Also called: Ratings Analyst
Grades how likely companies, cities or countries are to repay their debt, at agencies like Moody's or S&P.
You review a hospital system's finances, interview its CFO and present a recommendation to a rating committee on whether to downgrade it from A to BBB.
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 or economics; often a master's or CFA.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Economics.
Growing about average. Steady.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI drafts credit reports and spreads financials; committees still vote, but each analyst covers more issuers.
Classes: Accounting class, AP Statistics, AP Macroeconomics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2041.
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