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Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 1.4% more of these jobs by 2035, slower than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #155 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +1.4% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $78,660 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 531,000 in the US, with about 35,100 openings a year
The work, 22 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI does this: Explain financial information11%
AI performed this in about 1 in 220 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Negotiate contracts or agreements9%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Monitor external affairs, trends, or events8%
AI performed this in about 1 in 394 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
Still yours: Sell products or services8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Collect data about consumer needs or opinions7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Identify business or organizational opportunities6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,883 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time.
Still yours: Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain sales or financial records4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Determine values or prices of goods or services4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 510 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Prepare proposals or grant applications3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Develop professional relationships or networks3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,715 conversations, and it got them there 95% of the time.
AI helps with this: Prepare documentation for contracts, applications, or permits3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,066 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
AI helps with this: Execute financial transactions3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,073 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
AI does this: Analyze market or industry conditions3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,486 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
AI does this: Explain technical details of products or services3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 43 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
AI does this: Promote products, services, or programs3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 117 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI does this: Communicate with others about business strategies3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,508 Copilot conversations and completed it 95% of the time.
AI does this: Evaluate the quality or accuracy of data3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 683 Copilot conversations and completed it 82% of the time.
Still yours: Coordinate activities with clients, agencies, or organizations2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Monitor financial data or activities2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Analyze business or financial data2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 719 conversations, and it got them there 72% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 101 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 35,100 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
BLS on AIAutomated trading systems have reduced demand for securities traders. Source ↗
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 28% of the workBuyers and Purchasing Agents30% AI does, against 38% here+6% by 2035 · $77,710 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 27% of the workFirst-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers31% AI does, against 38% here+0.5% by 2035 · $87,520 · High school diploma
- Shares 26% of the workProperty, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers17% AI does, against 38% here+3.7% by 2035 · $69,990 · High school diploma
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How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.23, higher than 76% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 41-3031 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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