O*NET-SOC 13-2041.00

Credit Analysts

Analyze credit data and financial statements of individuals or firms to determine the degree of risk involved in extending credit or lending money. Prepare reports with credit information for use in decisionmaking.

Preparation

ItemValue
Preparation zoneZone 4 – Considerable preparation needed
What O*NET says the zone requiresConsiderable skill, knowledge, or experience is needed
Broad occupation in O*NETTrue (Yes)
Skills listed for this occupation6
Abilities listed for this occupation6
Tasks listed for this occupation5
Interest scores given for this occupation6

Skills

The 6 skills with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

SkillO*NET elementImportanceDate
Critical Thinking2.A.2.a3.8808/2020
Active Learning2.A.2.b3.6208/2020
Reading Comprehension2.A.1.a3.6208/2020
Speaking2.A.1.d3.6208/2020
Active Listening2.A.1.b3.508/2020
Mathematics2.A.1.e3.3808/2020

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Abilities

The 6 abilities with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

AbilityO*NET elementImportanceDate
Oral Expression1.A.1.a.34.008/2020
Inductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.53.8808/2020
Oral Comprehension1.A.1.a.13.8808/2020
Written Comprehension1.A.1.a.23.8808/2020
Deductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.43.7508/2020
Mathematical Reasoning1.A.1.c.13.7508/2020

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Tasks

The tasks O*NET records for this occupation, with the type, respondent count and date each record carries.

TaskTypeIncumbents respondingDate
Analyze credit data and financial statements to determine the degree of risk involved in extending credit or lending money.Core2008/2020
Complete loan applications, including credit analyses and summaries of loan requests, and submit to loan committees for approval.Core2008/2020
Generate financial ratios, using computer programs, to evaluate customers' financial status.Core2008/2020
Prepare reports that include the degree of risk involved in extending credit or lending money.Core2008/2020
Analyze financial data, such as income growth, quality of management, and market share to determine expected profitability of loans.Core2008/2020

Work interests

The interest scores O*NET gives this occupation, on the six interest types.

InterestScoreDate
Conventional6.8911/2023
Enterprising4.511/2023
Investigative3.8311/2023
Social2.4211/2023
Artistic1.011/2023
Realistic1.011/2023

More occupations in preparation zone 4

Source: O*NET 29.1 Database (Occupation Data, Job Zones, Skills, Abilities, Task Statements, Interests), U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Data fetched 2026-10-31. See about and sources.