O*NET-SOC 13-2052.00

Personal Financial Advisors

Advise clients on financial plans using 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. May also buy and sell financial assets for clients.

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.b4.1208/2024
Reading Comprehension2.A.1.a4.1208/2024
Speaking2.A.1.d4.008/2024
Writing2.A.1.c3.8808/2024
Critical Thinking2.A.2.a3.7508/2024
Complex Problem Solving2.B.2.i3.6208/2024

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.14.008/2024
Oral Expression1.A.1.a.34.008/2024
Speech Clarity1.A.4.b.54.008/2024
Written Comprehension1.A.1.a.24.008/2024
Inductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.53.8808/2024
Deductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.43.7508/2024

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
Interview clients to determine their current income, expenses, insurance coverage, tax status, financial objectives, risk tolerance, or other information needed to develop a financial plan.Core2608/2024
Analyze financial information obtained from clients to determine strategies for meeting clients' financial objectives.Core2608/2024
Answer clients' questions about the purposes and details of financial plans and strategies.Core2608/2024
Review clients' accounts and plans regularly to determine whether life changes, economic changes, environmental concerns, or financial performance indicate a need for plan reassessment.Core2608/2024
Manage client portfolios, keeping client plans up-to-date.Core2608/2024

Work interests

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

InterestScoreDate
Enterprising5.8811/2023
Conventional5.5811/2023
Social4.211/2023
Investigative3.1711/2023
Artistic1.7411/2023
Realistic1.011/2023

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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.