Proxy Advisory Analyst

Also called: Corporate Governance Analyst

Researches company shareholder votes (on executive pay, directors, mergers) and recommends how investors should vote.

A day in the life

During proxy season you review 30 companies' CEO pay packages and write recommendations that huge funds use to cast their votes.

Pay over a career

Starting
$55k
Typical
$75k
High
$110k

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, law or economics.

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

Majors to look at: Finance, Political Science, Law.

Outlook

Growing about average. Steady, seasonal.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

High risk for 10 years. AI reads proxy statements and applies voting policies at scale; far fewer analysts needed per thousand meetings.

Start now, in high school

Classes: AP Government, AP English Language, Business class.

Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2051.

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