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Financial risk specialists

Financial risk specialists: demand is rising in the US and edging down in Canada. The evidence, updated weekly.

United States: Rising

Basis: weekly + outlook agree. Banking & Finance job postings +12.2% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). BLS projected employment growth 2025–35: +7.4%. Median pay: US$117,330.

Canada: Edging down

Basis: weekly thinning, other holding. Banking & Finance job postings -11.9% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). Job Bank outlook score: -0.22 on a scale of −2 to +2.

US SOC 13-2054. Canada NOC 11101. Issue 1 (data to Oct 30, 2026). Sources: Indeed Hiring Lab job postings tracker (CC BY 4.0), BLS Employment Projections and OEWS, ESDC Job Bank, public company job boards. How ratings are built: method. Data files: /data.