# Financial and Investment Analysts

SOC 13-2051. Page: https://educationguide.com/careers/financial-and-investment-analysts

Conduct quantitative analyses of information involving investment programs or financial data of public or private institutions, including valuation of businesses.

## Pay and outlook
- U.S. median wage $102,740 (middle half $79,290–$133,340; BLS May 2025)
- Ages 25-34: median $93,844; 94% hold a bachelor's or higher (Census ACS 2020-2024)
- Jobs 2025-35: 7.2%; ~24.7k openings a year; typical entry: Bachelor's degree

## Fields of degree of young workers (ages 25-34, bachelor's+)
- Finance: 26% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/finance, https://educationguide.com/degrees/insurance)
- Economics: 11% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/economics)
- Accounting: 11% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/accounting)
- Business Management And Administration: 8% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/business-administration)
- General Business: 6% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/business)
- Mathematics: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/mathematics)
- Psychology: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/psychology)
- Political Science And Government: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/political-science)
- Marketing And Marketing Research: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/marketing, https://educationguide.com/degrees/specialized-sales-merchandising-and-marketing-operations)
- Biology: 1% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/biology)

## Median wage by state
- AK: $102,240
- AL: $91,290
- AR: $81,110
- AZ: $93,540
- CA: $109,110
- CO: $103,850
- CT: $109,500
- DC: $105,780
- DE: $101,800
- FL: $94,490
- GA: $99,420
- HI: $94,640
- IA: $92,370
- ID: $100,830
- IL: $101,180
- IN: $81,760
- KS: $84,860
- KY: $81,660
- LA: $75,680
- MA: $111,040
- MD: $100,370
- ME: $88,320
- MI: $95,420
- MN: $102,990
- MO: $98,420
- MS: $79,580
- MT: $99,190
- NC: $102,390
- ND: $78,170
- NE: $85,320
- NH: $82,520
- NJ: $108,610
- NM: $87,630
- NV: $83,430
- NY: $127,930
- OH: $94,280
- OK: $79,640
- OR: $120,590
- PA: $84,460
- PR: $63,000
- RI: $100,550
- SC: $93,670
- SD: $99,150
- TN: $92,990
- TX: $99,150
- UT: $91,370
- VA: $105,490
- VI: $69,990
- VT: $99,090
- WA: $107,210
- WI: $95,570
- WV: $69,030
- WY: $187,090

Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#careers

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