Also called: Financial Services Sales Agents
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents build judgment and decision making, persuasion and complex problem solving skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Personal Financial Advisors (96%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Personal Financial Advisors | 96% | $105,070 | +34% | None |
| 2 | Loan Officers | 93% | $76,690 | −3% | None |
| 3 | Investment Fund Managers | 90% | $166,570Pay for the broader BLS group “Financial Managers” | Not compared | Graduate degree |
| 4 | Financial Managers | 89% | $166,570 | +112% | None |
| 5 | Credit Analysts | 87% | $83,510 | +6% | None |
| 6 | Real Estate Brokers | 85% | $73,220 | −7% | None |
| 7 | Brokerage Clerks | 85% | $65,750 | −16% | None |
| 8 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 84% | $78,760 | 0% | None |
| 9 | Insurance Underwriters | 84% | $81,370 | +3% | None |
| 10 | Fundraising Managers | 84% | $125,470 | +60% | None |
Compared with Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents, median $78,660. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
96% skill match · $105,070 · +34% pay
Operations Analysis · Quality Control Analysis · Service Orientation
93% skill match · $76,690 · −3% pay
Judgment and Decision Making · Technology Design · Operations Monitoring
90% skill match · $166,570 (broader BLS group)
Complex Problem Solving · Judgment and Decision Making · Operations Monitoring
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Personal Financial Advisors (96% skill match, median $105,070), Loan Officers (93% skill match, median $76,690) and Investment Fund Managers (90% skill match, median $166,570), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 14 pay more than securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents at the median. The biggest increases: Financial Managers (+112%, $166,570), Marketing Managers (+112%, $166,790) and Compensation and Benefits Managers (+90%, $149,230).
24 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones. One usually needs a graduate degree: Investment Fund Managers.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.