12 Months of Research Job Board Trends
What my job board revealed about the 2024 research job markets
Happy New Year! I wish you a wonderful 2025!
On January 1, 2024, I started my job board dedicated to sell-side and buy-side equity research roles (and investor relations, a natural exit opportunity for research roles), I've helped many land full-time and internship offers and gathered valuable insights into the job market.
This article dives into the trends I've observed in 2024, including the volume and types of roles available in a year, the firms and sectors with the most openings, and some unexpected findings.
Whether you're actively searching or curious about the hiring dynamics, I hope these takeaways offer you invaluable perspective on a career path notorious for the lack of shots on goals because of its small team work environment and high scalability.
In total, the following number of jobs were captured via my job board in 2024:
U.S. sell-side equity research: 572
U.S. buy-side equity research: 384
U.S. internship (equity and credit): 178
U.S. credit: 272
U.S. investor relations: 537
Note: if you are an active client of my job board, you will receive this same article via email on January 8, 2025 at 12:00pm EST.