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Financial Quantitative Analysts

Finance · Securities & Investments

Bright outlookJob zone 5: extensive preparationO*NET 13-2099.01

Pay and outlook shown for

$75,000
median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$45k10th$75kMedian$118k90th
Wage percentiles: 10th $45,200, 25th $55,170, Median $75,000, 75th $95,500, 90th $117,620

New workers start near $45,200; experienced workers reach $117,620. About 1,930 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.

Job outlook

Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.

Employment change
+14.2%
Alamo region, 1,891 to 2,159 jobs · U.S. +3%
Openings a year
169
in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 10,300
Employed in 2024
1,891
in the Alamo region · U.S. 137,100

Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree

Alamo Colleges programs that lead here

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Skills this career uses

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

  1. Mathematics5.0
  2. Critical Thinking4.8
  3. Reading Comprehension4.8
  4. Complex Problem Solving4.1
  5. Judgment and Decision Making4.3
  6. Active Listening4.0
  7. Speaking4.0
  8. Active Learning3.9

What the work is

Develop quantitative techniques to inform securities investing, equities investing, pricing, or valuation of financial instruments. Develop mathematical or statistical models for risk management, asset optimization, pricing, or relative value analysis.

Education people in this job have

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

  1. Bachelor's degree35%
  2. Master's degree60%
  3. Doctoral or professional5%

Job zone 5, extensive preparation: A graduate or professional degree, usually after a bachelor's.

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