CMBS Analyst

Also called: Securitization Analyst

Analyzes bonds made from bundles of commercial real estate loans.

A day in the life

You review the 60 office and hotel loans in a new bond deal, flag the riskiest ones and help price the bonds for investors.

Pay over a career

Starting
$85k
Typical
$125k
High
$200k

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 economics.

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

Majors to look at: Finance, Economics.

Outlook

Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). Tracks financial analysts.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI extracts loan data and runs cash-flow models; fewer analysts needed, with credit judgment staying human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: AP Statistics, AP Calculus, Accounting class.

Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2051.

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