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.
63,850 people do this job in the US. $117,330 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 98%
- 2%
- 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, 5%. Today's estimate: 9%.
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 . 30 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Develop or implement risk-assessment models or methodologies. AI observed on this task. | 10% | 2.5 work days6.7 h to 1.7 work weeks | 0%Half by Jun 2028 | |
| Contribute to development of risk management systems. | 7% | 1.7 work days6.7 h to 1.3 work weeks | 1%Half by Jan 2028 | |
| Develop contingency plans to deal with emergencies. | 7% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 1.3 work weeks | 2%Half by May 2028 | |
| Devise systems or processes to monitor validity of risk assessments. | 7% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 1.3 work weeks | 2%Half by May 2028 | |
| Conduct statistical analyses to quantify risk, using statistical analysis software or econometric models. | 5% | 1.3 work days2.5 h to 4.2 work days | 3%Half by Feb 2028 | |
| Determine potential environmental impacts of new products or processes on long-term growth and profitability. | 5% | 1.3 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 4%Half by Dec 2027 | |
| Devise scenario analyses reflecting possible severe market events. | 5% | 1.3 work days2.5 h to 4.2 work days | 3%Half by Feb 2028 | |
| Evaluate the risks and benefits involved in implementing green building technologies. | 5% | 1.3 work days3.3 h to 3.8 work days | 4%Half by Nov 2027 | |
| Identify key risks and mitigating factors of potential investments, such as asset types and values, legal and ownership structures, professional reputations, customer bases, or industry segments. | 5% | 1.3 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 4%Half by Dec 2027 | |
| Inform financial decisions by analyzing financial information to forecast business, industry, or economic conditions. AI observed on this task. | 5% | 1.3 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 4%Half by Dec 2027 | |
| Evaluate the risks related to green investments, such as renewable energy company stocks. | 4% | 1 work day2.5 h to 3.1 work days | 5%Half by Oct 2027 | |
| Analyze areas of potential risk to the assets, earning capacity, or success of organizations. | 3% | 6.7 h3.3 h to 1.7 work days | 10%Half by Apr 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.
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Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025).
- Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only)17,810 people
- Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities9,840 people
- Management of Companies and Enterprises6,700 people
- Nondepository Credit Intermediation4,670 people
- Insurance Carriers4,010 people
Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025).