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Finance

Annual Salary (Wages)

Lower End Wage (10th Percentile)

$41,920($20.16/hr)

Middle Wage (50th Percentile)

$102,200($49.14/hr)

Higher End Wage (90th Percentile)

$225,790($108.56/hr)

Ratings

Wage (5/5)
*****$
Job Openings (5/5)
*****$
Job Growth Rate (5/5)
*****$
Experience Level (4/5)
****$-

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Annual Median Wage
$ 102,200
$41,920 $225,790
Annual NC Wage Range
Growth Rate
Very Fast Growing

Personal Financial Advisors provide advice on investments, insurance, mortgages, estate planning, taxes, and retirement to help individuals manage their finances.

What do they typically do

Number of Jobs

Average Annual

Job Growth +1.9%

Job Openings 1,743

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Education & Training

Education
Most require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Associated Programs or Majors
Risk Management & Insurance
Finance & Financial Management Services, Other
Investments & Securities
Finance
Accounting & Finance
Accounting
Business, Applied Science
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Personal Financial Advisors provide advice on investments, insurance, mortgages, estate planning, taxes, and retirement to help individuals manage their finances.
What do they typically do
Number of Jobs
Average Annual
Job Growth +1.9%
Job Opening 1,743
Job Listings
Select a region/location in North Carolina to begin your search.
View available jobs
Education & Training
Education
Most require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Associated Programs or Majors
Risk Management & Insurance
Finance & Financial Management Services, Other
Investments & Securities
Finance
Accounting & Finance
Accounting
Business, Applied Science
More
License
More
Private Training Programs
16314
By Goal Career
Find out where to start your new journey.Get started
By Current Occupation
Find out what's next in line on your career journey.Get started
19304
Change 2990

Interests

Enterprising
Conventional
Social

Work Place

Personal financial advisors typically work in offices. Some also travel to attend conferences or teach finance classes in the evening to bring in more clients. Personal financial advisors work tends to be less stressful than other financial occupations. Most personal financial advisors work full time, and nationally about 1/3 worked more than 40 hours per week in 2012. They often go to evening and weekend meetings to meet with existing clients or to try to bring in new ones.

Top Skills & Abilities

Knowledge/Specialties

Economics and Accounting
Sales and Marketing
Psychology
Customer and Personal Service
Law and Government
Mathematics
English Language

Experience

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed.

Training

Usually several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

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