Career Clusters

Finance is in the business of money. Banks loan money to individuals and business, and offer a place for you to keep your money safe and earn interest. Financial service companies help you manage and grow your money.

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Check out the Illinois State Board of Education Career Guide to explore career paths!

is this for me?

• Strong math skills
• Good communicator
• Persuasive
• Detailed oriented
• Project management skills

Job Facts and Wages

• $129, 833- $38, 241 per year
• May work part-time or full-time. Most work full time
• Often work indoors

Skills and Trainings

• Manage the time of self and others
• Motivate, develop, and direct people as they work
• Recognize the nature of a problem
• Think of new ideas about a topic
• Judge the costs and benefits of a possible action
• Understand new information or materials by studying and working with them.

Source: Illinois Pathways