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Financial Specialists, All Other

(SOC Code : 13-2099)

in California

All financial specialists not listed separately.

Employers are usually looking for candidates with a Bachelor's degree .

Occupational Wages

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Area	Year	Period	Hourly Mean	Hourly by Percentile
				25th	Median	75th
California	2012	1st Qtr	$34.34	$22.33	$30.48	$41.75

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Occupational Projections of Employment (also called "Outlook" or "Demand")

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Area	Estimated Year-Projected Year	Employment		Employment Change		Annual Avg Openings
		Estimated	Projected	Number	Percent
California	2010 - 2020	23,500	26,600	3,100	13.2	810

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Job Openings from JobCentral National Labor Exchange

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Possible Licenses Required and Issuing Authority

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License Title

License Authority

Bail Agent

Department of Insurance
Producer Licensing Bureau
www.insurance.ca.gov

Bail Permittee

Department of Insurance
Producer Licensing Bureau
www.insurance.ca.gov

Bail Solicitor

Department of Insurance
Producer Licensing Bureau
www.insurance.ca.gov

California Deferred Deposit Transaction Law (CDDTL)

Department of Corporations
Financial Services Division
www.corp.ca.gov

California Finance Lender Law

Department of Corporations
Financial Services Division
www.corp.ca.gov

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Industries Employing This Occupation (click on Industry Title to View Employers List)

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Industry Title

Number of Employers in State of California

Percent of Total
Employment for Occupation in State of California

Depository Credit Intermediation

9,651

13.1%

Motion Picture and Video Industries

6,338

12.9%

Management of Companies and Enterprises

914

9.0%

Nondepository Credit Intermediation

14,062

8.3%

Other Financial Investment Activities

18,151

4.1%

Security & Commodity Investment Activity

1,563

3.3%

Management & Technical Consulting Svc

28,222

2.9%

Colleges and Universities

1,979

2.7%

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

1,393

2.7%

Other Personal Services

12,451

2.7%

Software Publishers

256

1.8%

Aerospace Product & Parts Manufacturing

281

1.5%

Insurance Carriers

4,763

1.2%

Activities Rel to Credit Intermediation

2,371

1.2%

ISPs, Search Portals, & Data Processing

4,413

1.1%

Accounting and Bookkeeping Services

24,363

1.0%

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Training Programs (click on title for more information)

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Program Title

Finance, General

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About This Occupation (from O*NET - The Occupation Information Network)

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Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.)

Document, and ensure communication of, key risks.

Maintain input or data quality of risk management systems.

Recommend ways to control or reduce risk.

Identify key risks and mitigating factors of potential investments, such as asset types and values, legal and ownership structures, professional reputations, customer bases, or industry segments.

Gather risk-related data from internal or external resources.

Devise systems and processes to monitor validity of risk modeling outputs.

Identify and analyze areas of potential risk to the assets, earning capacity, or success of organizations.

Develop or implement risk-assessment models or methodologies.

Produce reports or presentations that outline findings, explain risk positions, or recommend changes.

Plan, and contribute to development of, risk management systems.

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Top Skills used in this Job

Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

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Top Abilities (Attributes of the person that influence performance in this job.)

Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

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Top Work Values (Aspects of this job that create satisfaction.)

Independence - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions.

Achievement - Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.

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