Which financial career paths get the fewest applicants because the careers are the least desirable, in your opinion?

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Wealth Management, which is no slight at the profession at all. It’s more of a relationship role than a finance role. Many people who are good at it aren’t interested in the weeds of financial markets. Source I work in Wealth Management.

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