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financial advisor
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Financial advisors explore and provides specialist advice to clients on how to manage their money. The role involves researching the marketplace and recommending the most appropriate products and services available, ensuring that clients are aware of products that best meet their needs, and then securing a sale. Advisors often execute strategies for clients.

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Avg Pay: $73K
Jobs: 9,919
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Avg Pay: NA
Jobs: 0

Education you need to become a Financial Advisor

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  • Bachelor of Arts (b.a.) in Economics
    The number of occurrences matches with Financial Advisor in our database.
    Avg. Duration:48 monthsAvg. Fees:$34,442Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Bachelor of Science (b.sc.) in Finance
    The number of occurrences matches with Financial Advisor in our database.
    Avg. Duration:48 monthsAvg. Fees:$31,159Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Master of Business Administration (M.B.A) in Finance
    The number of occurrences matches with Financial Advisor in our database.
    Avg. Duration:15 monthsAvg. Fees:$29,745Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Bachelor of Arts (b.a.) in Physics Education
    The number of occurrences matches with Financial Advisor in our database.
    Avg. Duration:48 monthsAvg. Fees:$28,739Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)
    The number of occurrences matches with Financial Advisor in our database.
    Avg. Duration:17 monthsAvg. Fees:$27,469Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
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Annual Pay Estimate for Financial Advisor and Other Important Info

See how many years Financial Advisor's are in their job, how much they make, how long it took to get there and how available this job is in terms of open positions.

5.1 years
$73K
The average years of experience in the workforce prior to having this role
4.22 years
Entry
The average number of roles it took our users to get to this one
3
943 out of 4016

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Jobs to start your career in becoming a Financial Advisor

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