Also called: Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer (State)
An elected statewide official who manages a state's cash, investments, and borrowing.
State treasurers invest billions of dollars of state money, oversee college savings plans, sell bonds to fund roads and schools, and often run unclaimed-property programs. Many use the office as a stepping stone to governor.
Salaries set by each state.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. No required degree (must win election); most have finance, law, or business backgrounds.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Economics, Political Science, Accounting.
Growing slowly. About 50 positions.
Low risk for 10 years. An elected office: AI helps the staff, but winning votes and making public decisions stay human.
Classes: AP Government, Economics, Speech and Debate.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-1031.
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