over a career

Starting
$65k
Typical
$95k
High
$145k

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's; security clearance often required.

Ways in: 4-year college, Military. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Criminal Justice, International Relations, Finance.

Outlook

Growing about average. Steady.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk for 10 years. AI links accounts and networks across huge data; analysts with clearances build the story and brief agents.

Start now, in high school

Classes: AP Statistics, A foreign language, AP Government.

Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2099.

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