Financial Risk Specialists

Analyze and measure exposure to credit and market risk threatening the assets, earning capacity, or economic state of an organization. May make recommendations to limit risk.

SOC: 13-2054.00

Common Job Titles

AnalystRisk AnalystRisk SpecialistSecurities Analyst
Wage Data According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Annual wage data for Financial Risk Specialists (2024)

Estimated Total Employment (U.S.)

56,320

Wage Distribution by Percentile

MetricU.S.
10% of workers earn the following or less$62,270
10% of workers earn the following or more$182,310
Workers on average earn$119,930

+ indicates wage is at or above the BLS reporting cap ($239,200/year)

Tools & Technology

Equipment and software commonly used in this occupation

In-Demand Technology

Frequently requested by employers in job postings

Amazon Web Services AWS softwareApache HiveAtlassian JIRAC++Google DocsIBM SPSS StatisticsIntuit QuickBooksLinuxMarketo Marketing AutomationMicrosoft AccessMicrosoft Azure softwareMicrosoft DynamicsMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft ProjectMicrosoft SQL ServerMicrosoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRSMicrosoft SharePointMicrosoft VisioMicrosoft Visual BasicMicrosoft Visual Basic for Applications VBAMicrosoft WordOracle DatabaseOracle PeopleSoftOracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio ManagementPerlPythonRRubySAP softwareSASSalesforce softwareServiceNowStructured query language SQLTableauTeradata DatabaseThe MathWorks MATLABUNIXYardi software

Technology Skills

ADP Workforce NowAdvanced Portfolio Technologies Report BuilderAdvanced Portfolio Technologies SimulatorAnalyse-itAnalyzerXLAnnuities analysis softwareApache PigApple AppleWorks

Tools & Equipment

10-key calculatorsComputer data input scannersDesktop computersLaptop computersLaser facsimile machinesMulti-line telephone systemsNotebook computersPersonal computers