Also called: Research Analyst
Covers a group of companies for a bank, publishing reports with 'buy' or 'sell' ratings that investors read.
On earnings night you stay late listening to a company's call, update your model and publish a report by 7 a.m., then get calls from fund managers asking what you think.
Senior analysts at top banks earn well above this; junior associates earn less.
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; CFA common.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Economics, Accounting.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). Tracks financial analysts; sell-side research has shrunk.
High risk for 10 years. AI now summarizes earnings calls and drafts models and reports; banks are cutting coverage and junior hires.
Classes: AP Statistics, Accounting class, AP English Language.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2051.
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