# Personal Financial Advisors

SOC 13-2052. Page: https://educationguide.com/careers/personal-financial-advisors

Advise clients on financial plans using knowledge of tax and investment strategies, securities, insurance, pension plans, and real estate. Duties include assessing clients' assets, liabilities, cash flow, insurance coverage, tax status, and financial objectives. May also buy and sell financial assets for clients.

## Pay and outlook
- U.S. median wage $105,070 (middle half $72,440–$176,790; BLS May 2025)
- Ages 25-34: median $89,375; 84% hold a bachelor's or higher (Census ACS 2020-2024)
- Jobs 2025-35: 1.4%; ~17.1k openings a year; typical entry: Bachelor's degree

## Fields of degree of young workers (ages 25-34, bachelor's+)
- Finance: 25% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/finance, https://educationguide.com/degrees/insurance)
- Business Management And Administration: 9% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/business-administration)
- Economics: 8% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/economics)
- General Business: 8% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/business)
- Accounting: 7% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/accounting)
- Marketing And Marketing Research: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/marketing, https://educationguide.com/degrees/specialized-sales-merchandising-and-marketing-operations)
- Communications: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/communications, https://educationguide.com/degrees/communication-journalism-and-related-programs-other)
- Political Science And Government: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/political-science)
- Psychology: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/psychology)
- Biology: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/biology)

## Median wage by state
- AK: $78,690
- AL: $77,990
- AR: $79,420
- AZ: $96,950
- CA: $130,330
- CO: $89,280
- CT: $129,720
- DC: $104,990
- DE: $125,050
- FL: $100,970
- GA: $101,450
- HI: $76,070
- IA: $92,310
- ID: $94,370
- IL: $120,130
- IN: $87,710
- KS: $102,530
- KY: $67,150
- MA: $125,670
- MD: $99,880
- MI: $77,930
- MN: $102,660
- MO: $99,930
- MS: $63,300
- MT: $97,450
- NC: $96,880
- ND: $76,870
- NE: $93,280
- NH: $96,780
- NJ: $158,570
- NM: $94,270
- NV: $92,720
- NY: $166,400
- OH: $90,990
- OK: $68,670
- OR: $122,830
- PA: $105,200
- RI: $80,200
- SC: $96,330
- SD: $128,720
- TN: $84,160
- TX: $99,160
- UT: $77,390
- VA: $102,640
- VT: $110,020
- WA: $114,050
- WI: $119,430
- WV: $80,010
- WY: $77,490

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

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