What Can I do With a Degree in Finance?

Career Center Library Resources
The Career Center Library has a variety of resources to help students explore potential career fields. These resources include information about typical responsibilities, qualifications, career paths, job outlook, salary, and related careers.

Books Specifically Related to Finance Majors

• Careers for Financial Mavens and Other Money Movers
• Business and Finance Career Directory
• Careers for Number Crunchers and Other Quantitative Types
• Careers in Business
• Careers in Finance

Vocational Biographies
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• Financial Planner
• Stockbroker
• Small Business Advisor
• Mortgage Broker

Professional Associations

• Financial Management Association International — "Dedicated to bridging the gap between financial theory and practice."
• Financial Managers Society — "...is the only not-for-profit professional society exclusively serving the technical and professional needs of today's bank, thrift and credit union financial officer."
• Native American Finance Officers Association — "The purpose of NAFOA is to provide a professional group dedicated to the improvement and quality of financial management of Native American Tribes and Businesses which promotes fiscal integrity."
• National Association of State Budget Officers
• National Association of State Human Services Finance Officers
• Oregon Municipal Finance Officers Association

Internet Sites with Career-Related Information for Finance Majors

• What can I do with a Major in...Finance — Produced by the Career Services Center at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina. "Contains a representative sample of job titles of [UNCW] graduates with a finance major."
• Financial Managers — From the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
• Loan Officers and Counselors — From the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
• Budget Analysts — From the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
• Securities and Financial Services Sales Representatives — From the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
• Financial Analysts and Personal Financial Advisers — From the Occupational Outlook Quarterly.
• Saludos Web Career Guide: Banking
• Saludos Web Career Guide: Financial Planners and Business Managers
• Saludos Web Career Guide: Securities Sales/Stockbrokers
• Finance: What Can I Do With This Major? — Outlines common career areas, identifies typical employers, and suggests general strategies to enhance employability. From Career Services at the University of Tennessee.

Internet Sites with Job Search Information for Finance Majors

• Financial Job Network — "Financial Job Network lists global job opportunities for financial professionals." Many of the positions listed require experience.
• Corporate Finance Network — Contains many useful links to commercial banks, brokerage firms, investment banks, investor relations firms, companies offering cash management services, and venture capital firms.

Places of Employment
Finance majors may find employment in a variety of areas depending on their skills and experience. Career-related internships or career-related part-time jobs may be a prerequisite to finding professional-level employment after graduation.

The following list of employers and job titles was derived from the Career Center's jobs database where the employer specifically requested finance majors. This list does not reflect all potential places of employment or kinds of jobs for finance majors. This list does not reflect current openings.

• AT&T Wireless Services — Finance Pricing Analyst
• AXA Financial Protection — Finance Intern
• Banfield, The Pet Hospital — Senior Tax & Licensing Specialist
• Bates Private Capital, Inc. — Financial Analyst
• Benton County — Health Finance and Operations Officer
• Boeing Company, The — Various Business Positions
• Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) — Financial Analyst
• City of Beaverton — Budget Coordinator
• City of Eugene — Grant Management Analyst I/II
• City of Hillsboro — Management Analyst
• City of Portland — Finance Summer Intern
• City of Vancouver — Financial Analyst
• Columbia Sportswear Company — Investor Relations Manager, Director of Credit, Internal Auditor, Financial Analyst, Business Analyst
• Corillian Corporation — Financial Analyst
• Credence Systems Corporation — Financial Analyst II or III
• CTC Consulting, Inc. — Performance Analyst
• Death With Dignity National Center — Operations & Accounts Manager
• Dean Specialty Foods Group — Cost/Financial Analyst
• DePaul Treatment Centers, Inc. — Finance Director
• Dr. Martens AirWair USA — Controller
• Electro Scientific Industries (ESI) — Tax Specialist
• Ethos Group — Business & Finance Manager
• Farmers Insurance Group — Financial Services Intern
• First Independent Bank — Senior Commercial Credit Analyst
• Fred Meyer, Inc./The Kroger Company — Fixed Assets/Capital Budgeting Intern (summer), Logistics or Operations Research Summer Intern
• Household Bank — Loss Mitigation Intern
• Human Services Council — Fiscal Services Manager
• John Hancock Financial Network — Financial Sales Associate
• InFocus Corporation — Financial Analyst
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS) — Internal Revenue Officer, Tax Specialist
• Intel Corporation — Finance Analyst
• Lake Oswego School District — Accounts Payable Clerk - Bond Projects
• Lane Education Service District — Director of Business Services
• Lattice Semiconductor Corporation — Stock Option Administrator
• Legislative Administration — Senior Budget Analyst
• Levi Strauss & Company — Finance Rotation/Development Program
• MercyCorps — Assistant Subgrants Manager, Assistant Finance Officer
• Merix Corporation — Credit/Collection Analyst, Financial Analyst III/IV
• Merrill Lynch — BFS Finance Sales Associate
• Metro/MERC — Financial Planning Manager, Budget Analyst
• Moss Adams, LLP — Financial Analyst
• Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) — Financial Aid Coordinator
• Multnomah County — Finance Specialist
• Multnomah County Sheriff's Office — Finance Manager
• NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc. —
• Nike, Inc. — Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate Auditor, Senior Credit and Collection Specialist, Collection Specialist
• Northwest Corporate Federal Credit Union — Financial Analyst
• Northwestern Mutual Financial Network — Financial Representative
• One Economy Corporation — Business Infrastructure Intern
• Oregon Cherry Growers, Inc. — Financial Analyst
• Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) — Financial Analyst
• Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) — Retirement Counselor, Fiscal Policy Analyst
• Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) — Utility Analyst 1 and 2
• Oregon Secretary of State Audits Division — Audit Administrator
• Oregon State Bar — Accounting Supervisor
• PacifiCorp — Professional Development Program, Regulatory Analyst, Business Systems Analyst
• Pacific Fishery Management Council — Fiscal Specialist
• Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative (PNGC) — Real-Time Power Scheduler
• Pacific Star Communications — Finance Manager
• PCC Structurals, Inc. — Financial/Cost Accountant I
• Port of Portland — Engineering Finance Intern, Internal Auditor
• Portland Development Commission (PDC) — Economic Development Director, Senior Project/Program Manager
• Portland General Electric (PGE) — Business Decision Support Analyst II/III, Financial Analyst
• Portland Public Schools — Compensation and Benefits Manager
• Prudential Financial, Inc. — Financial Services Associate
• R.V. Kuhns & Associates — Junior Analyst
• Saif Corporation — Claims Adjuster
• Seattle-Northwest Securities — Public Finance Associate
• Statesman Journal — Credit & Collections Manager
• Sun Microsystems — Finance Intern
• Target Stores — DC Operations Team Leader
• TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. — Treasury Analyst
• TriMet — Claims Supervisor III, Internal Auditor
• University of Oregon (O of U) — Financial Analyst
• US Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) — NCIS Student Intern Program
• VTech AAT — Financial Analyst
• Waddell & Reed — Financial Services Intern
• Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) — Financial Examiner Assistant
• Weiden + Kennedy — Manager of Finance (Tokyo)
• Wells Fargo Bank — Mortgage Underwriter, Financial Analysts/Advisers
• West Coast Bank — Accounts Receivable Line Officer, Loan Officer 3
• Xerox Corporation — Financial Analyst
• YWCA of Greater Portland — Director of Finance

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