Hedge Fund Analysts

Job opportunities for financial and investment analysts who work for securities, commodities, and other financial investment and related firms are expected to grow by nearly 18 percent from 2023 to 2033, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, or much faster than the average for all careers. While the overall employment outlook in the alternative investment industry is good, there is strong competition for available jobs. Analysts with certification, graduate degrees, and experience using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics should have the best prospects. “With hedge funds increasingly using alternative data and algorithms to help unearth investment ideas, and cryptocurrencies continuing to garner interest, computer coding, data science, and AI expertise are now in high demand across strategies,” according to Hedgeweek.