Career roadmap

How to become an ESG Analyst

$99,010 median/yr·Suits people who are strongly conventional

Median annual wage for Financial and Investment Analysts (13-2051) — BLS OEWS, May 2023.

What you would actually do

The tasks this work is built on. O*NET measures the closest official occupation, Financial and Investment Analysts — so read these as the shape of the job, not a job description written for the title.

Advise others on business or operational matters.
Analyze business or financial data.
Identify strategic business investment opportunities.
Evaluate condition of properties.
Confer with others about financial matters.
Collaborate with others in marketing activities.
Analyze risks related to investments in green technology.
Advise others on financial matters.

Would this suit you?

Every occupation leans on a particular mix of interests. Here is the mix measured for an ESG Analyst — and our free 3-minute Career Match scores you on the same six.

Conventional5.5/7
Ordering, checking, following a precise procedure accurately
Enterprising5.1/7
Persuading, leading, selling, taking commercial risk
Investigative5.1/7
Investigating, diagnosing, reasoning through problems with evidence
Social2.3/7
Helping, teaching, caring for and working directly with people
Artistic1.8/7
Creating, expressing, working without a fixed procedure
Realistic1.0/7
Hands-on, practical, working with tools, machines or the body

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Interest profiles from the O*NET 29.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Used under CC BY 4.0.