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Bachelor Degree Careers and Jobs (jobs after undergraduate degree)

Explore Careers and Jobs Predominantly Filled by Those with a Bachelor's Degree with or without Certificates - All On One Page

Sorted by median annual U.S. salary and including percentage of job holders with Bachelor's Degree.

A bachelor's degree qualifies graduates for a wide range of professional, technical, and management-track careers across nearly every industry. For people who want to compare where a four-year degree can lead before choosing a major or job. Compare careers ranked by salary, review degree-holder and experience percentages, and access preparation resources for each role.



4 Steps to Use This Page: 1-Explore Careers of Intrerest 2-See Job Listings Matched to Career 3-Prepare for the Career 4-See External Career Resources

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This page will take you through 4 steps, relative to an Bachelor's Degree, to (1) Select a career, (2) Find active job listings, (3) Prepare for the career you chose, and (4) Provide web resources specific to the career you chose.

Step 1: Select a Career: You will be presented with a listing of Bachelor's Degree careers. The list may be quite long. There are two ways you might like to use this list:
1) Filter - As you enter a word, you will filter (limit) the list of careers below
2) Browse the list (Don't Filter) - You can simply browse the list of careers. There may be many that you might never have considered. This may help you to discover careers that might be of interest.

Once you have identified a career of interest, simply click on it.

Step 2: Find a Job: After you have selected a career/job title above, you will see a form asking for your location. You will see several radio selection choices to utilize the job search site of your choice.



Step 3: Prepare For a Career: In this section you will gain access to detailed information to help you prepare for the career you selected. Information includes core and supplemental duties, general and specific work activities, knowledge required, essential and transferable skills required, day-in-the-life summaries, knowledge required, software skills required, preparation required, educational requirements, training and work experience required, local salary information, certifications, professional associations, current job listings for the job selected along with multiple similar job titles, and related careers (related to what they do, what they know, and what they're called).

Step 4: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated): Continue to scroll down the page and you will find tabs that will provide detailed (updated) links to occupational information specific to the career you selected. This information includes:
Videos: Provides a listing of video links related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes: Sources for resume materials and techniques. This can help to get you started.
Job Description: Sources that provide job descriptions, which are vital to resume and interview preparation.
Interviews: Provides links that can help you to prepare for and successfully complete the job interview.
Step by Step: Provides links to resources that can help to organize the career search process.
LinkedIn: One of the best professional social media sites that provides links, opportunities, and networking specifically for careers and career development.




Step 1 of 4: Select a Career

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What jobs can you get with a Bachelor's Degree? Scroll through the picklist (below). These are careers related to the Bachelor's Degree level, with at least 30% of job holders having a Bachelor's Degree. - 223 specific careers are listed, with matching jobs currently available. Select those careers that may be of interest - you will then get links to matching active job listings, and detailed resources to help you prepare.
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Legend: Career Title Link / (% having Bachelor's Degree) / (Median Annual U.S. Salary)

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers / (61.02%) / ($219,140)
Chief Executives / (32.29%) / ($206,680)
Computer and Information Systems Managers / (50.48%) / ($169,510)
Architectural and Engineering Managers / (46.67%) / ($165,370)
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers / (56.68%) / ($165,370)
Natural Sciences Managers / (37.31%) / ($157,740)
Clinical Research Coordinators / (60.13%) / ($157,740)
Water Resource Specialists / (50.00%) / ($157,740)
Financial Managers / (77.31%) / ($156,100)
Investment Fund Managers / (32.66%) / ($156,100)
Computer and Information Research Scientists / (36.22%) / ($145,080)
Computer Hardware Engineers / (48.28%) / ($138,080)
Purchasing Managers / (52.63%) / ($136,380)
Compensation and Benefits Managers / (85.71%) / ($136,380)
Human Resources Managers / (90.91%) / ($136,350)
Petroleum Engineers / (71.61%) / ($135,690)
Sales Managers / (71.43%) / ($135,160)
Database Architects / (80.95%) / ($134,700)
Data Warehousing Specialists / (78.26%) / ($134,700)
Regulatory Affairs Managers / (78.26%) / ($133,560)
Compliance Managers / (63.38%) / ($133,560)
Loss Prevention Managers / (59.10%) / ($133,560)
Wind Energy Operations Managers / (34.76%) / ($133,560)
Wind Energy Development Managers / (69.46%) / ($133,560)
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers / (86.36%) / ($133,560)
Medical Dosimetrists / (75.00%) / ($132,880)
Software Developers / (85.61%) / ($132,270)
Computer Network Architects / (60.00%) / ($129,840)
Nuclear Engineers / (80.95%) / ($125,460)
Training and Development Managers / (78.57%) / ($125,040)
Information Security Analysts / (75.16%) / ($120,360)
Fundraising Managers / (65.49%) / ($119,200)
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer / (83.30%) / ($119,200)
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists / (76.62%) / ($119,200)
Quality Control Systems Managers / (100.00%) / ($116,970)
Biofuels Production Managers / (52.04%) / ($116,970)
Biomass Power Plant Managers / (61.49%) / ($116,970)
Sales Engineers / (57.33%) / ($116,950)
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists / (76.00%) / ($112,280)
Chemical Engineers / (95.65%) / ($112,100)
Mechatronics Engineers / (66.14%) / ($111,970)
Microsystems Engineers / (43.72%) / ($111,970)
Photonics Engineers / (52.38%) / ($111,970)
Robotics Engineers / (56.67%) / ($111,970)
Wind Energy Engineers / (75.31%) / ($111,970)
Solar Energy Systems Engineers / (55.56%) / ($111,970)
Medical and Health Services Managers / (46.43%) / ($110,680)
Business Intelligence Analysts / (72.73%) / ($108,020)
Clinical Data Managers / (90.00%) / ($108,020)
Electrical Engineers / (81.62%) / ($106,950)
Art Directors / (71.54%) / ($106,500)
Materials Scientists / (66.66%) / ($106,160)
Web Administrators / (55.00%) / ($104,920)
Document Management Specialists / (70.00%) / ($104,920)
Information Security Engineers / (47.37%) / ($104,920)
Blockchain Engineers / (37.50%) / ($104,920)
Information Technology Project Managers / (57.15%) / ($104,920)
Construction Managers / (40.00%) / ($104,900)
Materials Engineers / (80.00%) / ($104,100)
Computer Systems Analysts / (41.93%) / ($103,800)
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers / (88.47%) / ($103,690)
Security Managers / (70.00%) / ($102,340)
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers / (50.00%) / ($101,800)
Database Administrators / (92.89%) / ($101,510)
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers / (43.48%) / ($100,730)
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers / (95.74%) / ($100,640)
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects / (52.63%) / ($100,270)
Environmental Engineers / (66.66%) / ($100,090)
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products / (41.07%) / ($99,710)
Computer Programmers / (88.04%) / ($99,700)
Personal Financial Advisors / (80.77%) / ($99,580)
Mechanical Engineers / (52.29%) / ($99,510)
Fuel Cell Engineers / (57.14%) / ($99,510)
Automotive Engineers / (71.43%) / ($99,510)
Management Analysts / (66.66%) / ($99,410)
Industrial Engineers / (62.98%) / ($99,380)
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists / (50.00%) / ($99,380)
Validation Engineers / (90.00%) / ($99,380)
Manufacturing Engineers / (76.00%) / ($99,380)
Supply Chain Managers / (76.19%) / ($99,200)
Special Effects Artists and Animators / (52.75%) / ($99,060)
Video Game Designers / (55.00%) / ($98,540)
Radiation Therapists / (37.54%) / ($98,300)
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists / (39.13%) / ($96,370)
Civil Engineers / (90.47%) / ($95,890)
Transportation Engineers / (86.36%) / ($95,890)
Water/Wastewater Engineers / (69.57%) / ($95,890)
Transportation Planners / (55.00%) / ($95,890)
Atmospheric and Space Scientists / (60.00%) / ($92,860)
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers / (51.85%) / ($92,580)
Molecular and Cellular Biologists / (34.62%) / ($91,100)
Intelligence Analysts / (73.92%) / ($91,100)
Geographers / (45.00%) / ($90,880)
Labor Relations Specialists / (42.85%) / ($89,980)
Agricultural Engineers / (75.00%) / ($88,750)
Registered Nurses / (55.92%) / ($86,070)
Acute Care Nurses / (66.66%) / ($86,070)
Critical Care Nurses / (50.00%) / ($86,070)
Microbiologists / (72.73%) / ($85,470)
Web Developers / (50.00%) / ($84,960)
Budget Analysts / (77.48%) / ($84,940)
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes / (41.33%) / ($84,900)
Chemists / (60.07%) / ($84,680)
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers / (44.97%) / ($84,570)
Financial Examiners / (95.66%) / ($84,300)
Emergency Management Directors / (68.18%) / ($83,960)
Operations Research Analysts / (42.85%) / ($83,640)
Producers and Directors / (56.67%) / ($82,510)
Media Programming Directors / (52.00%) / ($82,510)
Talent Directors / (50.86%) / ($82,510)
Media Technical Directors/Managers / (92.07%) / ($82,510)
Food Scientists and Technologists / (81.82%) / ($82,090)
Urban and Regional Planners / (40.00%) / ($81,800)
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists / (82.61%) / ($81,140)
Technical Writers / (35.52%) / ($80,050)
Business Continuity Planners / (65.22%) / ($79,590)
Sustainability Specialists / (56.52%) / ($79,590)
Online Merchants / (41.29%) / ($79,590)
Security Management Specialists / (70.00%) / ($79,590)
Credit Analysts / (95.00%) / ($79,420)
Logisticians / (75.00%) / ($79,400)
Logistics Engineers / (73.91%) / ($79,400)
Logistics Analysts / (63.64%) / ($79,400)
Landscape Architects / (95.00%) / ($79,320)
Fashion Designers / (50.67%) / ($79,290)
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health / (60.15%) / ($78,980)
Environmental Restoration Planners / (59.09%) / ($78,980)
Financial Quantitative Analysts / (35.00%) / ($78,310)
Insurance Underwriters / (73.33%) / ($77,860)
Social and Community Service Managers / (50.36%) / ($77,030)
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents / (61.33%) / ($76,900)
Commercial and Industrial Designers / (67.92%) / ($76,250)
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists / (31.50%) / ($76,210)
Environmental Compliance Inspectors / (75.00%) / ($75,670)
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers / (70.20%) / ($75,670)
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators / (39.34%) / ($75,670)
Coroners / (50.00%) / ($75,670)
Regulatory Affairs Specialists / (85.00%) / ($75,670)
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators / (55.82%) / ($75,050)
Cost Estimators / (81.82%) / ($74,740)
Search Marketing Strategists / (47.83%) / ($74,680)
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists / (95.23%) / ($74,530)
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers / (31.82%) / ($73,690)
Computer Network Support Specialists / (48.77%) / ($71,530)
Bioinformatics Technicians / (53.34%) / ($70,620)
Loan Officers / (69.86%) / ($69,990)
Dietitians and Nutritionists / (63.33%) / ($69,680)
Electrical and Electronics Drafters / (40.08%) / ($69,260)
Conservation Scientists / (78.27%) / ($68,750)
Range Managers / (75.00%) / ($68,750)
Surveyors / (47.37%) / ($68,540)
Geodetic Surveyors / (85.18%) / ($68,540)
Human Resources Specialists / (48.28%) / ($67,650)
Public Relations Specialists / (90.91%) / ($66,750)
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School / (57.35%) / ($66,620)
Special Education Teachers, Middle School / (83.78%) / ($66,600)
Film and Video Editors / (65.10%) / ($66,600)
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products / (33.89%) / ($65,630)
Lodging Managers / (71.60%) / ($65,360)
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education / (84.73%) / ($65,220)
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School / (44.42%) / ($65,130)
Forensic Science Technicians / (32.36%) / ($64,940)
Training and Development Specialists / (78.26%) / ($64,340)
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education / (88.24%) / ($64,290)
Fundraisers / (95.24%) / ($64,160)
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians / (36.52%) / ($64,020)
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education / (78.17%) / ($63,680)
Music Therapists / (84.62%) / ($63,650)
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers / (45.22%) / ($63,450)
Health Education Specialists / (30.93%) / ($62,860)
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education / (86.20%) / ($62,690)
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians / (30.00%) / ($62,610)
Interior Designers / (84.00%) / ($62,510)
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists / (88.03%) / ($61,800)
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors / (56.31%) / ($61,710)
Paralegals and Legal Assistants / (46.50%) / ($60,970)
Survey Researchers / (50.00%) / ($60,960)
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors / (52.22%) / ($60,560)
Brokerage Clerks / (38.23%) / ($60,150)
Set and Exhibit Designers / (33.33%) / ($59,490)
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators / (35.12%) / ($59,300)
Computer User Support Specialists / (47.32%) / ($59,240)
Insurance Sales Agents / (46.90%) / ($59,080)
Graphic Designers / (65.00%) / ($58,910)
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents / (33.61%) / ($58,530)
Remote Sensing Technicians / (70.45%) / ($58,350)
Athletic Trainers / (37.39%) / ($57,930)
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians / (52.38%) / ($57,920)
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators / (42.31%) / ($57,570)
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers / (32.89%) / ($57,320)
Recreational Therapists / (97.30%) / ($57,120)
Interpreters and Translators / (54.72%) / ($57,090)
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners / (40.80%) / ($56,920)
Chemical Technicians / (43.74%) / ($56,750)
Social Science Research Assistants / (54.32%) / ($56,400)
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers / (32.32%) / ($55,740)
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians / (72.05%) / ($54,000)
Child, Family, and School Social Workers / (68.66%) / ($53,940)
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks / (31.84%) / ($52,240)
Audio and Video Technicians / (42.67%) / ($51,640)
Biological Technicians / (62.82%) / ($51,430)
Desktop Publishers / (38.70%) / ($51,290)
Airfield Operations Specialists / (50.86%) / ($51,140)
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health / (68.18%) / ($50,660)
Directors, Religious Activities and Education / (54.13%) / ($50,140)
Private Detectives and Investigators / (42.15%) / ($49,540)
Food Science Technicians / (32.33%) / ($49,090)
Proofreaders and Copy Markers / (47.30%) / ($48,790)
Cargo and Freight Agents / (30.75%) / ($48,330)
Freight Forwarders / (43.66%) / ($48,330)
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping / (33.81%) / ($47,710)
Loan Interviewers and Clerks / (38.26%) / ($47,380)
Procurement Clerks / (32.73%) / ($46,670)
Coaches and Scouts / (48.89%) / ($45,910)
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys / (35.18%) / ($44,890)
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants / (37.46%) / ($44,490)
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary / (57.32%) / ($43,750)
Precision Agriculture Technicians / (34.78%) / ($43,180)
Social and Human Service Assistants / (40.46%) / ($41,410)
Tutors / (40.91%) / ($39,580)
Residential Advisors / (31.29%) / ($37,950)
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term / (40.15%) / ($37,380)
Recreation Workers / (61.96%) / ($34,410)

Step 2 of 4: Find a Job

Job Listings for: Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents.

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Step 3 of 4: Prepare For a Career

Prepare for the "Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents" Career
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Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

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.

U.S. Total Employment (2023):
466,300
U.S. Total Employment (2033 est.):
485,800
Employment Change (2023-2033 est.):
19,500 (4.2%)
Average Annual Job Openings (2023-2033 est.):
42,500
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Core Duties

Important Core Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Monitor markets or positions.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Determine customers' financial services needs and prepare proposals to sell services that address these needs.
Importance: 99 (%) Description: Contact prospective customers to present information and explain available services.
Importance: 94 (%) Description: Discuss financial options with clients and keep them informed about transactions.
Importance: 93 (%) Description: Interview clients to determine clients' assets, liabilities, cash flow, insurance coverage, tax status, or financial objectives.
Importance: 92 (%) Description: Report all positions or trading results.
Importance: 91 (%) Description: Agree on buying or selling prices at optimal levels for clients.
Importance: 91 (%) Description: Develop financial plans, based on analysis of clients' financial status.
Importance: 91 (%) Description: Keep accurate records of transactions.
Importance: 89 (%) Description: Identify opportunities or develop channels for purchase or sale of securities or commodities.
Importance: 87 (%) Description: Explain stock market terms or trading practices to clients.
Importance: 86 (%) Description: Track and analyze factors that affect price movement, such as trade policies, weather conditions, political developments, or supply and demand changes.
Importance: 85 (%) Description: Inform other traders, managers, or customers of market conditions, including volume, price, competition, or dynamics.
Importance: 81 (%) Description: Prepare financial reports to monitor client or corporate finances.
Importance: 81 (%) Description: Devise trading, option, or hedge strategies.
Importance: 79 (%) Description: Make bids or offers to buy or sell securities.
Importance: 78 (%) Description: Offer advice on the purchase or sale of particular securities.
Importance: 76 (%) Description: Calculate costs for billings or commissions.
Importance: 76 (%) Description: Complete sales order tickets and submit for processing of client-requested transactions.
Importance: 72 (%) Description: Supply the latest price quotes on any security, as well as information on the activities or financial positions of the corporations issuing these securities.
Importance: 71 (%) Description: Buy or sell stocks, bonds, commodity futures, foreign currencies, or other securities on behalf of investment dealers.
Importance: 70 (%) Description: Review all securities transactions to ensure accuracy of information and conformance to governing agency regulations.
Supplemental Duties
Important Supplemental Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Relay buy or sell orders to securities exchanges or to firm trading departments.
Importance: 65 (%) Description: Evaluate costs and revenue of agreements to determine continued profitability.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Sell services or equipment, such as trusts, investments, or check processing services.
Importance: 52 (%) Description: Supervise support staff and ensure proper execution of contracts.
Work Activities

Important General Work Activities (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 88 (%) Description: Working with Computers: Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
Importance: 85 (%) Description: Getting Information: Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Importance: 85 (%) Description: Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships: Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Importance: 82 (%) Description: Processing Information: Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
Importance: 82 (%) Description: Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Importance: 80 (%) Description: Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge: Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Importance: 80 (%) Description: Communicating with People Outside the Organization: Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
Importance: 79 (%) Description: Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards: Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
Importance: 78 (%) Description: Analyzing Data or Information: Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
Importance: 78 (%) Description: Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Importance: 77 (%) Description: Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates: Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Importance: 75 (%) Description: Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others: Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
Importance: 75 (%) Description: Selling or Influencing Others: Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.
Importance: 74 (%) Description: Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events: Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Importance: 73 (%) Description: Documenting/Recording Information: Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
Importance: 70 (%) Description: Performing for or Working Directly with the Public: Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People: Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others: Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings: Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Importance: 63 (%) Description: Thinking Creatively: Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Developing Objectives and Strategies: Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Performing Administrative Activities: Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
Specific Work Activities

Important Specific Work Activities
How can you begin to build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. Specific Work Activities appear below:
Analyze business or financial data.
Analyze market conditions or trends.
Calculate costs of goods or services.
Contact current or potential customers to promote products or services.
Coordinate activities with suppliers, contractors, clients, or other departments.
Customize financial products or services to meet customer needs.
Develop professional relationships or networks.
Develop proposals for current or prospective customers.
Estimate costs or terms of sales.
Explain financial information to customers.
Explain technical product or service information to customers.
Gather customer or product information to determine customer needs.
Gather information in order to provide services to clients.
Identify investment opportunities or strategies.
Maintain records of sales or other business transactions.
Monitor market conditions or trends.
Monitor sales activities.
Negotiate prices or other sales terms.
Negotiate purchases or contracts.
Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets.
Prepare sales or other contracts.
Process sales or other transactions.
Purchase products or services.
Review accuracy of sales or other transactions.
Sell products or services.
Share sales-related or market information with colleagues.
Supervise sales or support personnel.
Knowledge Required

Knowledge Required (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 85 (%) Description: Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Importance: 77 (%) Description: Economics and Accounting: Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
Importance: 75 (%) Description: English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
Importance: 73 (%) Description: Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Importance: 73 (%) Description: Sales and Marketing: Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
Importance: 69 (%) Description: Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Importance: 67 (%) Description: Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Importance: 61 (%) Description: Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
Essential Skills

Essential Skills (in order of importance)
These are the foundational skills most central to success in this occupation. For the Top 5 most important, how can you begin building experience and confidence using these skills now?
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Importance: 58 (%) Description: Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Importance: 58 (%) Description: Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Importance: 58 (%) Description: Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Importance: 56 (%) Description: Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Importance: 52 (%) Description: Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
Transferable Skills

Transferable Skills (in order of importance)
These are skills that can transfer across occupations and industries. For the Top 5 most important, how can you strengthen these skills now so they support both this career and future career flexibility?
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Importance: 58 (%) Description: Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Importance: 56 (%) Description: Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Importance: 56 (%) Description: Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Importance: 54 (%) Description: Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Importance: 54 (%) Description: Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Importance: 52 (%) Description: Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Importance: 52 (%) Description: Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Importance: 52 (%) Description: Management of Financial Resources: Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
Day-in-the-Life Summaries

Day-in-the-Life Summaries
These summaries show the main types of activities you are likely to perform on a regular basis in this occupation. How can you imagine your typical workday — using these examples to see if this type of work fits you?
Activity: Analyze business or financial data.
Activity: Analyze market or industry conditions.
Activity: Collect data about consumer needs or opinions.
Activity: Communicate with others about business strategies.
Activity: Coordinate activities with clients, agencies, or organizations.
Activity: Determine values or prices of goods or services.
Activity: Develop professional relationships or networks.
Activity: Evaluate the quality or accuracy of data.
Activity: Execute financial transactions.
Activity: Explain financial information.
Activity: Explain technical details of products or services.
Activity: Gather information from physical or electronic sources.
Activity: Identify business or organizational opportunities.
Activity: Maintain sales or financial records.
Activity: Monitor external affairs, trends, or events.
Activity: Monitor financial data or activities.
Activity: Negotiate contracts or agreements.
Activity: Prepare documentation for contracts, applications, or permits.
Activity: Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets.
Activity: Prepare proposals or grant applications.
Activity: Promote products, services, or programs.
Activity: Purchase goods or services.
Activity: Sell products or services.
Activity: Supervise personnel activities.
Software Skills

Software Skills
These are examples of software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized from most to least important for your career preparation. How can you start learning or practicing the highest-priority tools so that you feel confident using them on the job?
High-Priority Tech Skills
Office suite software:
Microsoft Office software
Spreadsheet software:
Microsoft Excel
Emerging Tech Skills
Analytical or scientific software:
The MathWorks MATLAB
Customer relationship management CRM software:
Salesforce software
Data base user interface and query software:
Microsoft Access
Development environment software:
Microsoft Visual Basic
Document management software:
Microsoft SharePoint
Electronic mail software:
Microsoft Outlook
Enterprise resource planning ERP software:
Oracle PeopleSoft
SAP software
Object or component oriented development software:
C++
Oracle Java
Python
R
Operating system software:
Linux
Microsoft Windows
UNIX
Presentation software:
Microsoft PowerPoint
Word processing software:
Microsoft Word
General Software Tools
Accounting software:
Fund accounting software
Sage 50 Accounting
Business intelligence and data analysis software:
IBM Cognos Impromptu
Calendar and scheduling software:
Scheduling software
Compliance software:
Regulatory agency compliance software
Customer relationship management CRM software:
CSI Complex Systems ClientTrade
Microsoft Dynamics
Oracle Siebel CRM
Data base user interface and query software:
Database management software
FileMaker Pro
FundCount Web
Web-based information systems
Desktop communications software:
ADP/Vantra VOLTS
Imagine Software Imagine Trading System
Electronic mail software:
Email software
IBM Notes
Enterprise resource planning ERP software:
Microsoft Dynamics GP
Oracle Hyperion
Oracle PeopleSoft Financials
Financial analysis software (scroll table below):
AIQ Systems TradingExpert Pro
AnalyzerXL
Aspen Graphics Technical Analysis Software
Bloomberg Professional
BondDesk Group Trader WorkStation
CableSoft LiveWire Trader
Calypso Technology Calypso Asset Management
Charles River Development Charles River Investment Management System
Citi The Yield Book Calculator
CQG Integrated Client
Derivicom FinOptions XL
Financial needs analysis software
Fixed income alternative trading systems ATS
Knight BondPoint
Leading Market Technologies EXPO
Multiple trading transaction systems
Oracle E-Business Suite Financials
Realm Business Solutions INSIGHT for ARGUS
Redi Enterprise Development Redi ERM
Sales analysis software
SunGard MicroHedge
Telvent DTN ProphetX
Thomson Reuters Tradeweb
Tradeweb Markets Tradeweb
Trading Blox
Triple Point Commodity XL
Web-based trading systems
Graphics or photo imaging software:
Graphics software
Internet browser software:
Web browser software
Transaction server software:
Customer information control system CICS
Web page creation and editing software:
LinkedIn
Preparation Required
Preparation Required - How much preparation is needed to obtain this type of job?
Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, conservation scientists, art directors, and cost estimators.
Education Required

Education Required - by frequency of educational attainment
This shows you details about the level of education most commonly held by workers in this occupation. How can you begin planning the educational pathway that will prepare you best for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%) Level of Education
Frequency of Attainment: 55.3 (%) Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree
Frequency of Attainment: 26.8 (%) Level of Education: High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Frequency of Attainment: 6.0 (%) Level of Education: Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
Frequency of Attainment: 5.8 (%) Level of Education: Some College Courses
Frequency of Attainment: 3.8 (%) Level of Education: Master's Degree
Frequency of Attainment: 1.1 (%) Level of Education: Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree
Frequency of Attainment: 1.1 (%) Level of Education: Post-Secondary Certificate
Training and Experience Required

Training and Experience Required - by frequency of training and work experience attainment
This section shows you how often different types of training and work experience are required for this occupation. How can you start gaining the kinds of experience and training that are most common for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%) Level of Training and Work Experience
Frequency of Attainment: 32.5 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Frequency of Attainment: 15.8 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Frequency of Attainment: 13.3 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: None
Frequency of Attainment: 12.3 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Frequency of Attainment: 10.9 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Frequency of Attainment: 8.9 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 10 years
Frequency of Attainment: 3.9 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years
Frequency of Attainment: 1.2 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
Frequency of Attainment: 1.1 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Up to and including 1 month
Frequency of Attainment: 0.2 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years
Certifications
Certifications
These are examples of certifications that may be important for this occupation. How can you begin exploring which certifications fit your goals and what steps you would need to take to earn them?
Associate, Customer Service External Link
Professional Associations
Professional Associations
These associations connect people who work in this occupation or related fields. How can you start using these associations to learn more, build your network, or find mentoring opportunities?
American Financial Services Association (AFSA) External Link
Association of Energy Services Professionals (AESP) External Link
Bank Policy Institute (BPI) External Link
International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) External Link
National Trade Productions (NTP) External Link
Job Listings
Job Listings and Similar Occupational Titles - scroll and click to identify common requirements, keywords, and skills in current job listings
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Account Administrator
Account Manager
Account Specialist
Bank and Savings Securities Trader
Banker
Banker Associate
Block Trader
Bond Broker
Bond Trader
Branch Banker
Branch Relationship Banker
Branch Sales Representative
Branch Service Representative
Broker
Business Banker
Business Banking Relationship Manager
Buyer
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Client Administrator
Client Service Associate
Commodities Broker
Commodities Trader
Customer Agent
Day Trader
Dealer
Energy Trader
Equities Trader
Equity Trader
Field Marketing Representative
Finance Specialist
Financial Advisor
Financial Consultant
Financial Report Service Sales Agent
Financial Representative
Financial Sales Advisor
Financial Services Agent
Financial Services Associate
Financial Services Representative
Financial Services Sales Representative
Financial Specialist
Fiscal Specialist
Floor Broker
Floor Trader
Flow Trader
Foreign Exchange Trader (Forex Trader)
Futures Trader
Grain Broker
Hedge Fund Trader
Hybrid Derivatives Trader
Inside Sales Representative
Insurance and Financial Services Agent
Investment Banker
Investment Consultant
Investment Officer
Investment Representative
Investments Advisor
Investments Manager
Investments Specialist
Loan Broker
Market Maker
Market Operator
Money Manager
Municipal Bonds Trader
Mutual Funds Agent
Mutual Funds Sales Agent
Online Trader
Options Trader
Outside Sales Representative
Personal Banker
Personal Banker Associate
Premier Banker
Private Banker
Private Client Banker
Proprietary Trader
Quantitative Trader
Real-Time Energy Trader
Real-Time Trader
Registered Representative
Relationship Banker
Retail Personal Banker
Sales Advisor
Sales Associate
Sales Consultant
Sales Professional
Sales Representative
Securities Adviser
Securities Lending Trader
Securities Trader
Select Banker
Services Investment Specialist
Speculator
Stock Associate
Stock Broker
Stock Speculator
Stock Trader
Trader
Trading Specialist
Trust Officer
Wholesale Account Executive
Related Careers to Consider
Related Careers to Consider
This lists up to 20 careers that might be of interest to you (related to what "Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents" do, what they know, and what they're called), ranked by best fit. How do these related occupations align with your interests, skills, and goals?
1 - Financial and Investment Analysts
2 - Personal Financial Advisors
3 - Investment Fund Managers
4 - Brokerage Clerks
5 - Financial Risk Specialists
6 - Loan Officers
7 - New Accounts Clerks
8 - Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
9 - Credit Analysts
10 - Real Estate Brokers
11 - Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
12 - Tellers
13 - Credit Counselors
14 - Financial Managers
15 - Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
16 - Real Estate Sales Agents
17 - Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
18 - Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
19 - Insurance Sales Agents
20 - Business Intelligence Analysts

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