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Occupational Report for Personal Financial Advisors (13-2052) , Oregon Statewide
Occupational Description

Advise clients on financial plans utilizing knowledge of tax and investment strategies, securities, insurance, pension plans, and real estate. Duties include assessing clients' assets, liabilities, cash flow, insurance coverage, tax status, and financial objectives to establish investment strategies.

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Personal Financial Advisors
Employment Outlook for Personal Financial Advisors
Statewide Employment Analysis 2008 employment is estimated to be at about the regional average. This occupation is expected to grow at a somewhat slower rate than the regional average. Total job openings are projected to be at about the regional average.

Limited employment opportunities exist for trained workers.

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Current Employment Department Job Openings for Personal Financial Advisors There are 26 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 26 are listed below.
Job Title Date Posted Location Wage Offered
Personal Banker - Beaverton, OR 6/8/10 Beaverton
Financial Services Professional 7/8/10 Eugene
Clinic - Patient Financial Counselor 7/27/10 Corvallis
Registered Investment Representative Job # 4-0710-17 7/26/10 Portland $2,610/mo to $3,132/mo DOE
Personal Banker 7/27/10 Lake Oswego
Personal Banker- Stayton, Oregon 7/27/10 Stayton
Personal Banker 1 (3396574) 7/29/10 Dallas
Personal Banker 1 (3395099) 8/7/10 Pendleton
Financial Advisor Trainee 8/18/10 Lake Oswego
Personal Banker- Prineville, Oregon 8/17/10 Prineville
Personal Banker- Orenco Station- Hillsboro, Oregon 8/24/10 Hillsboro
Personal Banker 8/24/10 Beaverton
Personal Banker- Shasta Way Fred Meyer- Klamath Falls, Oregon 8/21/10 Klamath Falls
Personal Banker Spanish Preferred 8/21/10 Molalla
Personal Banker 8/21/10 Eugene DOE
Personal Banker- Nw Evergreen Parkway- Tanasbourne- Beaverton, OR 8/21/10 Beaverton
Personal Banker- Teal Blvd./Murry Hill- Beaverton, OR 8/21/10 Beaverton
South Portland - Senior Personal Banker - Beaverton/Hillsboro Area 8/25/10 Beaverton
Personal Banker- Hawthorne & State- Salem, Oregon *Spanish Speaking Preferred* 8/25/10 Salem
Personal Banker 8/31/10 Wilsonville
Personal Banker- Tigard Town Square- Tigard, OR 8/31/10 Tigard
Financial Professional 9/1/10 Salem $8.40/hr
Personal Banker - Eugene, Oregon 8/28/10 Eugene
Personal Banker- West Eugene 8/28/10 Eugene
South Portland - Senior Personal Banker - Orenco 8/28/10 Hillsboro
Job Openings from the Web for Personal Financial Advisors The following job openings have been automatically extracted from various sites across the Web. These links are provided as supplemental resources. However, the Employment Department cannot validate these openings nor endorse any of these external sites. Some of these jobs may no longer be open. In some cases, a single opening may be posted on multiple sites.

There are 25 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 25 are listed below.

Job Title Date Posted Location Employer
Student Finance Advisor - Portland 8/29/10 Portland DeVry University
Wfa Financial Advisor (3405270) 8/26/10 Portland Wells Fargo
Financial Advisor Trainee - Bend, OR 8/24/10 Bend Bank Of America
Financial Aid Advisor 8/23/10 Corvallis Oregon State University
INVESTMENT ADVISOR II 8/23/10 Portland Standard Insurance Company
Financial Advisor Trainee - Lake Oswego, OR 8/21/10 Lake Oswego Bank Of America
Financial Advisor Trainee - Portland, OR 8/21/10 Portland Bank Of America
Wfa Financial Advisor (3403097) 8/20/10 Portland Wells Fargo
Wealth Management Senior Investment Advisor 8/19/10 Portland Arnerich Massena & Associates, Inc.
0006100 - Financial Aid Advisor 8/19/10 Corvallis
Wfa Financial Advisor (3402911) 8/19/10 Lake Oswego Wells Fargo
Financial Advisor US 8/17/10 Astoria Edward Jones
Financial Advisor US 8/17/10 Edward Jones
INVESTMENT ADVISOR II 8/12/10 Portland Standard Insurance Company
Experienced Financial Advisor for Joint Work Specialist 8/9/10 Portland Pacific Capital Resource Group
Financial Advisor 8/3/10 Portland Ameriprise
Financial Professional-OR, Portland 7/28/10 Portland Axa Advisors
Financial Planner - Portland OR - Top Tier Company 7/28/10 Portland Accounting Career Network
FINANCIAL ADVISOR/CONSULTANT *THREE YEAR PAID TRAINING* 7/27/10 North Star Resource Group
Allstate Personal Financial Rep. in... 7/21/10 Allstate Insurance Company
Finance 7/20/10 EDUCATION MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
Financial Advisor Trainee - Portland, OR 7/15/10 Portland Merrill Lynch
Financial Advisor Trainee - Lake Oswego, OR 7/15/10 Lake Oswego Merrill Lynch
Wealth Management Player/Coach Personal Trust RM 7/10/10 Portland U.S. Bank
Financial Advisor 6/28/10 Portland
State of Oregon License Information for Personal Financial Advisors
License License Authority Web Site
Investment Adviser Representative dfcs.oregon.gov/
Solicitor, Investment Advisory Services dfcs.oregon.gov/
Wages for Personal Financial Advisors
Region ---------------- 2010 Wages ----------------
Percentiles (hourly wages) Avg
Hourly
($/hr)
Avg
Annual
10th 25th 50th
(median)
75th 90th
Oregon Statewide $16.29 $18.59 $27.19 $38.53 $66.00 $35.60 $74,059
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Regional Employment Projections for Personal Financial Advisors
Region Employment Change % Change Projected Annual Openings
2008 2018 Growth Replacement Total
Oregon Statewide 704 749 45 6.4% 5 8 12
Multnomah / Washington 371 392 21 5.7% 2 4 6
Lane 100 104 4 4.0% 0 1 2
Clackamas 62 73 11 17.7% 1 1 2
Marion / Polk / Yamhill 55 57 2 3.6% 0 1 1
Jackson / Josephine 42 45 3 7.1% 0 1 1
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson 29 30 1 3.4% 0 0 0
Klamath / Lake 14 14 0 0.0% 0 0 0
Benton / Lincoln / Linn 14 15 1 7.1% 0 0 0
Douglas 8 8 0 0.0% 0 0 0
Coos / Curry 7 8 1 14.3% 0 0 0
Morrow / Umatilla 6 7 1 16.7% 0 0 0
Baker / Union / Wallowa 4 4 0 0.0% 0 0 0
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook 3 3 0 0.0% 0 0 0

Replacement openings are caused by existing workers permanently leaving their occupation. Many additional job openings occur due to job changes within occupations.
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Industries of Employment for Personal Financial Advisors
Industry
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Ownership 2008
Employment
Total, All Industries All 704
Total, All Industries Private 704
Finance and Insurance Private 628
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities Private 150
Depository Credit Intermediation Private 134
Nondepository Credit Intermediation Private 10
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities Private 65
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities Private 65
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Private 13
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Private 10
Management of Companies and Enterprises Private 49
Educational Requirements for Personal Financial Advisors Workers must have a bachelor's degree to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with a bachelor's degree and related work experience have a competitive advantage in this labor market.
Skills for Personal Financial Advisors
  • Advise Clients
  • Analyze And Interpret Data And Budgets
  • Analyze Credit Data
  • Analyze Insurance Needs
  • Analyze Investment Opportunities Or Strategies
  • Apply Accounting Principles And Terminology
  • Apply Appraisal Techniques
  • Apply Economic Principles And Trends
  • Apply Financial Management Principles And Theories
  • Apply Linear Algebra
  • Apply Mathematical Principles To Accounting, Bookkeeping Or Budgeting
  • Apply Mathematical Principles To Annuities
  • Apply Mathematical Principles To Insurance
  • Apply Mathematical Principles To Pensions
  • Apply Mathematics To Statistical Modeling
  • Compare Interest Rates And Establish Service Fees
  • Compile Data For Financial Reports
  • Compose Business Correspondence
  • Compute And Record Fiscal Data
  • Compute Equity
  • Compute Taxes
  • Develop Budgets
  • Develop Credit Repayment Plan With Client And Creditors
  • Direct Investment Activities
  • Evaluate Degree Of Financial Risk
  • Explain Financial Assistance To Students Such As Loans, Grants, Or Scholarships
  • Interpret And Apply Contract, Property And Insurance Laws
  • Interview Customers
  • Make Presentations
  • Obtain Information From Clients, Customers, Patients Or Others
  • Perform General Financial Analysis
  • Plan And Direct Fiscal Activity
  • Prepare Reports In Timely Manner
  • Process Records And Maintain Forms And Files
  • Provide Consulting Services
  • Provide Customer Service
  • Research Work-Related Topics Using Library Resources
  • Use Algebra
  • Use Calculus
  • Use Computers To Enter, Access And Retrieve Data
  • Use Correct Grammar, Punctuation And Spelling
Schools and Training Providers for Personal Financial Advisors The training providers listed below offer programs related to this occupation. This information is updated once per year. Anyone interested in a particular program should check with the training institution regarding its availability. Listing these training providers does not necessarily constitute or imply their endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the State of Oregon.

Linfield College
900 SE Baker
McMinnville, OR 97128
Phone: (503) 883-2200
Programs of Training:
University of Portland
5000 N Willamette Blvd
Portland, OR 97203
Phone: (503) 943-7911
Programs of Training:
Portland State University
724 SW Harrison
Portland, OR 97201
Phone: (503) 725-4433
Programs of Training:
University of Oregon
110 Johnson Hall
Eugene, OR 97403
Phone: (541) 346-3014
Programs of Training:
University of Phoenix-Oregon Campus
13221 SW 68th Parkway, Suite 500
Tigard, OR 97223
Phone: (877) 867-4748
Programs of Training:
Career Pathway Roadmaps for Personal Financial Advisors No Career Pathway links were found for this occupation.
Related Occupations The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Personal Financial Advisors matches the occupation in the list. A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed below.
Occupation Skill Overlap
Financial Specialists, All Other 59%
Financial Analysts 47%
Loan Counselors 38%
Loan Officers 38%
Securities, Commodities, And Financial Services Sales Agents 36%
Credit Analysts 30%