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Investment Fund Managers

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

$156,100
Median Pay
6-12 years
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AI Resilience Score

Score 4/6: low AI task exposure means AI will assist but humans remain essential (estimated from legacy data)

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AI Exposure
Low+2

16% of tasks can be accelerated by AI

Job Growth
Stable+1

0% projected (2024-2034)

Human Advantage
Moderate+1

EPOCH score: 15/25

Total Score4/6
Methodology: v2.0 - GPTs are GPTs / BLS / EPOCH Additive ScoringUpdated: 2026-01-09
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Key Responsibilities

  • Manage investment funds to maximize return on client investments.
  • Select specific investments or investment mixes for purchase by an investment fund.
  • Monitor financial or operational performance of individual investments to ensure portfolios meet risk goals.
  • Select or direct the execution of trades.
  • Develop or implement fund investment policies or strategies.
  • Perform or evaluate research, such as detailed company or industry analyses, to inform financial forecasting, decision making, or valuation.
  • Present investment information, such as product risks, fees, or fund performance statistics.
  • Develop, implement, or monitor security valuation policies.
  • Meet with investors to determine investment goals or to discuss investment strategies.
  • Attend investment briefings or consult financial media to stay abreast of relevant investment markets.

Education & Training

Typical Entry Education

Master's degree

Time to Job Ready

6-12 years

Based on Job Zone 5. For formal education duration only, see education_duration.

Technology Skills

Bloomberg TerminalPortfolio management softwareMicrosoft Excel/VBATrading platformsRisk analytics toolsCRM systems

Key Abilities

Deductive ReasoningOral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionInductive ReasoningInformation OrderingMathematical ReasoningWritten ExpressionProblem SensitivitySpeech Clarity

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Compensation Details

$82,870
10th Percentile
$156,100
Median
N/A
90th Percentile

Based on 787,340 employed workers

Also Known As

Annual Fund ManagerAsset ManagerFinancial Planning and Analysis Finance ManagerFinancial Planning and Analysis ManagerFinancial Planning DirectorFinancial Planning ManagerFixed Income Portfolio ManagerFixed Income Vice President (Fixed Income VP)Hedge Fund ManagerInstitutional Asset Manager

Data from O*NET 30.1 and BLS Occupational Employment Statistics

O*NET Code: 11-3031.03