Education/Certification. Registered nurses who want to work in the pediatrics department typically earn a bachelor's in nursing. Although it is possible to become an RN with just an associate degree, most hospitals prefer to hire RNs with four-year nursing degrees, especially for specialized positions.
The average salary for entry level financial analyst jobs in New York, NY is $67,000.
The top five U.S. metropolitan cities where financial analysts earn the most money are (all figures are annual mean wage, survey data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2009): 1  San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA: $119,630. 2  New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ: $111,970.