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Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents In Demand

General Information

Description

Buy and sell securities or commodities in investment and trading firms, or provide financial services to businesses and individuals. May advise customers about stocks, bonds, mutual funds, commodities, and market conditions.

Business Breakdown

People in this career work in these sectors.

  1. Private, for profit81.18%
  2. Self-employed15.83%
  3. Private, not for profit1.91%
  4. Federal government0.43%
  5. State and local government0.21%

Workplace at a Glance

What you can expect to experience while on the job

  • Responsibility
  • Exposure to job hazards
  • Physical activity
  • Decision making
  • Repetitiveness
  • Level of competition
  • Time pressure

Industry areas

  • Finance
  • Marketing

Job Outlook

Projected Job Growth (2022 - 2032)
+7%
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Job Outlook

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Employment of securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents is projected to grow 7 percent from 2022 to 2032, faster than the average for all occupations. About 40,100 openings for securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

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Salary

Salary Information

Median Salary This is the median, or the midpoint, of the salary range for this career.

$67,480

State-by-state Salary

Gray states indicate no data available

Salary Range Salary varies based on years of experience, degree level and location.

$29,280
$140,040
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Education & Interests

Most Common Education Levels

People in this career achieve this level of education.

  • Bachelor's degree 55%
  • High school 26%
  • Post baccalaureate 6%
  • Some college 5%
  • Master's degree 3%
  • Associate's degree 1%
  • Post-secondary certificate 1%
  • Doctoral degree 0%
  • Less than high school 0%
  • Post-doctoral training 0%
  • Post-master's certificate 0%
  • First professional degree 0%

Related College Majors

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PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS

You may find this career fulfilling if you consider yourself to be:

  • Enterprising — You have an interest in managing, negotiating and marketing, or leading and advising others.
  • Conventional — You have an interest in following procedures and regulations to organize information or data.
  • Social — You have an interest in helping, teaching, advising, assisting or providing service to others.

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Skills at a Glance

Skills helpful in this career

  • Verbal skills
  • Critical thinking & problem solving
  • Equipment operation & maintenance
  • Math & science skills
  • Technology design & control
  • Leadership

Knowledge

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Economics and Accounting
  • Computers and Electronics

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Data supplied by Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Center of Education Statistics, Defense Manpower Data Center (View our update schedule). Contact any business, college or military service branch to answer additional questions.