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Occupation

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.

$117,330 medianBright outlookBachelor's typical

O*NET 31.0 · 13-2054.00

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

  1. 01Analyze new legislation to determine impact on risk exposure.
  2. 02Conduct statistical analyses to quantify risk, using statistical analysis software or econometric models.
  3. 03Confer with traders to identify and communicate risks associated with specific trading strategies or positions.
  4. 04Consult financial literature to ensure use of the latest models or statistical techniques.
  5. 05Contribute to development of risk management systems.
  6. 06Determine potential environmental impacts of new products or processes on long-term growth and profitability.
  7. 07Develop contingency plans to deal with emergencies.
  8. 08Develop or implement risk-assessment models or methodologies.
  9. 09Devise scenario analyses reflecting possible severe market events.
  10. 10Devise systems or processes to monitor validity of risk assessments.
  11. 11Document, and ensure communication of, key risks.
  12. 12Analyze areas of potential risk to the assets, earning capacity, or success of organizations.

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What the posting will be called

AnalystRisk AnalystRisk SpecialistSecurities AnalystEquity Research AnalystRisk Manager

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