Business & Finance
Financial Risk Specialists
Analyze and measure exposure to credit and market risk threatening the assets, earning capacity, or economic state of an organization. May make recommendations to limit risk.
Median salary (BLS)
$117,330
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$65k – $196k
Job outlook
+7% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $112,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Financial Risk Specialists
Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Financial Risk Specialists Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Financial Risk Specialists
Entry / Junior
$64,820
~2 yrs to advance
Financial Risk Specialists
Established
$117,330
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Financial Risk Specialists
Senior
$156,720
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Key skills
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Fields of study
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Top colleges for Business & Finance
Explore all- University of Pennsylvania6% admit · $112,000 grad pay
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.