Finance Jobs and MBA Programs in Washington

Those considering careers as financial analysts can find education and job opportunities in Washington. For financial analysts in Washington, the job pool currently sits at 2,700 and is expected to grow by 12 percent to 3,170 jobs by 2016. Over the next 10 years, the national job pool is projected to rise by 19 percent, better than the state trend for financial analysts. 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 Washington earn $42 per hour or $87,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $41 hourly or $84,000 per year on average.

Washington, also known as the Evergreen State, has a population of 6,664,195. It's population has increased 13.1 percent over the last 10 years. The state capital is Olympia. There were 4,012,270 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Washington earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $42,747, up from $41,919. The unemployment rate in Washington was 8.9 percent in 2009. It went up by 3.5 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 27.7 percent. This is under the national average.

The top employing fields in Washington include software publishers, offices of dentists, monorail system manufacturing and refrigerated warehousing.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Everett is the site of the world's largest building, Boeing's final assembly plant. One of the unique tidbits about Washington is the state of Washington is the only state to be named after a United States president.

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.