The employment orientation of financial analysts includes but is not limited to: investment bank manager, fund manager, financial manager, CEO, senior fund analyst, chief fund manager, audit project manager, CEO, tax manager, financing manager, chief cashier, chief financial officer, senior financial settlement manager, senior investment analysis manager, chief financial officer, investment consultant, investment banker and trader.

Financial analyst is a strict and high-gold qualification certification in the global investment industry, which sets norms and standards for the global investment industry in terms of ethics, professional standards and knowledge system. In 2006, Financial Times magazine compared the professional qualification of financial analysts to the "gold standard" of investment professionals.

The financial analyst exam has three levels, namely, financial analyst level 1, financial analyst level 2 and financial analyst level 3. The financial analyst exam needs to be gradual. Only after passing the first-level financial analyst exam can you enter the second-level financial analyst exam, and only after passing the second-level financial analyst exam can you enter the third-level financial analyst exam.