Summary Report for:
13-2099.01 - Financial Quantitative Analysts
Develop quantitative financial products used to inform individuals or financial institutions engaged in saving, lending, investing, borrowing, or managing risk. Investigate methods for financial analysis to create mathematical models used to develop improved analytical tools or advanced financial investment instruments.
This title represents an occupation for which data collection is currently underway.
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- Define or recommend model specifications or data collection methods.
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Tools & Technology
Tools used in this occupation:
|Notebook computers — Laptop computers|
|Photocopiers — Photocopying equipment|
|Scanners — Computer data input scanners|
Technology used in this occupation:
|Analytical or scientific software — Insightful S-PLUS; SAS software; StataCorp Stata; The MathWorks MATLAB|
|Data base user interface and query software — Microsoft Access; Structured query language SQL|
|Financial analysis software — Bloomberg Professional|
|Object or component oriented development software — C++; Microsoft Visual C#; Python; R *|
|Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel|
* Software developed by a government agency and/or distributed as freeware or shareware.
This occupation may require a background in the following science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educational disciplines:
Interest code: IC
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Wages & Employment Trends
Median wages data collected from Financial Specialists, All Other.
Employment data collected from Financial Specialists, All Other.
Industry data collected from Financial Specialists, All Other.
|Median wages (2013)||$30.05 hourly, $62,510 annual|
|Employment (2012)||156,000 employees|
|Projected growth (2012-2022)||Slower than average (3% to 7%)|
|Projected job openings (2012-2022)||25,800|
|Top industries (2012)|
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2013 wage data and 2012-2022 employment projections . "Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2012-2022). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.