Also called: DeFi Analyst, Digital Asset Analyst
Studies crypto tokens and blockchain projects to judge which have real value.
You read a new project's code summary, track how much money flows through its app and write a report explaining the risks to investors.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in finance, economics or computer science.
Ways in: 4-year college, Self-taught. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Economics, Computer Science.
Growing about average. Volatile but growing.
High risk for 10 years. AI summarizes on-chain data and whitepapers instantly; the field is small and volatile, so few junior analyst jobs remain.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Computer Science, AP Macroeconomics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2051.
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