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Entry Level Financial Planner

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Recruitment began on October 1, 2026
and the job listing Expires on November 1, 2026
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About the Opportunity

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Financial Services Professional to support individuals and families in identifying their financial goals and developing thoughtful, long-term financial strategies.

This is an opportunity to build a career in the financial services industry while developing expertise in financial planning, client relationships, and financial education. Previous financial services experience is not required. Comprehensive training and support are provided.

Responsibilities

  • Meet with clients to understand their financial goals, priorities, and circumstances.
  • Help clients organize and evaluate their financial needs.
  • Assist in developing personalized, long-term financial strategies.
  • Educate clients on available financial planning resources and solutions.
  • Maintain ongoing relationships with clients and provide professional support.
  • Review client strategies periodically and help address changing financial priorities.
  • Maintain accurate and confidential client information.
  • Stay current on financial services regulations, products, and industry practices.
  • Work collaboratively with experienced professionals and utilize available training and resources.

Qualifications

  • No prior financial services experience required.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent listening and organizational abilities.
  • Highly self-motivated and self-disciplined.
  • Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
  • Professional approach to working with clients.
  • Willingness to complete required licensing and industry credentials.

Training & Career Development

We provide training and professional development designed to help you build a long-term career in financial services.

After successfully developing experience in the role, additional career opportunities may include:

  • Partner
  • Development Manager
  • Product Consultant
  • Recruiting
  • Marketing
  • Training
  • Home Office opportunities

Benefits

Eligible professionals may have access to:

  • Competitive income opportunities
  • Health and dental coverage
  • Life and disability coverage
  • Retirement and pension benefits
  • Sponsorship for required licensing and industry credentials
  • Professional training and development

Build a Career Helping People Plan for Their Future

If you enjoy working with people, listening to their needs, and helping them make informed decisions about their financial future, this opportunity provides a pathway to develop valuable financial services expertise and build a long-term professional career.

Apply today to learn more about the Financial Services Professional opportunity.

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Are you looking to use real-time job market data to make informed decisions about your future career path, explore relevant salary data, or identify the skills you need to build or market to get your next role? Use the following tool to explore your options.

There are two ways to navigate this tool:

  1. Keyword Search: Search for the title of the job you’re looking to pursue, or skills you may have that could be relevant for a particular career path.
  2. Narrow Down by Industry + Occupation: If you have a general sense of the industry you’d like to pursue, you can narrow down the occupations within a given industry to help you decide.
Find career data by selecting keywords Keyword Search
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First, choose an industry of interest, then filter for occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

Type in a keyword to select a relevant occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

  • 01 Occupation Description
  • 02 Employment Trends
  • 03 Top Employers
  • 04 Education Levels
  • 05 Annual Earnings
  • 06 Technical Skills
  • 07 Core Competencies
  • 08 Job Titles

Occupation Description

Employment Trends

The number of jobs in the career for the past two years, the current year, and projections for the next 10 years. Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs. Sources include Emsi industry data, staffing patterns, and OES data.

Top Employers

These companies are currently hiring for .

    Education Levels

    The educational attainment percentage breakdown for a career (e.g. the percentage of people in the career who hold Bachelor’s Degrees vs. Associate Degrees). Educational attainment levels are provided by O*NET.

    Annual Earnings

    Earnings figures are based on OES data from the BLS and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.

    Technical Skills

    A list of hard skills associated with a given career ordered by the number of unique job postings which ask for those skills.

      Core Competencies

      The skills for the career. The "importance" is how relevant the ability is to the occupation: scale of 1-5. The "level" is the proficiency required by the occupation: scale of 0-100. Results are sorted by importance first, then level.

        Job Titles

        A list of job titles for all unique postings in a given career, sorted by frequency.

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