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.
Also called: Fixed Income Portfolio Manager · Fixed Income Vice President (Fixed Income VP) · Investment Analysis Vice President (Investment Analysis VP) · Portfolio Manager
Median pay (national)
$161,700
$86,490–$239,200+ (10th–90th)
Employed (US)
818,620
BLS OEWS, May 2024
Outlook 2024–34
+14.8%
~74,600 openings/yr
Typical entry
Bachelor's degree
What the numbers say
Refit analysis ·Pay for investment fund managers shows an unusually wide range: the top 10% earn $239,200+ versus $86,490 at the bottom 10% — 2.8x. The median of $161,700 leaves roughly 48% of headroom to the 90th percentile, which is where seniority, specialization, and the skills below tend to pay off.
Refit analysis ·Employment is projected to change +14.8% from 2024 to 2034 — much faster than the 3% average for all occupations. Even so, BLS projects about 74,600 openings a year, mostly to replace workers who retire or change careers.
Refit analysis ·Where you work moves the number a lot. Across the 54 states with released data, New York pays the most for this role (median $215,740, +33% vs the national median), while Guam sits lowest at $77,390 — a 179% spread for the same job title.
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list. On the tools side, O*NET flags Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft PowerPoint as in-demand technologies for this role.
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Top skills employers ask for
Ranked by O*NET importance for this occupation.
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Active Learning
- Writing
- Monitoring
- Mathematics
- Learning Strategies
- Science
What they actually do
Core O*NET tasks for this role.
- 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.
- Meet with investors to determine investment goals or to discuss investment strategies.
- Prepare for and respond to regulatory inquiries.
- Evaluate the potential of new product developments or market opportunities, according to factors such as business plans, technologies, or market potential.
Tools & technology
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Power BI
- Microsoft Visio
- SAP software
- SAS
- Structured query language SQL
- Tableau
- Autodesk AutoCAD Blue Sky
- Financial accounting software
- Microsoft MapPoint
- Oracle Hyperion
- Oracle Hyperion Planning
- Portfolio analysis software
- ReadSoft
Knowledge areas
- Economics and Accounting
- English Language
- Mathematics
- Customer and Personal Service
- Administration and Management
- Law and Government
- Computers and Electronics
- Sales and Marketing