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Investment Fund Manager: what the job is, what it pays, and how to get hired.

The work, the skills that matter, the tools in demand and the pay range, from U.S. government data, plus every TryHired page for the role.

BLS does not publish pay for investment fund managers separately. Every pay figure on this page is for the BLS occupation “Financial Managers” (SOC 11-3031), which includes investment fund managers and other jobs; it is not a figure for investment fund managers alone.

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Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · O*NET 31.0
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Median percentile pay

Half of workers in the BLS occupation “Financial Managers” earn more than this and half earn less.

Annual
$166,570
Hourly
$80.08
Source
BLS May 2025
Quick answer

Investment Fund Managers plan, direct, or coordinate investment strategy or operations for a large pool of liquid assets supplied by institutional investors or individual investors. The median pay is $166,570 a year ($80.08 an hour) (BLS, May 2025). The most commonly reported education requirement is a master's degree (63% of workers surveyed by O*NET).

Median pay
$166,570
BLS May 2025
Employed in the U.S.
841,710
BLS May 2025
Preparation
Job Zone 5 of 5
extensive preparation
Most common education
Master's Degree
63% of workers
Key facts

Investment Fund Managers at a glance

  • Workers in the BLS occupation “Financial Managers” (which includes investment fund managers) in the United States earned a median annual wage of $166,570 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • In its 2025–35 employment projections, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a bachelor's degree as the typical entry-level education for investment fund managers in the United States.

    Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

  • BLS projects employment of investment fund managers in the United States to grow 9.7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 65,600 openings a year on average, including replacement openings.

    Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

  • BLS estimates that 41.1% of financial managers in the United States had the ability to telework in 2025, a preliminary estimate of whether the job allows it, not a count of remote jobs.

    Source: BLS Occupational Requirements Survey, 2025 preliminary

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The work

What investment fund managers do day to day

Data Core tasks rated most important by workers in the role (O*NET).

  1. Manage investment funds to maximize return on client investments.
  2. Select specific investments or investment mixes for purchase by an investment fund.
  3. Monitor financial or operational performance of individual investments to ensure portfolios meet risk goals.
  4. Select or direct the execution of trades.
  5. Develop or implement fund investment policies or strategies.
  6. Perform or evaluate research, such as detailed company or industry analyses, to inform financial forecasting, decision making, or valuation.
  7. Present investment information, such as product risks, fees, or fund performance statistics.
  8. Develop, implement, or monitor security valuation policies.
Job requirements

What the job requires

Data BLS figures for financial managers (SOC 11-3031), 2025 preliminary BLS Occupational Requirements Survey. This TryHired page covers a specialty within that occupation; the figures describe the whole occupation.

Telework available
41.1%
of workers had the ability to telework
Workday sitting
88.6%
mean share of the day required to sit
Most common strength level
Sedentary
90.3% of workers
Can pause work
98.8%
of workers could take short, unscheduled breaks
Self-paced workload
87.4%
of workers set their own workload
Employer-changed schedules
22.7%
of workers had schedules changed by the employer week to week

On TryHired lists: Remote careers · Desk jobs.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Requirements Survey. Estimates are preliminary; ranges are shown as published.

Where this career works

Industries that employ it

Data Share of all investment fund manager jobs in each industry, 2025 (BLS Employment Matrix). Figures cover all financial managers (SOC 11-3031), the broader occupation.

  1. Credit intermediation and related activities15.9% of all jobs in this occupation · +11.2% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $161,190
  2. Professional, scientific, and technical services14.1% of all jobs in this occupation · +13.0% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $199,740
  3. Management of companies and enterprises9.9% of all jobs in this occupation · +8.8% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $202,070
  4. Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities8.1% of all jobs in this occupation · +14.2% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $258,870
  5. Insurance carriers and related activities7.8% of all jobs in this occupation · +10.1% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $196,860
  6. Government, excluding state and local education and hospitals6.2% of all jobs in this occupation · +0.6% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $143,070

Sources: BLS 2025–35 National Employment Matrix (share of the occupation's jobs, projected change) and BLS OEWS May 2025 industry estimates (mean wage). Different industry estimates are not a pay forecast for any person.

Skills that matter

Ranked by importance to the job

Data O*NET importance ratings. The first three are core.

Reading ComprehensioncoreActive ListeningcoreCritical ThinkingcoreJudgment and Decision MakingSpeakingComplex Problem SolvingActive LearningWritingMonitoring

Knowledge areas: Economics and Accounting, English Language, Mathematics, Customer and Personal Service, Administration and Management, Law and Government.

Tools and technology

Software investment fund managers use

Data Examples reported for the role; employer demand flags from O*NET.

  • Microsoft VisioProcess mapping and design softwareHot technology
  • SASAnalytical or scientific softwareHot technology
  • Autodesk AutoCAD Blue SkyComputer aided design CAD software
  • Microsoft MapPointMap creation software
  • Oracle Hyperion PlanningFinancial analysis software
  • Portfolio analysis softwareFinancial analysis software
  • Risk analysis softwareAnalytical or scientific software
  • Statistical analysis softwareAnalytical or scientific software
  • SunGard Financial Systems AddVantageFinancial analysis software
  • Microsoft ExcelSpreadsheet softwareIn demand
  • Microsoft Office softwareOffice suite softwareIn demand
  • Microsoft PowerPointPresentation softwareIn demand

Also called: Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Vice President (Fixed Income VP), Investment Analysis Vice President (Investment Analysis VP), Portfolio Manager.

Method

How this page is built

Tasks, skills, tools, education and related roles come from O*NET 31.0. Pay and employment come from the BLS OEWS May 2025 national estimates. The skill-match score is our calculation: Skill match is the cosine similarity of the two occupations' skill profiles: for each of 35 O*NET skills (10 essential, 25 transferable) we multiply importance by level and subtract the average across all occupations, then compare the direction of the two profiles. 100 means identical shape; 0 means unrelated or opposite (negative values are shown as 0). Only occupations that O*NET itself lists as related are compared.

What this page can't tell you
  • How a specific employer defines the job.
  • Pay for self-employed workers (OEWS covers employees).
  • Your own chances: data describes the occupation, not you.
Sources
  1. O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. TryHired selected, ranked and combined the data; O*NET is not responsible for these pages.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).

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