Investor Relations Director

Also called: IR Director, Head of Investor Relations

Explains a public company's performance and plans to investors and Wall Street analysts.

A day in the life

You prepare the CEO for the quarterly earnings call, answer tough questions from analysts, and help write the annual report.

Pay over a career

Starting

$110k

Typical

$175k

High

$300k

Estimate.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 10 years after high school. Bachelor's in finance or communications; MBA or CFA common.

Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.

Majors to look at: Finance, Communications, Business Administration.

Outlook

Growing about average. Steady.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk for 10 years. AI summarizes financials and drafts earnings scripts; credibility with analysts and answering tough live questions stays human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: AP Macroeconomics, AP Calculus or Statistics, Accounting, Speech and debate.

• Join a stock-market club or the SIFMA Stock Market Game
• Compete in FBLA finance events
• Read a company's annual report and earnings call

Official data: O*NET occupation 11-2032.

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