Supports a senior research analyst with models, data and drafts of reports.
You update models for 15 companies, build charts and write first drafts of reports at 5 a.m. before earnings.
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.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Economics.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). Tracks financial analysts.
High risk for 10 years. Model updates, data pulls and draft notes are exactly what AI does well, so junior research seats are shrinking.
Classes: AP Statistics, Accounting class, Excel class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2051.
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