Employers
Investment underwriters work for financial institutions, including banks, insurance companies, and investment houses. The Department of Labor does not currently have employment information for investment underwriters, but does provide data regarding financial specialists (all others not listed). In May 2018, approximately 128,760 financial specialists were employed in the United States. Of those, about 9,450 work in the financial investment activities industry.
Starting Out
The job of investment underwriter requires several years of prior work experience. Most investment underwriters get a foot in the door through an internship while they are still in school. The first job is typically as an associate or junior investment underwriter. Ask your school's career services office for help finding internship and job listings in investment underwriter departments of banks or other financial institutions. Search the career sections of companies' Web sites to look for job listings. You may also find job listings and other useful resources through professional associations' Web sites, such as the Association for Financial Professionals, https://www.afponline.org/careers.
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