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How to become a Securities Analyst

Gathers information about companies and industries at securities firms and other financial institutions, analyses and evaluates whether they are worth investing in, and advises and serves clients.

Main tasks

Workers in this job say university is common. From job tag's survey of people in each job, who could give several answers. It shows what workers see as common, not how many workers hold each level.

How to become one

No particular qualification is required to start, but people usually join a securities company, bank or insurance company after university, gain experience in a range of jobs and become securities analysts according to their aptitude. After joining, you build experience under the guidance of senior analysts, gaining knowledge and analytical skills in securities analysis, financial analysis and economics. Related qualifications include the private Chartered Member of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan (CMA). You need to keep learning about investment theories and techniques and the new financial products that keep appearing, master them, use them in your analysis and give clients good service. Sharpening your ability to explain specialist analysis clearly and accurately to clients is also important.

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How do I become a Securities Analyst?

No particular qualification is required to start, but people usually join a securities company, bank or insurance company after university, gain experience in a range of jobs and become securities analysts according to their aptitude. After joining, you build experience under the guidance of senior analysts, gaining knowledge and analytical skills in securities analysis, financial analysis and economics. Related qualifications include the private Chartered Member of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan (CMA). You need to keep learning about investment theories and techniques and the new financial products that keep appearing, master them, use them in your analysis and give clients good service. Sharpening your ability to explain specialist analysis clearly and accurately to clients is also important.

How much does a Securities Analyst earn in Japan?

Average annual income in the private sector, bonus included, is ¥11,346,400 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare). The figure is for the wage survey group Other management, finance and insurance professionals, which covers several jobs.

Do you need a degree to become a Securities Analyst?

Usually. In this job's census occupation group, 83% of workers are university graduates.

Will AI change the work of a Securities Analyst?

Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

独立行政法人労働政策研究・研修機構（JILPT）作成 職業情報データベース 解説系ダウンロードデータ（IPD_DL_description_7_01.xlsx）ver.7.01 職業情報提供サイト（job tag）より2026年10月4日にダウンロード（https://shigoto.mhlw.go.jp/User/download）を加工して作成

独立行政法人労働政策研究・研修機構（JILPT）作成 職業情報データベース 簡易版数値系ダウンロードデータ（IPD_DL_numeric_7_00.xlsx）ver.7.00 職業情報提供サイト（job tag）より2026年10月4日にダウンロード（https://shigoto.mhlw.go.jp/User/download）を加工して作成

Sources: JILPT Occupational Information Database download data via job tag (解説系 ver.7.01 and 簡易版数値系 ver.7.00, downloaded 4 October 2026), processed by Peernovo; MHLW, Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025; Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2020 Population Census; MEXT, School Basic Survey 2025; MHLW, Employment Referrals for General Workers (Hello Work statistics). Figures processed by Peernovo. English job names, translations and the matching of jobs to statistical groups, schools and degree fields by Peernovo.

Updated 4 October 2026