New graduates at large consulting firms are typically known as associates for the first couple of years (although consulting titles often vary by firm). After three to five years, a skilled associate may be promoted to senior associate. These professionals have supervisory duties and take on more demanding work. After seven years or so, those who excel may be promoted to junior partner (or principal). Partners have managerial duties but, more importantly, enjoy a financial stake in the firm. Financial professionals who work as internal consultants for corporations typically move up the promotion ladder to managerial positions. Some may become top financial executives such as controllers, treasurers, finance officers, cash managers, and chief financial officers. Some consultants start their own firms.
- Accountants
- Agricultural Consultants
- Assessors and Appraisers
- Audit and Assurance Accountants
- Auditors
- Bank Examiners
- Billing Clerks
- Bookkeeping and Accounting Clerks
- Budget Analysts
- Business Continuity Planners
- Business Development Managers and Directors
- Business Intelligence Analysts
- Business Managers
- Chief Customer Officers
- Chief Executive Officers
- Chief Financial Officers
- Chief Information Officers
- Chief Restructuring Officers
- Chief Revenue Officers
- Chief Sustainability Officers
- Chief Trust Officers
- Commodities Brokers
- Compliance Managers
- Corporate Climate Strategists
- Cost Estimators
- Credit Analysts
- Cryptocurrency Specialists
- Customer Service Representatives
- Customer Success Managers
- Data Scientists
- Database Specialists
- Decision Scientists
- Document Management Specialists
- Economists
- Energy Consultants
- Environmental Consultants
- Environmental Economists
- Ergonomists
- Financial Analysts
- Financial Institution Officers and Managers
- Financial Institution Tellers, Clerks, and Related Workers
- Financial Planners
- Financial Quantitative Analysts
- Financial Services Brokers
- Forensic Accountants and Auditors
- Fraud Examiners, Investigators, and Analysts
- Futurists
- Health Care Consultants
- Health Data Analysts
- Hedge Fund Investor Relations Specialists
- Hedge Fund Relationship Managers
- Human Resources Consultants
- Indoor Environmental Health Specialists
- Information Assurance Analysts
- Information Security Analysts
- Information Technology Consultants
- Information Technology Security Consultants
- Internet Consultants
- Internet Marketing and Advertising Consultants
- Internet Security Specialists
- Internet Transaction Specialists
- Investment Bankers
- Investment Banking Analysts
- Investment Banking Associates
- Investment Banking Sales Brokers
- Investment Banking Traders
- Investment Fund Managers
- Investment Professionals
- Investment Underwriters
- Learning Innovations Designers
- Legal Operations Specialists
- Life Coaches
- Loan Officers and Counselors
- Management Analysts and Consultants
- Market Research Analysts
- Marketing Consultants
- Mobile Software Developers
- Mutual Fund Portfolio Managers
- Mutual Fund Wholesalers
- Office Administrators
- Personnel and Labor Relations Specialists
- Political Consultants
- Press Secretaries
- Project Managers
- Public Relations Specialists
- Purchasing Agents
- Regulatory Affairs Managers
- Regulatory Affairs Specialists
- Retirement Planners
- Sales Representatives
- Security Consultants
- Security Guards
- Software Application Developers
- Statisticians
- Strategy Managers
- Tax Accountants
- Tax Managers
- Tax Preparers
- User Experience Designers
- Wealth Management Associates
- Wealth Management Investor Relations Specialists
- Workplace Diversity Experts
