Finance Jobs and MBA Programs in Texas

For a financial analyst, Texas is a land of educational and employment opportunities. There are currently 19,930 jobs for financial analysts in Texas and this is projected to grow by 31 percent to 25,980 jobs by 2016. This is better than the national trend for financial analysts, which sees the job pool growing at about 19 percent over the next 10 years. In general, financial analysts conduct quantitative analyses of information affecting investment programs of public or private institutions.

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State figures show that financial analysts in Texas earn $37 per hour or $77,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $41 hourly or $84,000 per year on average.

Also known as the Lone Star State, Texas has a population of 24,782,302. It has grown by 18.8 percent in the last 10 years. Austin is the state capital. There were 14,469,900 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Texas earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $37,809, up from $36,838. The unemployment rate in Texas was 7.6 percent in 2009. It went up by 2.7 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 23.2 percent. This is below the national average.

Petroleum products merchant wholesalers, petroleum products merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations), other basic organic chemical manufacturing and computer equipment manufacturing are the top employing fields in Texas.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Texas boasts the nation's largest herd of whitetail deer. One of the unique tidbits about Texas is Texas is the only state to have the flags of 6 different nations fly over it. They are: Spain, France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, Confederate States, and the United States.

Finance

Financial analysts conduct quantitative analyses of information affecting investment programs of public or private institutions.

While working, they analyze financial data to produce forecasts of business and economic conditions for use in making investment decisions and stay abreast of developments in the fields of industrial technology and economic theory.

They are required to manage and maintain budgets and actively seek out needed information and learn from it.

Financial analysts should be able to read and understand documents and reports and articulate ideas and problems.

In order to be successful in the workplace, financial analysts must be thorough and dependable and be able to take change and lead.