Financial Managers

SOC Code: 11-3031 Job Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed

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

Prevailing Wage Levels (National)

DOL/OFLC prevailing wage thresholds for Financial Managers. Hourly rates x 2,080 = annual.

$134,701/yr ($64.76/hr)Level I (Entry)

$158,746/yr ($76.32/hr)Level II (Qualified)

$182,811/yr ($87.89/hr)Level III (Experienced)

$206,856/yr ($99.45/hr)Level IV (Expert)

FY2027 Weighted Lottery Impact

Level	Lottery Entries	Est. Selection Rate
Level I (Entry)	1 entry	~16%
Level II (Qualified)	2 entries	~31%
Level III (Experienced)	3 entries	~45%
Level IV (Expert)	4 entries	~61%

Prevailing Wages by Metro Area

Metro Area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$145,662	$220,750	$295,859	$370,947
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$144,290	$195,811	$247,333	$298,854
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$133,619	$188,427	$243,214	$298,022
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$126,006	$177,715	$229,424	$281,133
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$124,717	$166,899	$209,102	$251,285
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$109,325	$154,565	$199,826	$245,066
Boulder, CO	$127,712	$165,610	$203,486	$241,384
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$129,064	$166,234	$203,424	$240,594
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$100,984	$146,203	$191,443	$236,662
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$131,414	$166,088	$200,762	$235,435

H-1B Filing Data

4,959Certified Filings

$615,183Avg Offered Wage

Top H-1B Employers

Employer	Filings	Avg Wage
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC	97	$264,468
Amazon.com Services LLC	85	$166,733
Deloitte & Touche LLP	76	$155,717
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.	59	$262,904
Deloitte Tax LLP	55	$171,322
CITIBANK, N.A.	49	$275,689
EVERCORE PARTNERS SERVICES EAST LLC	40	$245,483
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.	39	$191,381
KPMG LLP	38	$291,574
American Express Company	32	$181,109

Filing Trend

Year	Filings	Avg Wage
2020	309	$179,263
2021	383	$179,856
2022	332	$204,926
2023	761	$195,022
2024	1,308	$1,454,146
2025	1,630	$431,378
2026	236	$212,717

Key Skills

Skill	Importance	Level
Active Listening	4.0
Reading Comprehension	4.0
Speaking	4.0
Critical Thinking	4.0
Monitoring	3.8
Writing	3.8
Complex Problem Solving	3.6
Service Orientation	3.6
Judgment and Decision Making	3.6
Coordination	3.6

Knowledge Areas

Knowledge	Importance
Customer and Personal Service	4.7
Administration and Management	4.3
Economics and Accounting	4.1
Mathematics	3.7
Administrative	3.7
Law and Government	3.6
Personnel and Human Resources	3.5
Sales and Marketing	3.4

Education Requirements

Education Level	% of Workers
Bachelor's degree	56.3%
Master's degree	21.0%
High school diploma	14.2%
Post-secondary certificate	4.6%
Associate's degree	3.9%

Typical Tasks

Establish and maintain relationships with individual or business customers or provide assistance with problems these customers may encounter.
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.
Recruit staff members.
Evaluate data pertaining to costs to plan budgets.
Oversee training programs.
Oversee the flow of cash or financial instruments.

Technology Skills

Green = Hot Technology in demand

Adobe Acrobat Alteryx software IBM SPSS Statistics Intuit QuickBooks Marketo Marketing Automation Microsoft Access Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Project Microsoft SQL Server Microsoft SharePoint Microsoft Visio Microsoft Visual Basic

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