#8. Investment Banker:

An Investment banker performs a variety of roles, starting from investing and managing monetary funds, merger and acquisition of deals, buying and selling of entities on the behalf of their clients, to advising clients on financial strategies.

Their job duties include analyzing, gathering and interpreting numerical information; providing investment recommendations, tactics and advices; predicting and assessing financial returns and risks; preparing legal documents and prospectuses; liaising with accountants, financial experts and lawyers; and more.

These professionals are basically employed in banks and other financial institutions. As per the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statics) report, this job along with the other jobs in the investment industry will experience a strong growth in the coming years. Also, since the global markets are gradually increasing the levels of investment, the demand for these professionals is at an all time high.  

A Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or accounting is essential to land a job in investment banking sector.  However, Master’s degree in business administration or finance is essential for higher level positions in this field.

As per the PayScale, the annual salary for these professionals is in the range of 2.31 lakhs to 26.03 lakhs.