Investment Fund Managers
Machines can already do 68% of this job's tasks. By 2035 that rises to 88%. Most of the work is changing now.
Share of the work machines can do
Worldwide baseline, 2026 to 2050
Investment Fund Managers in 2026: the short answer
- Today: machines can do 68% of this job's tasks, and AI use is already seen in 39% of them.
- Forecast: machines can already do half of its tasks, and 88% by 2035, according to the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit.
- Size: 841,710 people do this job in the United States, on a median pay of $166,570 a year.
- Contact with people: it scores 68% for contact with people.
- Also called: Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Vice President (Fixed Income VP), Investment Analysis Vice President (Investment Analysis VP), Portfolio Manager.
Updated by the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit. These are worldwide baseline figures; the Workforce Starburst shows them for your country. Go deeper: How ready am I? or an executive briefing.
How the work changes, task by task
The tasks that take up most of the day, with the share of each that machines can do in 2026 (dark) and 2035 (pink). Worldwide baseline.
| Task | Share of the day | Machines can do | 2026 to 2035 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perform or evaluate research, such as detailed company or industry analyses, to inform financial forecasting, decision making, or valuation | 16% | 82% to 97% | |
| Manage investment funds to maximize return on client investments | 11% | 85% to 97% | |
| Select specific investments or investment mixes for purchase by an investment fund | 11% | 84% to 97% | |
| Monitor financial or operational performance of individual investments to ensure portfolios meet risk goals | 11% | 83% to 97% | |
| Attend investment briefings or consult financial media to stay abreast of relevant investment markets | 7% | 45% to 80% | |
| Meet with investors to determine investment goals or to discuss investment strategies | 6% | 40% to 75% | |
| Select or direct the execution of trades | 6% | 85% to 97% | |
| Develop or implement fund investment policies or strategies | 6% | 75% to 95% |
The skills this job runs on
The skills investment fund managers use most, most used first.
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When will machines do half of the tasks of Investment Fund Managers?
Machines can already do half of its tasks. That is the worldwide baseline from the 311 Workforce Starburst, before adjusting for country.
Will AI take the job of investment fund managers?
Machines can do 68% of the tasks of investment fund managers today and 88% by 2035. Most of the routine work moves to machines, and the people in the job move to oversight, judgement and client work.
Sources and citing
Tasks and their share of the day: O*NET 31.0, occupation 11-3031.03 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0). Pay and jobs: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. AI use today: Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Scoring and forecast: the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit; after 2035 the figures extend each trend, with lower confidence. Foresight, not advice.
Cite as: 311 Institute (2026). Investment Fund Managers: the outlook to 2050. 311 Workforce Starburst. https://www.311institute.com/jobs/investment-fund-managers/