Also called: Tax-Exempt Bond Compliance Analyst, Arbitrage Compliance Specialist
Checks whether cities and schools earned too much interest investing tax-free bond money, which by law must be paid back to the IRS.
A city borrowed $50 million tax-free to build a library but invested the money for two years first. You calculate the interest earned versus the bond's rate and find $120,000 in 'excess' that must go to the IRS. You also help 200 other issuers spend money on time to avoid the rule.
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, accounting or math.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Accounting, Mathematics.
Growing about average. Required for most tax-exempt bonds; few specialists.
Medium risk for 10 years. Software runs the yield math; reading tax rules and advising issuers stays human.
Classes: Algebra II, Accounting, Economics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2082.
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