Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents

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2020 Workforce

218k

Average Age

42.4

Estimated Job Growth

3.75%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$160,243

Average Male Salary

$186,103

Average Female Salary

$100,800

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 $160,243 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents by wage are Architectural & engineering managers, Actuaries, and Podiatrists.

Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents are part of the Sales & related occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers, Firstline supervisors of nonretail sales workers, Cashiers, Counter & rental clerks, Parts salespersons, and 13 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents are Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY, Chelsea, Clinton & Midtown Business District PUMA, NY, and Murray Hill, Gramercy & Stuyvesant Town PUMA, NY. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents are Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY, Chelsea, Clinton & Midtown Business District PUMA, NY, and Murray Hill, Gramercy & Stuyvesant Town PUMA, NY.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents and on wages and locations 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 Management of companies & enterprises. Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents are paid most in Middlesex (Far Southwest), Norfolk (Northwest) & Worcester (Far East) Counties PUMA, MA but are relatively concentrated in Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY.

Yearly Wage

$160,243

AVERAGE SALARY

± $9,141

In 2020, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents earned an average of $160,243, $104,289 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Architectural & engineering managers make somewhat more than Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents while Actuaries make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.506

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.506, which is higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, by number of employees, are Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments, Nondepository credit & related activities, Banking & related activities, Savings institutions, including credit unions , Insurance carriers, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers, Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities, National security & international affairs, Petroleum refining, and Administration of economic programs & space research.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, by average wage, are Management of companies & enterprises, Natural gas distribution, and Petroleum refining.

Industries by Share

218k

2020 Workforce

± 11,450

−1.09%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 7.5%

The number of people employed as Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents has been declining at a rate of −1.09%, from 220,228 people in 2019 to 217,827 people in 2020.

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 55.7%, followed by Nondepository credit & related activities with 23.1% and Banking & related activities with 16.4%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents in the US. The average age of male Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents in the workforce is 42.3 and of female Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents is 42.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

152k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 9,560

66k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 6,308

69.7% of Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents

White (Non-Hispanic)
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

74.4% of Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 7.41% of Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Asian (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents.

Age by Sex

42.3

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.824

42.5

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.21

The median age of Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents is 42.4, and Male employees are generally 0.153 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

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 a relatively high number of Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents hold a major in Social Sciences.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

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 Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, and Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Mathematics, and Persuasion.

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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 3.71%, but Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents are expected to see a growth of 3.75% 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.

3.75%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.