The minimum work experience requirement to obtain the CFA Charter is 4,000 hours of relevant work experience completed over a minimum of 36 months.

This experience must be directly related to the investment decision-making process or producing a work product that informs or adds value to that process.

It can be accumulated from full-time, part-time, or remote work arrangements, before, during, or after your participation in the CFA Program
completed over a minimum of 36 months. 1 This experience must be directly related to the investment decision-making process or producing a work product that informs or adds value to that process.