Financial Quantitative Analysts
Develop quantitative techniques to inform securities investing, equities investing, pricing, or valuation of financial instruments. Develop mathematical or statistical models for risk management, asset optimization, pricing, or relative value analysis.
$81,100 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
- 87%
- 13%
- 0%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 3%. Today's estimate: 4%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 21 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apply mathematical or statistical techniques to address practical issues in finance, such as derivative valuation, securities trading, risk management, or financial market regulation.Done more than monthly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 16% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 4.2 work days | 6%Half by Jan 2028 | |
| Devise or apply independent models or tools to help verify results of analytical systems.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 16% | 2.1 work days3.3 h to 1.7 work weeks | 1%Half by Sep 2028 | |
| Develop core analytical capabilities or model libraries, using advanced statistical, quantitative, or econometric techniques.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 16% | 4.2 work days1.7 work days to 3.5 work weeks | 0%Half by Nov 2028 | |
| Research or develop analytical tools to address issues such as portfolio construction or optimization, performance measurement, attribution, profit and loss measurement, or pricing models.Done more than monthly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 11% | 2.5 work days6.7 h to 1.7 work weeks | 0%Half by Jun 2028 | |
| Collaborate in the development or testing of new analytical software to ensure compliance with user requirements, specifications, or scope.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 8% | 1 work day1.7 h to 4.2 work days | Stays with people | |
| Develop methods of assessing or measuring corporate performance in terms of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 5% | 4.2 work days6.7 h to 3.3 work weeks | 0%Half by Apr 2029 | |
| Define or recommend model specifications or data collection methods.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.5 work days | 8%Half by Sep 2027 | |
| Collaborate with product development teams to research, model, validate, or implement quantitative structured solutions for new or expanded markets.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 4.2 work days6.7 h to 3.3 work weeks | Stays with people | |
| Research new financial products or analytics to determine their usefulness.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 2.1 work days3.3 h to 1.7 work weeks | 1%Half by Sep 2028 | |
| Interpret results of financial analysis procedures.Done more than weekly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 3% | 1.7 h25 min to 6.7 h | 43%Half by Nov 2026 | |
| Maintain or modify all financial analytic models in use.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 3% | 1 work day1.7 h to 4.2 work days | 4%Half by Mar 2028 | |
| Produce written summary reports of financial research results.Done more than monthly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 2% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 1.7 work days | 9%Half by Jul 2027 |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.
- Federal Executive Branch27,370 people
- Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only)21,040 people
- Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities14,410 people
- Management of Companies and Enterprises9,310 people
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools4,610 people
Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.