Opportunities for CFEI Graduates, Funding & Earning Data, and How the NFEC Supports Your Efforts

After you graduate from the Certified Financial Education Instructor course, the NFEC provides you with resources and support to help you work toward your professional goals. Whether you are looking for a salaried position or more of an entrepreneurial venture, we welcome and support anyone passionate about helping the community.

We put together this post to address some of the top questions we receive about how people use their credentials. You will learn about the opportunities available for financial educators and how we support your goals. The information includes details on:

Earning & Funding Potential for Financial Educators: Salaried, Entrepreneurial, & to Complement Existing Enterprise

Salaried Positions

Earning potential for financial educators varies by location, credentials, interview skills, overall resume, and experience in financial education. Full-time position salaries range from $44,687 (according to PayScale) to $83,325 (according to Zippia). You can find the latest salary information via job search sites:

Glassdoor | Zippia

Entrepreneurial Opportunities

According to a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau report, $670 million is spent annually on financial education. This support provides opportunities to entrepreneurs looking to build or expand their own financial education business. The main factors of earning potential include: experience, credibility, connections, business model, initial capital, and communication skill sets.

Complement an Existing Enterprise

Many different types of groups add financial education to build relationships and serve their communities: financial services, colleges, financial coaches, and similar groups. Some organizations build stand-alone financial education programs, while others integrate personal finance into their professions to generate leads and gain clients.

We Promote Our Graduates to Enhance Their Credibility & Increase Opportunities

The NFEC helps to promote its clients and positions them as leading providers of financial education services. We highlight your credentials and provide exposure to our 60,000 monthly webpage views. All these promotions are provided at $0 cost to graduates in good standing:

  • Promote Your Organization: For those who serve an organization, we create an organization spotlight page for you. See sample.
  • Featured NFEC Financial Educator Spotlight Page: Receive a webpage that features your bio and photo on financialeducatorscouncil.org. See sample.
  • Continuing Education Units (CEU) Awards Letter: For enrollees in the CFEI program who need professional development hours and want to highlight their accomplishments. See sample.
  • Graduate Certificate & Logo: CFEI graduates can use the logo and certificate to highlight their designation and credibility as financial educators. See sample.
  • Featured via NFEC Social Media Posts: You are promoted in our educators’ spotlight via our social media accounts. See samples – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn.
  • Promote Your Events: When you have an upcoming event or past event you want promoted, the NFEC creates an event page for you. See sample.
  • Participation Opportunities: We provide many ways to participate – from joining our advocacy promotions to promotion of content you create. See sample.

We Provide Ongoing Support toward Your Goals

All our patrons and clients receive personal support from the NFEC. Our team is committed to helping you build or expand your financial literacy initiative, and has the expertise to help you work toward your vision.

Private Phone Consultation with Your Assigned Consultant
Attend Optional Weekly Training & Get Your Questions Answered via Live Support Calls
Connect with Others in the Class through Our Financial Educator Champion Forum

Top Tip to Increase Your Earning Potential: Teach a Course and Measure Results

After earning your CFEI credentials, we recommend that you teach classes and measure the results. This goal should be a priority for anyone in the financial education industry and will place you well above the average.

Conducting an initial program and including details of the results provides many benefits. The reports you generate (we provide you with a fully-designed template) will demonstrate your professionalism and impact to expand your program and leverage funding opportunities.

We provide everything you need to show your impact – including a fillable PDF where you simply enter the data.

Graduation from the CFEI course not only gives you the skills and credibility to become a well-recognized financial educator, but also opens up a plethora of opportunities to launch, promote, and sustain your programs. We offer information and resources to help you obtain clients and funding and increase your earning potential. The NFEC positions you as a financial education leader through a variety of promotions. We provide ongoing support – individualized or group connections – to help you realize your vision.