Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents

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2024 Workforce

209k

Average Age

42.9

Estimated Job Growth

3.32%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$203,547

Average Male Salary

$230,657

Average Female Salary

$136,985

About

Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents are most often employed by the Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments industry. The average yearly wage for Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents was $203,547 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents are NYC-Manhattan Community Districts 1 & 2--Financial District & Greenwich Village PUMA, NY, NYC-Manhattan Community Districts 5 & 6--Midtown, East Midtown, & Flatiron PUMA, NY, and NYC-Manhattan Community District 8--Upper East Side & Roosevelt Island PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents are NYC-Manhattan Community Districts 1 & 2--Financial District & Greenwich Village PUMA, NY, NYC-Manhattan Community District 4--Chelsea & Hell's Kitchen PUMA, NY, and NYC-Manhattan Community Districts 5 & 6--Midtown, East Midtown, & Flatiron PUMA, NY.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents workforce. Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents workforce in 2024 was 209,310 people, of which 28.9% were women and 71.1% were men.

Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents are paid most in Essex County (North)--Newburyport, Amesbury & North Andover PUMA, MA but are relatively concentrated in NYC-Manhattan Community Districts 1 & 2--Financial District & Greenwich Village PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

148,732

Male Workforce

± 9.46k

60,578

Female Workforce

± 6.04k

The Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents workforce in 2024 was 209,310 people (28.9% women and 71.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of −17.1% between 2014 (252,429) and 2024 (209,310).

Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Connecticut ($331,227), New York ($322,883), and New Jersey ($289,535).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$203,547

AVERAGE WAGE

#11 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents earned an average of $203,547, $133,669 more than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.466

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.466, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents and on wages for those in the field. Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments is the industry that employs the most Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, by average wage, is Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers ($414,547).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

209k

2024 Workforce

± 11,225

−2.58%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 7.73%

This graphic shows the share of Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents employed by various industries. Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments employs the largest share of Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents at 59.5%, followed by Nondepository credit & related activities with 24.6% and Banking & related activities with 14.5%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents in the US. The workforce of Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents in 2024 was 209,310 people, with 28.9% woman, and 71.1% men. The average age of male Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents in the workforce is 42.8 and of female Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents is 43.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents in 2024 was 209,310 people, with 28.9% woman, and 71.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (28,592 people), 25 to 29 years (27,173 people), and 35 to 39 years (26,306 people). Among them they concentrated 39.3% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 10.7% of Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents workers were Hispanic and 89.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (41.2%), Puerto Rican (15)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (6.63)%

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Races

In 2024, 72.9% of the Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents workforce were White, of which 26.7% were women and 73.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (8.96%) and Asian (8.24%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Mechanical Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (71,476 people), Social Sciences (25,859 people), and Engineering (8,757 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents workers were Bachelors Degree (111,289 people), Graduate Degree (43,474 people), and Some college (26,972 people).

The graphic shows the Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Monitoring.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents are expected to see a growth of 3.32% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents.

3.32%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.