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Credit Analysts

Part of Finance, in the Banking Services pathway.

Job zone 4: considerable preparationO*NET 13-2041.00

What the work is

Analyze credit data and financial statements of individuals or firms to determine the degree of risk involved in extending credit or lending money. Prepare reports with credit information for use in decisionmaking.

On a typical day

  • Analyze credit data and financial statements to determine the degree of risk involved in extending credit or lending money.
  • Prepare reports that include the degree of risk involved in extending credit or lending money.
  • Complete loan applications, including credit analyses and summaries of loan requests, and submit to loan committees for approval.
  • Generate financial ratios, using computer programs, to evaluate customers' financial status.
  • Compare liquidity, profitability, and credit histories of establishments being evaluated with those of similar establishments in the same industries and geographic locations.
  • Consult with customers to resolve complaints and verify financial and credit transactions.

What it pays

$66,010
Median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro
New workers start near $50,030
Experienced workers reach $121,270
  1. $50k10th
  2. $60k25th
  3. $66kMedian
  4. $95k75th
  5. $121k90th
Wage percentiles: 10th $50,030, 25th $59,560, Median $66,010, 75th $94,720, 90th $121,270

About 440 people do this job in the San Antonio area.

Job outlook

Alamo region (Bexar and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034. U.S. figures from the BLS for comparison.

+8.4%

employment change in the Alamo region, 426 to 462 jobs · U.S. -4%

31

openings a year in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 3,700

426

employed in the Alamo region in 2024 · U.S. 67,800

Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree

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. Critical Thinking4.0
  2. Reading Comprehension4.0
  3. Speaking4.0
  4. Active Learning3.6
  5. Active Listening4.0
  6. Mathematics4.1
  7. Writing3.9
  8. Judgment and Decision Making3.8

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 degree95%
  2. Master's degree5%

Job zone 4, considerable preparation: Usually a bachelor's degree, sometimes a strong associate plus experience.

Alamo programs that lead here

  • Northwest Vista
  • Palo Alto
  1. Accounting

    Transfer pre-major · Business & Entrepreneurship

  2. Accounting

    Degree · Transfer pre-major · Public Service

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