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	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	Personal Financial Advisors	Financial Examiners	Credit Analysts	Compliance Officers
SUMMARY	38% Low Risk	22% Low Risk	25% Low Risk	48% Moderate Risk	39% Low Risk
JOB SCORE	5.1/10	7.0/10	5.9/10	3.0/10	5.5/10
POLLING	53% (Moderate Risk, Based on 91 votes)	43% (Moderate Risk, Based on 487 votes)	53% (Moderate Risk, Based on 39 votes)	72% (High Risk, Based on 220 votes)	45% (Moderate Risk, Based on 105 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	3.3%	9.6%	18.5%	-4.4%	3.0%
WAGES	$78,140 or $37.56 per hour	$102,140 or $49.10 per hour	$90,400 or $43.46 per hour	$80,970 or $38.92 per hour	$78,420 or $37.70 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	472,300	270,480	62,830	67,370	397,770
SNOWFLAKE [?] The Snowflake is a visual summary of the five badges: Automation Risk (calculated), Risk (polled), Growth, Wages and Volume. It gives you an instant snapshot of an occupations profile. The colour of the Snowflake relates to its size. The better the occupation scores in relation to others, the larger and greener the Snowflake becomes.
DESCRIPTION	Buy and sell securities or commodities in investment and trading firms, or provide financial services to businesses and individuals. May advise customers about stocks, bonds, mutual funds, commodities, and market conditions.	Advise clients on financial plans using knowledge of tax and investment strategies, securities, insurance, pension plans, and real estate. Duties include assessing clients' assets, liabilities, cash flow, insurance coverage, tax status, and financial objectives. May also buy and sell financial assets for clients.	Enforce or ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing financial and securities institutions and financial and real estate transactions. May examine, verify, or authenticate records.	Analyze credit data and financial statements of individuals or firms to determine the degree of risk involved in extending credit or lending money. Prepare reports with credit information for use in decisionmaking.	Examine, evaluate, and investigate eligibility for or conformity with laws and regulations governing contract compliance of licenses and permits, and perform other compliance and enforcement inspection and analysis activities not classified elsewhere.

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