Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017

41-3031 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

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.

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National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
389,610	1.1 %	$46.85	$97,440	1.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$15.89	$19.55	$30.66	$58.63	(5)
Annual Wage (2)	$33,060	$40,670	$63,780	$121,960	(5)

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Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	172,800	18.86	$63.02	$131,090
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only)	160,890	8.09	$30.55	$63,550
Nondepository Credit Intermediation	24,470	3.89	$40.23	$83,680
Management of Companies and Enterprises	13,430	0.58	$48.46	$100,790
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	4,490	0.40	$44.96	$93,520

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	172,800	18.86	$63.02	$131,090
Other Investment Pools and Funds	730	10.24	(8)	(8)
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only)	160,890	8.09	$30.55	$63,550
Nondepository Credit Intermediation	24,470	3.89	$40.23	$83,680
Management of Companies and Enterprises	13,430	0.58	$48.46	$100,790

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	40	(7)	$79.66	$165,690
Real Estate	(8)	(8)	$77.78	$161,780
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	172,800	18.86	$63.02	$131,090
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	110	0.14	$58.90	$122,510
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	(8)	(8)	$56.29	$117,090

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Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York	61,270	6.65	2.43	$78.15	$162,550
California	49,230	2.95	1.08	$36.94	$76,830
Texas	40,790	3.43	1.26	$40.73	$84,720
Florida	27,910	3.32	1.21	$40.25	$83,710
Illinois	19,870	3.35	1.23	$41.38	$86,070

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York	61,270	6.65	2.43	$78.15	$162,550
Delaware	2,140	4.83	1.77	$40.84	$84,940
Colorado	11,920	4.66	1.71	$36.57	$76,070
Rhode Island	1,890	3.97	1.45	$62.52	$130,040
Connecticut	6,560	3.97	1.45	$60.62	$126,080

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York	61,270	6.65	2.43	$78.15	$162,550
Rhode Island	1,890	3.97	1.45	$62.52	$130,040
Connecticut	6,560	3.97	1.45	$60.62	$126,080
Massachusetts	11,500	3.26	1.19	$55.78	$116,030
Vermont	510	1.67	0.61	$54.58	$113,520

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Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	59,110	8.83	3.23	(8)	(8)
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division	16,340	4.46	1.63	$42.65	$88,710
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division	13,300	3.00	1.10	$40.96	$85,190
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division	11,920	4.78	1.75	$47.11	$98,000
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	11,810	4.03	1.48	$39.84	$82,880
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division	9,300	5.06	1.85	$56.71	$117,950
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	8,480	5.87	2.15	$37.27	$77,520
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division	7,220	4.47	1.63	$37.35	$77,680
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	7,210	3.73	1.36	$47.86	$99,550
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	6,450	3.26	1.19	$33.07	$68,780

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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT	4,180	10.05	3.68	$67.82	$141,070
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	59,110	8.83	3.23	(8)	(8)
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division	970	7.32	2.68	$49.21	$102,350
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	8,480	5.87	2.15	$37.27	$77,520
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL Metropolitan Division	3,420	5.67	2.08	$47.32	$98,430
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division	1,970	5.66	2.07	$41.02	$85,330
Trenton, NJ	1,180	5.14	1.88	$46.37	$96,450
The Villages, FL	130	5.07	1.85	$34.25	$71,240
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division	9,300	5.06	1.85	$56.71	$117,950
St. Cloud, MN	520	4.98	1.82	$24.78	$51,550