Occupation salary profile

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

SOC 41-3031 BLS OEWS May 2025 H-1B LCAs, last 12 months

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.

National median · BLS
$78,660
▲ +0.67% YoY
H-1B sponsor median
$157,500
▼ -4.55% YoY · 215 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$109,150
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
489,570
Jobs (BLS)
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Pay range for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 215 certified Labor Condition Applications filed by sponsoring employers in the last 12 months.

Percentile All U.S. workers (BLS) H-1B sponsored
10th — entry pay$48,040$79,406
25th$56,540$115,000
Median (50th)$78,660$157,500
75th$129,950$230,000
90th — top pay$212,880$275,000
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $157,500 for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents — 100.2% above the BLS national median of $78,660.

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

BLS projects employment of securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents to grow 1.4% from 2025 to 2035, slower than the 3.5% average for all occupations. About 35,100 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
531,000 → 538,500
+7,500 jobs
Projected change
+1.4%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
35,100
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
No related experience required
On-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Self-employed
6% of workers (2025)
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 4)
Considerable Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Fastest-growing jobs → Best-paying jobs that need a bachelor's degree →

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035 · BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook →

H-1B sponsored pay

Pay by H-1B wage level

Employers assign every H-1B filing a Department of Labor prevailing-wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). Pay rises steeply with level.

H-1B median $157,500
Change vs prior year -4.55%
After inflation (CPI-U) -7.45%
Wage level LCAs Share P25 Median P75
Level I 35 16.3% $73,536 $80,000 $110,000
Level II 68 31.6% $100,000 $138,500 $161,250
Level III 56 26% $175,232 $225,000 $250,000
Level IV 53 24.7% $165,212 $250,000 $275,000
H-1B job titles

Salaries by job title in Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

The 3 most-filed job titles inside SOC 41-3031, from 215 H-1B filings. Seniority words and level numbers are grouped (“Senior Data Engineer II” counts as Data Engineer). Tap a title for its full range, wage levels and the exact titles employers used.

Job title LCAs Share P25 Median P75 YoY
Trader 26 12.09% $130,975 $155,000 $193,750 -11.43%
Vice President generic 14 6.51% $209,458 $230,000 $250,000 +4.55%
Executive Director 13 6.05% $275,000 $300,000 $300,000 +0%

Titles are cleaned from the employer's own LCA text (codes and typos removed, nothing invented). Rows need 10+ filings in this SOC.

Skills & tools

Skills needed for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

How important each skill and knowledge area is for this job, rated by O*NET on a 1–5 scale from surveys of workers and occupational analysts.

Top skills
  • Active Listening3.8
  • Critical Thinking3.8
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.6
  • Monitoring3.6
  • Active Learning3.5
  • Persuasion3.5
  • Reading Comprehension3.5
  • Speaking3.5
  • Complex Problem Solving3.4
  • Social Perceptiveness3.4
Top knowledge areas
  • Customer and Personal Service4.3
  • Economics and Accounting3.9
  • English Language3.8
  • Mathematics3.7
  • Sales and Marketing3.7
  • Computers and Electronics3.5
  • Administration and Management3.4
  • Law and Government3.1
Software and technology used
Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareC++LinuxMicrosoft AccessMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft SharePointMicrosoft Visual BasicMicrosoft WindowsMicrosoft WordOracle JavaOracle PeopleSoftPythonRSalesforce softwareSAP softwareThe MathWorks MATLAB

Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).

Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

About the job

What securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents do

  • Make bids or offers to buy or sell securities.
  • Monitor markets or positions.
  • Agree on buying or selling prices at optimal levels for clients.
  • Keep accurate records of transactions.
  • Buy or sell stocks, bonds, commodity futures, foreign currencies, or other securities on behalf of investment dealers.
  • Complete sales order tickets and submit for processing of client-requested transactions.
  • Report all positions or trading results.
  • Interview clients to determine clients' assets, liabilities, cash flow, insurance coverage, tax status, or financial objectives.
Also called
BrokerEquity TraderFinancial AdvisorFinancial ConsultantCommodities BrokerInvestment RepresentativeInvestments AdvisorInvestments SpecialistPersonal BankerTrader
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Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.