![[Featured Image] A smiling financial advisor, one of many possible economics jobs, talks to two clients across a desk.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/3Luu3FXdXwfQf0azvQwqDr/cf947a48063af3272b9c3075caf046b6/GettyImages-1805675382.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
8 Economics Jobs and How to Get One
Explore eight different careers in the field of economics, including economist, personal financial advisor, actuary, economics professor, lawyer, data scientist, financial analyst, and statistician.
November 12, 2024
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![[Featured image] A person is working on their accountant resume for their new accounting job.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/4oqPqyYCVGMrlAkb7AQ8QY/e17d567fad8234b2d28adae860583827/GettyImages-1657960255.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A man working as an investment banker, one of the highest paying finance jobs, talks to his client across his desk.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/4ax6sMRp2zh4yI7W16FgKI/934d8fd9d39c6786d23484d7acf9252c/GettyImages-1305552442.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)


![[Featured Image] After achieving QuickBooks certification, an accountant is more qualified to help their team as they talk in a business meeting.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/2dU0qj7fRvu85f958X2zW5/26b2352f9a3542b064b69e8a36b656e9/GettyImages-1927881398.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)

![[Featured Image] In a meeting, a business person answers the question, what is defi, as they talk to their colleagues and shows them data on their laptop screen.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/VgFi0b9AVUtOQn51ZdUFP/4407442f2470292902ccc11a11dfde8d/GettyImages-1323324692.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A person's hand is shown in the foreground touching the buttons of a calculator resting on papers with graphs on them while the other hand in the background types on a computer keyboard.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/5MEdrVnYHWqQRc5km6tCgD/9a61bab9dcfb67afa22c10d33472dd40/GettyImages-1415310725.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A financial advisor meets with a client to discuss financial strategy, as the financial advisor points to the papers on the table in front of them.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/3YGWXKSjs4r5zmZiBCTJGx/93dce4b8cf4c9a050dab0f7001e9712d/GettyImages-1413993585.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A person working as a financial analyst salary sits at their multi-screen desktop computer and talks to two people over a video call as they look at graphs.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/96C8Y8in14VWbyIWK2K2n/2a15dd9c2fc21b1396b0256c4ebba955/GettyImages-1311282166.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A personal finance advisor talks to two clients at a table, showing them their financial data on a laptop.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/7BOSvG9VoyZBsl3VztIUXM/b9994a3ccb1d8f08f1033793a95d2c5d/GettyImages-1330558502.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A smiling certified bookkeeper holds a pen and tablet as they talk to their colleague across the table.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/7kprfWVxieI7exVIsHWKSK/0ebce6388b73fe8c199a4b5a7dcd7299/GettyImages-1255954062.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A tax specialist compares paperwork to information on their computer with a stack of tax documents on their desk.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/5ZSee9LAqgswtvcnl1qpj3/da59107fb2f04e0321253192cb1caa03/GettyImages-1475721628.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
