Personal financial advisors are most often employed by the Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments industry. The average yearly wage for Personal financial advisors was $146,799 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Personal financial advisors by wage are Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers, and Podiatrists.
Personal financial advisors are part of the Business & financial operations occupations, along with Agents & business managers of artists, performers, & athletes, Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products, Wholesale & retail buyers, except farm products, Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products, Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators, and 24 more.
The top 3 locations that employ the most Personal financial advisors are Chelsea, Clinton & Midtown Business District PUMA, NY, Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY, and Upper East Side PUMA, NY. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Personal financial advisors are Northfield & New Trier Townships PUMA, IL, Chelsea, Clinton & Midtown Business District PUMA, NY, and Fairfield, New Canaan, Wilton, Weston & Easton Towns PUMA, CT.