Also called: Commodity Broker
Helps farmers, companies and investors trade futures contracts to lock in prices or speculate.
You call a Kansas wheat farmer about locking in a price for his harvest and walk him through the risks.
Commission-based.
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; Series 3 license.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Agricultural Economics, Finance.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Tracks securities sales agents.
Medium risk for 10 years. Online platforms take simple orders; helping farmers and companies hedge with trust and advice keeps human brokers around.
Classes: AP Macroeconomics, Agriculture CTE class, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 41-3031.
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