Equipment Finance Originator

Also called: Equipment Leasing Sales Rep

Arranges loans and leases so businesses can buy tractors, trucks, machines and medical equipment.

A day in the life

You visit a construction company that needs three new excavators, work out a five-year lease and get it approved before their next job starts.

Pay over a career

Starting
$55k
Typical
$95k
High
$180k

Base plus commission.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in finance or business; sales experience.

Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Finance, Business.

Outlook

Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Tracks loan officers.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Online quoting handles small leases; originators who know trucking, farm and medical customers and their dealers stay in demand.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Business CTE class, Speech, Ag mechanics or auto tech, Accounting.

Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2072.

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