Also called: Foreign Commercial Service Officer, Trade Promotion Specialist
Helps American companies sell products overseas and handles trade rules.
Trade specialists at the Commerce Department connect a U.S. tractor company with buyers in Brazil, research foreign markets, and lead trade missions. Some are posted at embassies abroad.
Federal GS pay scale.
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 in business, economics, or international relations.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: International Business, Economics, International Relations, Foreign Languages.
Growing slowly.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI looks up tariff codes and market data; matchmaking companies and negotiating trade issues stay human.
Classes: AP Macroeconomics, A foreign language, Business class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1199.
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