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Financial Quantitative Analysts

Part of Finance, in the Securities & Investments pathway.

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

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.

On a typical day

  • Provide application or analytical support to researchers or traders on issues such as valuations or data.
  • Collaborate in the development or testing of new analytical software to ensure compliance with user requirements, specifications, or scope.
  • Research new financial products or analytics to determine their usefulness.
  • Maintain or modify all financial analytic models in use.
  • Produce written summary reports of financial research results.
  • Interpret results of financial analysis procedures.

What it pays

$75,000
Median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro
New workers start near $45,200
Experienced workers reach $117,620
  1. $45k10th
  2. $55k25th
  3. $75kMedian
  4. $96k75th
  5. $118k90th
Wage percentiles: 10th $45,200, 25th $55,170, Median $75,000, 75th $95,500, 90th $117,620

About 1,930 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.

+14.2%

employment change in the Alamo region, 1,891 to 2,159 jobs · U.S. +3%

169

openings a year in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 10,300

1,891

employed in the Alamo region in 2024 · U.S. 137,100

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. 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

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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