# Associate

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/associate

An associate is a mid-level professional role common in consulting, law, finance, and professional services firms, typically reporting to managers or partners while executing core client work. Responsibilities often include research, financial modeling, and preparing client-facing materials in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, alongside direct client relations. Associates are usually a few years into their careers, having advanced from analyst positions, and are being groomed for eventual promotion to more senior client-facing roles.

Top skills: [Communication](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/communication), [Financial Modeling](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/financial-modeling), [Research](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/research)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: often an entry point.
- Often leads to: [Senior Associate](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-associate), [Team Lead](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/team-lead)

## Similar roles

[Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/analyst), [Consultant](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/consultant), [Coordinator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/coordinator), [Senior Associate](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-associate), [Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/specialist)

## Open Associate roles (2)

- [Associate](https://abglobal.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/alliancebernsteincareers/job/San-Francisco-California/Associate_R0019039-1) at [AllianceBernstein](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/alliancebernstein) — San Francisco, CA (listed on AllianceBernstein's own careers site)
- [BXMA- Quantitative Strategy, Associate](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c7a55c27-3434-413e-afd7-2c5bda51a552/bxma-quantitative-strategy-associate-at-blackstone-group) at [Blackstone Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/blackstone-group) — New York, NY, $150,000 – $175,000

## Likely next role (4)

Where Associates commonly go next: [Senior Associate](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-associate), [Team Lead](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/team-lead).

- [Senior Associate](https://lseg.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Careers/job/USA-New-York-28-Liberty-Street/Senior-Associate_R0122657-1) at [LSEG](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/lseg) (listed on LSEG's own careers site)
- [Team Lead](https://hitachi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/hitachi/job/Michigan-City-Indiana-United-States/Team-Lead_R0124161) at [Sullair Corporation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/sullair-corporation) — Michigan City, Indiana, United States (listed on Sullair Corporation's own careers site)
- [Blackstone Credit & Insurance -BCBS, Quantitative Researcher, Senior Associate](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/e5f0fe11-1716-4ddf-9c8b-6ed7429c2706/blackstone-credit-insurance-bcbs-quantitative-researcher-senior-associate-at) at [Blackstone Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/blackstone-group) — Full-time, $150,000 – $200,000
- [Team Lead](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/tecovas/jobs/8637147002) at [Tecovas](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/tecovas) — College Station, TX (listed on Tecovas's own careers site)

## Roles similar to Associate (26)

From [Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/analyst), [Consultant](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/consultant), [Coordinator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/coordinator), [Senior Associate](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-associate), [Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/specialist).

- [Senior Associate](https://lseg.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Careers/job/USA-New-York-28-Liberty-Street/Senior-Associate_R0122657-1) at [LSEG](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/lseg) (listed on LSEG's own careers site)
- [Analyst](https://jll.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/jllcareers/job/Atlanta-GA/Analyst_REQ527471) at [JLL](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/jll) — Atlanta, GA (listed on JLL's own careers site)
- [Contractor - Oracle Cloud SCM Functional Consultant](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/6219f05a-bd33-456d-91fe-21829b0eee9c/contractor-oracle-cloud-scm-functional-consultant-at-datavail) at [Datavail](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/datavail) — Contract, Orlando, FL
- [Staff Analyst, Capacity Planning](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7d2781ce-a8dd-4ffb-9d59-9e4763e5b71a/staff-analyst-capacity-planning-at-beckman-coulter) at [Beckman Coulter](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/beckman-coulter) — Full-time, Chaska, MN, $120,000 – $140,000
- [Analyst Airline Optimization Horizons](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/6b661339-0871-4acb-9e4c-cb39055e00b9/analyst-airline-optimization-horizons-at-jetblue) at [JetBlue](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/jetblue) — Full-time, Long Island City, NY, $64,350 – $89,600
- [Graduate Analyst, Commercial 2027](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/ab6c75dd-3839-460a-a13f-61ecab014032/graduate-analyst-commercial-2027-at-conocophillips) at [ConocoPhillips](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/conocophillips) — Full-time, Houston, TX
- [Banco de Talentos: Analista de Estratégia (Trainee) - 2026](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0d737c3c-cef7-48a0-9946-a544f93dbd60/banco-de-talentos-analista-de-estrategia-trainee-2026-at-accenture) at [Accenture](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/accenture) — Internship
- [Collection & Dispute Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/a1ef6fe4-31d3-43fe-a484-95e446a07bd5/collection-dispute-analyst-at-samsung-semiconductor) at [Samsung Semiconductor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/samsung-semiconductor) — Plano, TX
- [Distribution Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/6cb06782-d533-440b-ad41-1c9ec8b8c081/distribution-analyst-at-j-crew) at [J.Crew](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/j-crew) — Full-time, New York, NY, $23 – $26 / hour
- [Analyst, Space Planning](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/2330b61a-d43e-4836-866a-019e7fdc6663/analyst-space-planning-at-the-home-depot) at [The Home Depot](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-home-depot) — Atlanta, GA

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