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Where a securities analyst can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a securities analyst already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Securities analysts perform research activities to gather and analyse financial, legal and economic information. They interpret data on the price, stability and future investment trends in a certain economic area and make recommendations and forecasts to business clients.

Also known as securities research analyst, corporate securities research analyst, bonds analyst, stock analyst, securities research director, rating analyst, shares analyst.

Professionals 42 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: mutual fund broker, 74%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from securities analyst, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a securities analyst already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A securities analyst needs 21 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

collect financial data information skills
fundamental analysis business, administration and law
advise on investment communication, collaboration and creativity
asset management business, administration and law
quantitative analysis social sciences, journalism and information
monitor stock market information skills
develop investment portfolio management skills
investment analysis business, administration and law
modern portfolio theory business, administration and law
stock market business, administration and law

Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a securities analyst does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Securities analyst is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a securities analyst’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.