Works on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange or an options exchange, executing orders in person.
You stand on the NYSE floor with a handheld tablet, handling big orders during the opening and closing auctions.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's helpful; FINRA licenses; few spots remain.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance.
Shrinking. Few floor jobs remain as trading moves electronic.
High risk for 10 years. Electronic trading has already replaced most floor jobs; the handful left could shrink further as exchanges automate.
Classes: AP Macroeconomics, Speech and Debate.
Official data: O*NET occupation 41-3031.
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