This post summarizes key statistics on Personal Financial Advisors using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.
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Income Over Career
This chart provides the median income by age for Personal Financial Advisors.
Ten Most Common Industries
| Share | Income | Industry |
|---|---|---|
| 62.10 | 128,740 | Security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies |
| 8.90 | 123,591 | Credit agencies, n.e.c. |
| 8.40 | 101,557 | Banking |
| 7.00 | 90,725 | Insurance |
| 2.80 | 99,902 | Management and public relations services |
| 2.00 | 46,346 | Hospitals |
| 1.10 | 72,094 | Savings institutions, including credit unions |
| 0.80 | 52,532 | Colleges and universities |
| 0.80 | 109,951 | Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services |
| 0.60 | 135,049 | Computer and data processing services |
This table highlights the top industries people working as Personal Financial Advisors work in, and how much they earn in each industry.
Education Distribution
This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Personal Financial Advisors. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.
Ten Most Common Majors
This table highlights the top majors people working as Personal Financial Advisors received, and how earnings vary by major.
Weekly Hours Distribution
This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Personal Financial Advisors. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.
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