Also called: Impact Investment Associate
Invests in companies that aim to earn money and solve social or environmental problems.
You analyze a startup bringing solar power to rural towns, measure how many families it reaches and help decide whether the fund should invest.
Usually lower than traditional PE.
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 a related field.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Economics, Environmental Studies.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). Tracks financial analysts.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI speeds research and impact reporting; finding mission-driven deals and measuring real results still need judgment.
Classes: Environmental science, AP Macroeconomics, AP Statistics, Sociology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2051.
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