Career Details

Economic Development Finance Professional

Description

In NDC's EDFP Certification Program you will build the capacity to translate development opportunities into results for their communities. You will learn from the real world examples of NDC course instructors. In addition to lessons drawn from real projects, you will learn through hands-on exercises.

Certifying Organization

The National Development Council

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Certificates

Certificate name

Chartered Economist

Certifying Organization

American Academy of Financial Management

Type

Advanced

Certificate name

Economics

Certifying Organization

YouScience

Type

Core

Investment Fund Managers

Median Annual Income

$156,100

Projected Job Growth

+17 %

Career Cluster(s)

Management & Entrepreneurship

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Plan, direct, or coordinate investment strategy or operations for a large pool of liquid assets supplied by institutional investors or individual investors.

EnterprisingConventionalInvestigative

Financial and Investment Analysts

Median Annual Income

$99,010

Projected Job Growth

+10 %

Career Cluster(s)

Financial Services

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Conduct quantitative analyses of information involving investment programs or financial data of public or private institutions, including valuation of businesses.

ConventionalEnterprisingInvestigative

Financial Risk Specialists

Median Annual Income

$106,090

Projected Job Growth

+8 %

Career Cluster(s)

Financial Services

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

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.

ConventionalInvestigativeEnterprising

Financial Quantitative Analysts

Median Annual Income

$78,310

Projected Job Growth

+6 %

Career Cluster(s)

Financial Services

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Develop quantitative techniques to inform securities investing, equities investing, pricing, or valuation of financial instruments. Develop mathematical or statistical models for risk management, asset optimization, pricing, or relative value analysis.

InvestigativeConventional

Statisticians

Median Annual Income

$104,110

Projected Job Growth

+12 %

Career Cluster(s)

Public Service & Safety

Most Common Education Level

Master's degree

Develop or apply mathematical or statistical theory and methods to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize numerical data to provide usable information. May specialize in fields such as biostatistics, agricultural statistics, business statistics, or economic statistics. Includes mathematical and survey statisticians.

InvestigativeConventional

Data Scientists

Median Annual Income

$108,020

Projected Job Growth

+36 %

Career Cluster(s)

Marketing & Sales

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Develop and implement a set of techniques or analytics applications to transform raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualization software. Apply data mining, data modeling, natural language processing, and machine learning to extract and analyze information from large structured and unstructured datasets. Visualize, interpret, and report data findings. May create dynamic data reports.

InvestigativeConventional

Environmental Economists

Median Annual Income

$115,730

Projected Job Growth

+5 %

Career Cluster(s)

Public Service & Safety

Most Common Education Level

Master's degree

Conduct economic analysis related to environmental protection and use of the natural environment, such as water, air, land, and renewable energy resources. Evaluate and quantify benefits, costs, incentives, and impacts of alternative options using economic principles and statistical techniques.

InvestigativeEnterprisingConventional

Political Scientists

Median Annual Income

$132,350

Projected Job Growth

+3 %

Career Cluster(s)

Public Service & Safety

Most Common Education Level

Master's degree

Study the origin, development, and operation of political systems. May study topics, such as public opinion, political decisionmaking, and ideology. May analyze the structure and operation of governments, as well as various political entities. May conduct public opinion surveys, analyze election results, or analyze public documents.

InvestigativeArtistic

Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Median Annual Income

$97,130

Projected Job Growth

+7 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Doctoral or professional degree

Teach courses in business administration and management, such as accounting, finance, human resources, labor and industrial relations, marketing, and operations research. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

SocialInvestigative

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

Median Annual Income

$115,300

Projected Job Growth

+4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Doctoral or professional degree

Teach courses in economics. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

SocialInvestigative