What is a Senior Advisory?

It's no coincidence that "advisory" sounds a lot like "advice" - most of what a senior advisory does can be classified as giving advice professionally. Clients turn to the senior advisory in order to get help in managing their business or assets.

The senior advisory needs to have excellent technical skills and experience in their field, whether financial or IT consulting. They also need to be great at communication so they can share those excellent technical skills with their clients. They might also have to manage people in more junior positions.

After a meeting with a good senior advisory, a client walks away feeling as if all their questions have been answered and they have control over the future.

What Does a Senior Advisory Do

There are certain skills that many senior advisories have in order to accomplish their responsibilities. By taking a look through resumes, we were able to narrow down the most common skills for a person in this position. We discovered that a lot of resumes listed creativity, analytical skills and communication skills.

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How To Become a Senior Advisory

If you're interested in becoming a senior advisory, one of the first things to consider is how much education you need. We've determined that 69.4% of senior advisories have a bachelor's degree. In terms of higher education levels, we found that 19.0% of senior advisories have master's degrees. Even though most senior advisories have a college degree, it's impossible to become one with only a high school degree or GED.

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Average Salary for a Senior Advisory

Senior Advisories in America make an average salary of $108,053 per year or $52 per hour. The top 10 percent makes over $139,000 per year, while the bottom 10 percent under $83,000 per year.

Average Senior Advisory Salary

$108,053 Yearly

$51.95 hourly

$83,00010%

$108,000Median

$139,00090%

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Roles and Types of Senior Advisory

There are several types of senior advisory, including:

Audit Manager

Role:

An Audit Manager is responsible for the overview and examination of all internal financial, administrative, and operational processes, practices, and goings-on of a company or an organization. They also perform risk assessments while testing and creating new methods and processes to direct, tutor, and instruct the auditors to put in their charge.

The Manager may also work in a company which, either as a whole or in part, is focused on helping their clients keep track of their inner workings, or they might work as a consultant, merely suggesting and occasionally applying various changes to make the many processes and paperwork just a little more efficient.

A candidate for this position will typically need to have at least a Bachelor's degree in a field of study such as Accounting, Business, or Finance, as well as several years, at least, of experience working in a similar position. Larger companies may also require a Master's degree or the equivalent in terms of professional certification, such as a CPA.

Average Salary: $121,419
Degree: Bachelor's Degree

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States With The Most Senior Advisory Jobs

Mouse over a state to see the number of active senior advisory jobs in each state. The darker areas on the map show where senior advisories earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

Average Salary: Job Openings:

Number Of Senior Advisory Jobs By State

Rank	State	Number of Jobs	Average Salary
1	California	1,333	$112,679
2	New York	921	$107,679
3	Texas	896	$104,411
4	Illinois	824	$103,525
5	Georgia	612	$101,902
6	Florida	586	$102,388
7	Massachusetts	507	$107,857
8	North Carolina	404	$102,945
9	Virginia	394	$105,283
10	Pennsylvania	358	$107,134
11	Colorado	302	$101,717
12	Washington	260	$114,083
13	Ohio	255	$104,743
14	Arizona	229	$107,637
15	New Jersey	226	$107,586
16	Minnesota	209	$104,927
17	Maryland	206	$106,316
18	Missouri	204	$100,192
19	Connecticut	191	$108,012
20	Michigan	168	$105,806
21	Indiana	147	$103,013
22	Wisconsin	130	$104,822
23	Tennessee	129	$101,362
24	Oregon	106	$114,176
25	Arkansas	102	$101,514
26	Iowa	101	$101,924
27	Alabama	96	$102,319
28	South Carolina	87	$102,049
29	Utah	76	$108,838
30	Kentucky	75	$101,772
31	Nevada	73	$112,172
32	Louisiana	73	$103,793
33	Oklahoma	71	$102,265
34	Kansas	56	$100,096
35	Hawaii	44	$85,111
36	Rhode Island	40	$108,025
37	Nebraska	40	$100,574
38	West Virginia	34	$104,426
39	New Hampshire	34	$107,629
40	Delaware	28	$106,945
41	Vermont	27	$107,276
42	Maine	23	$106,644
43	Idaho	13	$110,991
44	Montana	13	$108,580
45	New Mexico	11	$105,992
46	Alaska	8	$114,525
47	Wyoming	7	$103,326
48	Mississippi	6	$102,999
49	North Dakota	4	$105,623
50	South Dakota	3	$102,911

Senior Advisory Education

Senior Advisory Majors

Business

23.8 %

Accounting

23.8 %

Finance

14.9 %

Senior Advisory Degrees

Bachelors

69.4 %

The skills section on your resume can be almost as important as the experience section, so you want it to be an accurate portrayal of what you can do. Luckily, we've found all of the skills you'll need so even if you don't have these skills yet, you know what you need to work on. Out of all the resumes we looked through, 25.1% of senior advisories listed advisory services on their resume, but soft skills such as creativity and analytical skills are important as well.

Advisory Services, 25.1%

Financial Statements, 11.9%

Business Development, 8.8%

Client Relationships, 6.1%

Real Estate, 5.4%

Other Skills, 42.7%

Senior Advisory diversity

Senior Advisory Gender Distribution

Male

50%

Female

50%

After extensive research and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

Among senior advisories, 49.6% of them are women, while 50.4% are men.

The most common race/ethnicity among senior advisories is White, which makes up 59.0% of all senior advisories.

The most common foreign language among senior advisories is Russian at 20.0%.

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Best States For a Senior Advisory

Some places are better than others when it comes to starting a career as a senior advisory. The best states for people in this position are Alaska, Oregon, Washington, and California. Senior advisories make the most in Alaska with an average salary of $114,525. Whereas in Oregon and Washington, they would average $114,176 and $114,083, respectively. While senior advisories would only make an average of $112,679 in California, you would still make more there than in the rest of the country. We determined these as the best states based on job availability and pay. By finding the median salary, cost of living, and using the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Location Quotient, we narrowed down our list of states to these four.

1. Nevada

Total Senior Advisory Jobs: 73

Highest 10% Earn:

$150,000

Location Quotient:

0.89

$112,172

Avg. Salary

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2. Pennsylvania

Total Senior Advisory Jobs: 358

Highest 10% Earn:

$137,000

Location Quotient:

0.79

$107,134

Avg. Salary

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3. Washington

Total Senior Advisory Jobs: 260

Highest 10% Earn:

$151,000

Location Quotient:

0.91

$114,083

Avg. Salary

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Top Senior Advisory Employers

Most Common Employers For Senior Advisory

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	GameStop	$124,143	$59.68	3
2	Bryant University	$120,455	$57.91	5
3	Mayo Clinic	$114,703	$55.15	2
4	Pwc	$112,763	$54.21	13
5	Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	$109,007	$52.41	2
6	ConocoPhillips	$108,432	$52.13	1
7	Ernst & Young	$106,016	$50.97	7,981
8	Rotary International	$105,075	$50.52	1
9	The Blackstone	$104,256	$50.12	1
10	Grant Thornton	$102,712	$49.38	3

Updated April 6, 2023

What is a Senior Advisory?

What Does a Senior Advisory Do

How To Become a Senior Advisory

Average Salary for a Senior Advisory

Roles and Types of Senior Advisory

Audit Manager

Role:

States With The Most Senior Advisory Jobs

Number Of Senior Advisory Jobs By State

Senior Advisory Education

Senior Advisory Majors

Senior Advisory Degrees

Top Colleges for Senior Advisorys

1. University of Pennsylvania

2. Northwestern University

3. University of Southern California

4. SUNY at Binghamton

5. Villanova University

6. San Diego State University

7. Bentley University

8. Boston University

9. SUNY Stony Brook

10. New York University

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