Also called: Digital Asset Trader
Trades cryptocurrencies around the clock, quoting buy and sell prices so markets run smoothly.
You watch Bitcoin prices on six exchanges, adjust your trading algorithms when prices swing and manage risk on a market that never closes.
Very bonus-heavy; firm results vary a lot.
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 math, computer science or finance.
Ways in: 4-year college, Self-taught. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Mathematics, Computer Science, Finance.
Growing about average. Volatile industry.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Quoting is algorithmic; small teams of humans write strategies and manage exchange and security risk around the clock.
Classes: AP Computer Science, AP Statistics, AP Calculus.
Official data: O*NET occupation 41-3031.
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