Also called: Maritime Finance Analyst
Arranges loans and investments to buy ships that cost $50 million to $250 million each.
Ship finance bankers analyze shipping companies, model freight markets, and structure huge loans, often tied to the value of the ships themselves.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's in finance or economics; MBA often helpful.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Economics, Maritime Business.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years).
Medium risk for 10 years. AI builds freight-market models and loan memos, cutting analyst work; structuring deals and client trust stay human.
Classes: AP Economics, AP Calculus, AP Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2051.
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