O*NET-SOC 11-3031.00

Financial Managers

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

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
Active Listening2.A.1.b4.008/2022
Critical Thinking2.A.2.a4.008/2022
Reading Comprehension2.A.1.a4.008/2022
Speaking2.A.1.d4.008/2022
Monitoring2.A.2.d3.7508/2022
Writing2.A.1.c3.7508/2022

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 Comprehension1.A.1.a.14.1208/2022
Oral Expression1.A.1.a.34.1208/2022
Written Comprehension1.A.1.a.24.1208/2022
Deductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.44.008/2022
Speech Clarity1.A.4.b.54.008/2022
Inductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.53.8808/2022

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
Establish and maintain relationships with individual or business customers or provide assistance with problems these customers may encounter.Core6108/2022
Oversee the flow of cash or financial instruments.Core6008/2022
Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of workers in branches, offices, or departments of establishments, such as branch banks, brokerage firms, risk and insurance departments, or credit departments.Core6108/2022
Recruit staff members.Core6008/2022
Evaluate data pertaining to costs to plan budgets.Core5908/2022

Work interests

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

InterestScoreDate
Enterprising7.011/2023
Conventional5.711/2023
Social2.9311/2023
Investigative2.4511/2023
Artistic1.5411/2023
Realistic1.2211/2023

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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.