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Financial Analyst

Financial analysts guide businesses and individuals in decisions about expending money to attain profit.

$96,220
Median Salary
320,000
Total Employed
3
Career Transitions
AI Risk Score
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Medium Risk

Higher risk than 61% of jobs in our database

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Pivot Score 67/100

Moderate pivot potential — some transitions require new skills.

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Automation Risk Analysis

Real-time market signals

AI Can Do This Today
5/10 Moderate
Job Postings
-8%
since 2022
Automation Timeline
5-8 years
until major impact

Why This Job Faces Uncertainty

AI automates financial modeling and forecasting

Robo-advisors handle routine investment analysis

Natural language generation creates reports

Algorithmic trading reduces analyst workload

Leaving This Role: 320K (longer 5-8 year automation timeline)
Competition Level: Moderate - strategic skills still valued
Your Head Start: 18-24 months - CFA/Python combo differentiates

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Job Market Data

Real trends from multiple job platforms

Moderate Demand
Current Employment
340.6K
BLS (2026)
Projected Growth
0%
2024-2034
Annual Openings
0
per year (growth + replacements)

Listing Trends

4 sources tracked
🇺🇸 United States
10.5K listings
Adzuna (10.5K)
🇩🇪 Germany
42 listings
Adzuna (32) Arbeitsagentur (10)
🇫🇷 France
761 listings
Adzuna (403) France Travail (358)
🇪🇸 Spain
43 listings
Adzuna (43)
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
2.5K listings
Adzuna (1.4K) Reed (1.2K)
Sources: AdzunaArbeitsagenturFrance TravailReed
Updated Feb 25, 2026

Career Transitions

Safe career paths based on your existing skills

FP&A Manager

2-4 years
25%
Salary Change +40%
Skill Overlap
85%

Skills to Learn

LeadershipStrategic PlanningBusiness PartneringExecutive Presentation

Investment Manager

3-5 years
20%
Salary Change +60%
Skill Overlap
75%

Skills to Learn

Portfolio ManagementRisk AssessmentClient RelationsCFA

Data Scientist (Finance)

12-18 months
15%
Salary Change +35%
Skill Overlap
60%

Skills to Learn

PythonMachine LearningFinancial ModelingBig Data

Essential Reading

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Financial Modeling

Simon Benninga

"The definitive guide to building financial models in Excel. Essential skill for investment banking or corporate finance."

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Investment Valuation

Aswath Damodaran

"NYU professor's definitive guide to valuation. The textbook used at top finance programs worldwide."

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Financial Modeling For Equity Research: A Step-by-Step Guide to Earnings Modeling

John Moschella, CFA, CPA

"An exciting journey into Wall Street-style financial modeling. Starts with industry introduction for new analysts, then demonstrates exactly how to build a model using an actual company example. 30+ downloadable spreadsheets included. 'Moschella does a phenomenal job of laying out how granular earnings models are on the sell-side.'"

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