Financial Managers

Finance In demand
Plan, direct, or coordinate accounting, investing, banking, insurance, securities, and other financial activities of a branch, office, or department of an establishment.

What a financial manager does

Become a financial manager

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good financial manager

  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Reading work related information.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
  • Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
  • Looking for ways to help people.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Average hourly rate is $82 per hour with an average salary of $171,400 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $60 and $98 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $124,800 and $202,900 per year.

Financial Manager job outlook

  • There are 11,849 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 1,967 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

Programs to get you there

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