Corporate Trust Officer

Also called: Bond Trustee Officer, Indenture Trustee Administrator

Acts as the bank that watches over a bond for its investors: collecting payments from cities or companies and making sure they follow the bond rules.

A day in the life

A school district's bond payment is due Friday, and you confirm the money arrived and send it to thousands of bondholders. You check a hospital's reports to make sure it is not breaking its promises, and when a borrower defaults, you work with lawyers to protect investors.

Pay over a career

Starting
$55k
Typical
$80k
High
$120k

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 in finance or business.

Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Finance, Business Administration, Economics.

Outlook

Growing about average. Steady; tied to the size of the bond market.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk for 10 years. Payment processing is automated; reading bond documents, watching borrowers and handling defaults stays human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Economics, Accounting, Government.

Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2099.

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