Portfolio Management Analyst
Impact: Wealth preservation and growth
Analyze financial markets, evaluate investment opportunities, and construct diversified portfolios to meet client objectives.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- 60% Team / 40% Solo
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Minimal
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 45-55 hours/week
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $110,000
- Entry-level
- $70,000 - $90,000
- Senior
- $150,000+
- Growth by 2033
- 7% (average)
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- High to 70-100% growth from entry to senior
- Typical student debt
- $30,000 - $60,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Financial Modeling
- Investment Analysis
- Portfolio Optimization
- Risk Management
- Bloomberg Terminal
- Excel
Soft skills
- Analytical Thinking
- Communication
- Decision-making
- Problem-solving
- Attention to Detail
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- Yes
- Years to mid-career
- 4-6 years
- Years to senior
- 8-12 years
- Career switching
- Hard
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Analyst
- Associate Portfolio Manager
- Portfolio Manager
- Senior Portfolio Manager
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 20% to some tasks can be automated, but judgment remains key
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.8/10
- Meaning
- 3.5/10
- Work-life balance
- 3/10
- Prestige
- 8.5/10
- Social perception
- High