ESG Ratings Analyst

Also called: Sustainability Ratings Analyst

Scores companies on environmental, social and governance issues for ratings firms like MSCI or Sustainalytics.

A day in the life

You read a car company's sustainability report, check news about labor problems at its suppliers and assign scores that investors around the world will use.

Pay over a career

Starting
$60k
Typical
$85k
High
$125k

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, environmental science or economics.

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

Majors to look at: Finance, Environmental Science, Economics.

Outlook

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

Will it last? Our AI estimate

High risk for 10 years. AI reads sustainability reports and drafts scores; ratings firms are shrinking analyst teams and ESG demand is uncertain.

Start now, in high school

Classes: AP Environmental Science, AP Statistics, Business class.

Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2051.

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