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Risk Analyst

Work out what could go wrong for a bank or company financially, and how likely it is.

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Typical pay: €36k–€62k
Usual education: Degree
Outlook: Growing — regulation keeps adding demand across European banks.

A day in the life

Run a credit-risk report, review exposure to one industry, meet the lending team about a rule change, and write up findings for the risk committee.

Ways in

Graduate scheme
Maths, economics or engineering degree
Internal move from operations

What to study at 16

The subjects you choose for the final years of secondary school can shape which degrees, exams and careers are easiest to reach. This is about choosing courses, not choosing a school.

Spain

Bachillerato de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales

Portugal

Ciências Socioeconómicas

France

Bac général — spécialités

Germany

Oberstufe — Leistungskurse

Netherlands

Profiel Economie & Maatschappij

Poland

Liceum — rozszerzenia

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Skills that matter

Data Analysis Financial Literacy Problem Solving

Best courses to take

The study routes that lead most directly into this career.

Degree

BSc Business Analytics

Turning company data into decisions with SQL, statistics and visualisation.

Practical modelling and data skills.

Helpful school subjects: Maths, Statistics, IT

Degree

BSc Economics

How markets, money and policy interact, with a strong quantitative core.

Quantitative grounding risk teams look for.

Helpful school subjects: Maths, Economics