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Financial Risk Specialists

Business and Financial Operations (13-2054)
Bright Outlook

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.

At a Glance

Financial Risk Specialists earns a median of $106,000/yr with +6.5% projected growth. Typical entry: Bachelor's degree. Top skills: Yardi software, The MathWorks MATLAB, UNIX.

Median Annual Wage

$106,000/yr

Projected Growth (2024-34)

+6.5%

Annual Openings

5

Typical Education

Bachelor's degree

Skills & Requirements

Technology (42)

Yardi software

Category: Data base user interface and query software | Hot Technology

4.5
The MathWorks MATLAB

Category: Analytical or scientific software | Hot Technology

4.5
UNIX

Category: Operating system software | Hot Technology

4.5
Microsoft Visio

Category: Process mapping and design software | Hot Technology

4.5
Amazon Web Services AWS software

Category: Data base user interface and query software | Hot Technology

4.5
Apache Hive

Category: Data base management system software | Hot Technology

4.5
Atlassian JIRA

Category: Content workflow software | Hot Technology

4.5
C

Category: Development environment software | Hot Technology

4.5
Google Docs

Category: Word processing software | Hot Technology

4.5
IBM SPSS Statistics

Category: Analytical or scientific software | Hot Technology

4.5
Intuit QuickBooks

Category: Accounting software | Hot Technology

4.5
Linux

Category: Operating system software | Hot Technology

4.5
Marketo Marketing Automation

Category: Sales and marketing software | Hot Technology

4.5
Microsoft Access

Category: Data base user interface and query software | Hot Technology

4.5
Microsoft Azure software

Category: Development environment software | Hot Technology

4.5
Microsoft Excel

Category: Spreadsheet software | Hot Technology | In Demand

4.5
Microsoft Office software

Category: Office suite software | Hot Technology | In Demand

4.5
Microsoft Outlook

Category: Electronic mail software | Hot Technology | In Demand

4.5
Microsoft PowerPoint

Category: Presentation software | Hot Technology | In Demand

4.5
Microsoft Project

Category: Project management software | Hot Technology

4.5
Microsoft SharePoint

Category: Document management software | Hot Technology

4.5
Microsoft SQL Server

Category: Data base user interface and query software | Hot Technology

4.5
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS

Category: Object or component oriented development software | Hot Technology

4.5
Microsoft Visual Basic

Category: Development environment software | Hot Technology

4.5
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA

Category: Development environment software | Hot Technology

4.5
Microsoft Word

Category: Word processing software | Hot Technology

4.5
Oracle Database

Category: Data base user interface and query software | Hot Technology

4.5
Oracle PeopleSoft

Category: Enterprise resource planning ERP software | Hot Technology

4.5
Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management

Category: Project management software | Hot Technology

4.5
Perl

Category: Object or component oriented development software | Hot Technology

4.5
Python

Category: Object or component oriented development software | Hot Technology

4.5
PyTorch

Category: Data base user interface and query software | Hot Technology

4.5
R

Category: Object or component oriented development software | Hot Technology

4.5
Ruby

Category: Development environment software | Hot Technology

4.5
Salesforce software

Category: Customer relationship management CRM software | Hot Technology

4.5
SAP software

Category: Enterprise resource planning ERP software | Hot Technology

4.5
SAS

Category: Analytical or scientific software | Hot Technology

4.5
ServiceNow

Category: Data base user interface and query software | Hot Technology | In Demand

4.5
Structured query language SQL

Category: Data base user interface and query software | Hot Technology

4.5
Tableau

Category: Business intelligence and data analysis software | Hot Technology

4.5
TensorFlow

Category: Analytical or scientific software | Hot Technology

4.5
Teradata Database

Category: Data base management system software | Hot Technology

4.5

Work Styles (2)

Dependability

A tendency to be reliable, responsible, and consistent in meeting work-related obligations.

4.3
Attention to Detail

A tendency to be detail-oriented, organized, and thorough in completing work.

3.6

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