Also called: Securities Sales Agent
Buys and sells stocks, bonds and funds for clients and gives investment recommendations.
You call clients when a stock they own drops on bad news, place trades and pitch a new bond offering.
Commission-based for many; earnings vary widely.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's; FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Economics.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). About average.
High risk for 10 years. Commission-free apps and AI place trades and answer questions; traditional broker jobs keep shrinking or turning into advisor roles.
Classes: Personal finance, AP Macroeconomics, Speech, AP Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 41-3031.
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