Business and finance
Financial and Investment Analyst in San Francisco
16 postings read · sampled 2026-10-01 · source ats · 11 employers · largest 19% of it
What employers actually ask for
Credentials named in the 16 postings we read, ranked by how many mentioned each one.
- CFA Level ICFA Institute6%
- CPAAICPA / State Boards of Accountancy6%
- Master's DegreeAccredited institution6%1 of 16 postingsAccredited institution →
What it costs
Exam and application fees plus typical self-study hours. Almost nobody needs every credential on this list — start with the top line.
Not in the total: Master's Degree — cost varies by institution.
What the official taxonomy says
O*NET surveys people already doing this job. That describes who got hired over a long window, not what employers are asking for now — where it disagrees with the counts above, the counts are the more current answer.
Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
O*NET 13-2051.00 · pulled 2026-10-01 · no education survey published for this occupation
This sample is small enough that one posting moves any percentage by more than a couple of points, so we are not calling anything low-signal here. Read the numbers above as a direction, not a measurement.
What it pays
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. A different survey from the postings above, so the two do not share a sample.
Every credential above costs $2,790 — about 6 days' pay at the median.
Who was hiring
Employers with at least one matching posting in this sample.
SpaceX · Astranis · Ridgeline · Zoox · Braze · Flexport · Harbinger Motors · O-I (Owens-Illinois) · Pearce Services · Robinhood · USM
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