Management · Holland code ECI
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.
O*NET 11-3031.03
At a glance
- US median annual pay
- $166,570
- Middle half earn $125,490 to $219,980. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
- Most common education
- Master's Degree
- 63% of workers surveyed by O*NET report this level.
- Preparation needed
- Job Zone 5 of 5
- Extensive preparation. Zone 1 is little or none; zone 5 is graduate-level.
- US employment outlook, 2024 to 2034
- +15% · Much faster than average
- 868,600 jobs in 2024, projected 997,400. BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, which groups this with similar roles as "Financial managers".
What the work involves
The tasks workers in this occupation rate as most important, from the O*NET survey.
- 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.
Skills and knowledge it leans on
Skills
- Reading Comprehension4.0 / 5
- Active Listening4.0 / 5
- Critical Thinking4.0 / 5
- Speaking3.9 / 5
- Active Learning3.8 / 5
- Writing3.6 / 5
Knowledge areas
- Economics and Accounting4.7 / 5
- English Language4.4 / 5
- Mathematics4.3 / 5
- Customer and Personal Service3.7 / 5
- Administration and Management3.2 / 5
- Law and Government3.1 / 5
Importance ratings on O*NET’s 1 to 5 scale. Higher means the occupation depends on it more.
Who tends to enjoy it
How strongly this occupation draws on each of the six Holland interest types, which is the same profile the career interests test compares you against.
- Realistic8
- Investigative46
- Artistic11
- Social28
- Enterprising99
- Conventional70
The same work abroad
Other countries classify jobs differently, so these are the closest matches through the international ISCO-08 standard, not exact equivalents.
European occupation titles (ESCO)
- venture capitalist · DE Risikokapitalgeber/Risikokapitalgeberin · FR investisseur en capital risque/investisseuse en capital risque
- investment manager · DE Investmentmanager/Investmentmanagerin · FR directeur des investissements/directrice des investissements
- investment fund manager · DE Investmentfondsmanager/Investmentfondsmanagerin · FR gérant de portefeuille/gérante de portefeuille
- investment analyst · DE Investment Analyst/Investment Analystin · FR analyste en investissements
- asset manager · DE Vermögensverwalter/Vermögensverwalterin · FR gestionnaire de patrimoine financier
- mutual fund broker · DE Investmentfondskaufmann/Investmentfondskauffrau · FR courtier en organismes de placement collectif - OPCVM/courtière en organismes de placement collectif - OPCVM
Closest UK occupation groups (SOC 2020)
- Finance and investment analysts and advisers (2422)268,700 employed
- Brokers (3531)67,900 employed
- Financial accounts managers (3534)140,400 employed
Employment is the UK Annual Population Survey for April 2025 to March 2026, all workers in the group, which can be broader than this one occupation.
Pay across Europe, for the whole group
Median annual earnings of all employees in “Professionals”. This is the broad ISCO group this occupation falls in, not the occupation itself, so treat it as context for the wage level, not as a salary for this job.
| Country | Median pay |
|---|---|
| Belgium | €61,714 |
| Germany | €59,529 |
| Ireland | €56,877 |
| Austria | €55,374 |
| Netherlands | €53,595 |
| Sweden | €43,567 |
| France | €41,515 |
| Spain | €35,735 |
| Italy | €33,649 |
| Portugal | €26,072 |
| Poland | €14,380 |
Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey, businesses with ten or more employees outside public administration, in euro and not adjusted for the cost of living. Reference years differ between sources: the US, Japan and Europe figures on this page come from different survey years, so compare them as rough levels, not to the euro or yen.
Exposure to AI
This occupation sits in the higher third of the 774 occupations scored, with an exposure score of +1.45. The scores are standardized across those occupations, so 0 is the average and a score of 1 is about one standard deviation above it.
Our note on reading it: the dataset links AI applications to the abilities that occupations require, so the score reflects overlap between the two. It is a comparison between occupations, not a forecast about jobs. It does not say whether exposure means tasks are replaced or workers get more done with the tools, and it says little about one employer or one role.
Source: Felten, E., Raj, M., & Seamans, R. (2021). Occupational, industry, and geographic exposure to artificial intelligence: A novel dataset and its potential uses. Strategic Management Journal, 42(12), 2195-2217. Matched to this page by 6-digit SOC code (11-3031).
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