# 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.

- **SOC code:** 13-2054.00
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/roles/role-13-2054-00
- **Also known as:** Analyst, Risk Analyst, Risk Specialist, Securities Analyst, Equity Research Analyst, Risk Manager, Bank and Savings Securities Trader, Bond Analyst
- **Frame:** "AI exposure" means task overlap (how codifiable the work is), not jobs lost or a forecast. Every figure below is traced to a named public dataset.

## What this work is

**Core tasks** (O*NET):
- Analyze areas of potential risk to the assets, earning capacity, or success of organizations.
- Analyze new legislation to determine impact on risk exposure.
- Conduct statistical analyses to quantify risk, using statistical analysis software or econometric models.
- Confer with traders to identify and communicate risks associated with specific trading strategies or positions.
- Consult financial literature to ensure use of the latest models or statistical techniques.
- Contribute to development of risk management systems.
- Determine potential environmental impacts of new products or processes on long-term growth and profitability.
- Develop contingency plans to deal with emergencies.
- Develop or implement risk-assessment models or methodologies.
- Devise scenario analyses reflecting possible severe market events.
- Devise systems or processes to monitor validity of risk assessments.
- Document, and ensure communication of, key risks.

## Skills, tools, capabilities

**Skills in demand:**
- Microsoft PowerPoint _(Common Skill)_
- Microsoft Excel _(Common Skill)_
- Unix _(Specialized Skill)_
- TensorFlow _(Specialized Skill)_
- ServiceNow _(Specialized Skill)_
- Microsoft Word _(Common Skill)_
- Microsoft Visio _(Specialized Skill)_
- Microsoft SharePoint _(Specialized Skill)_
- Microsoft Project _(Specialized Skill)_
- Microsoft Outlook _(Common Skill)_
- Microsoft Access _(Specialized Skill)_
- Linux _(Specialized Skill)_

**Tools & technology:**
- Microsoft Excel _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Microsoft Office software _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Microsoft Power BI _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Microsoft PowerPoint _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Python _(hot technology, in demand)_
- R _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Structured query language SQL _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Tableau _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Amazon Web Services AWS software _(hot technology)_
- Apache Hive _(hot technology)_
- Atlassian JIRA _(hot technology)_
- C++ _(hot technology)_

## AI exposure & outlook

- **AI task-overlap index:** 92nd percentile (High) across all occupations — composite of current-era exposure studies (ai-exposure-index-v1).
- **LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou):** 95th percentile (High) — source: eloundou_gamma.
- **AI assistant applicability (Microsoft):** 78th percentile (High) — source: microsoft_applicability.
- **Projected employment (BLS 2024–34):** 6.5% growth (About average); 4.8k annual openings; 60.5k → 64.4k jobs.
- **Pay & employment (BLS OEWS, May 2024):** median $106,000; 56,320 employed.

## Sources

- **O*NET** (30.3) — U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)** (May 2024) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS Employment Projections** (2024–2034) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/emp/
- **Anthropic Economic Index** (v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27)) — Anthropic. https://www.anthropic.com/economic-index
- **Microsoft “Working with AI”** (working-with-ai) — Microsoft Research. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/
- **“GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.)** (arXiv 2303.10130) — OpenAI / academic. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10130

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_Generated from Singulariki's joined dataset; data snapshot 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00. https://singulariki.com/roles/role-13-2054-00_