Investment Banking Summer Analyst
Impact: Financial
Assist investment banking teams with financial analysis, modeling, due diligence, and presentation preparation for various transactions such as mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity offerings, and leveraged buyouts. Conduct industry research and support client communication.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Minimal
- Schedule flexibility
- Rigid
- Remote work
- On-site Only
- Typical work hours
- 80-100
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $100,000
- Entry-level
- $70,000
- Senior
- $150,000
- Growth by 2033
- Growing
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- None
- Salary growth potential
- High
- Typical student debt
- $50,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Financial Modeling
- Valuation
- Microsoft Excel
Soft skills
- Communication
- Attention to Detail
- Problem Solving
Technical complexity: Very High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 3
- Years to senior
- 6
- Career switching
- Hard
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Analyst
- Associate
- Vice President
- Director
- Managing Director
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Low
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.5/10
- Meaning
- 3.2/10
- Work-life balance
- 3/10
- Prestige
- 8.5/10
- Social perception
- Very High