Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents in Massachusetts

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While jobs for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents in Massachusetts are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents in Massachusetts is expected to decrease.

• Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents in Massachusetts earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents Work in Massachusetts?

In Massachusetts, there were 12,060 people working as Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents in the year 2018.

There were 11,500 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 560 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 3,160 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents working in it, which means Massachusetts has more Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents than average.

Job Projections for Massachusetts

Jobs for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents in this state are declining at a rate of 2.3% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.2%.

Massachusetts Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 850 annual job openings, and 9,350 total jobs in 2026 for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 38,000 annual jobs and 398,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents Make in Massachusetts?

In 2018 wages for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents ranged from $40,550 to $208,000 with $72,610 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $19.49 to $100. The median hourly rate was $34.91.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $41.29 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $6.38.

The median salary in Massachusetts is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Massachusetts Metros for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	10,820	$77,320
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	1,920	$70,250
Worcester, MA-CT	690	$53,700
Springfield, MA-CT	410	$54,850
Barnstable Town, MA	230	$54,920
Leominster-Gardner, MA	110	$49,400
New Bedford, MA	110	$55,460

Top States for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents Employment

View the list below to see where most Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
New York	68,120	$140,300
California	50,990	$54,370
Texas	43,170	$54,070
Florida	27,560	$57,300
Illinois	21,980	$67,750
New Jersey	15,440	$71,590
Pennsylvania	13,800	$61,560
Ohio	13,300	$57,630
Massachusetts	12,060	$72,610
Colorado	11,720	$56,590
North Carolina	11,080	$62,360
Minnesota	9,470	$79,350
Georgia	9,080	$53,160
Michigan	8,670	$51,070
Arizona	7,890	$48,680
Missouri	7,780	$56,390
Virginia	7,560	$62,780
Connecticut	6,430	$82,890
Washington	6,360	$52,780
Maryland	4,930	$63,310

Below are the states where Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
New York	$140,300
South Dakota	$91,800
Connecticut	$82,890
Minnesota	$79,350
Vermont	$72,900
Massachusetts	$72,610
Delaware	$71,650
New Jersey	$71,590
Kansas	$70,730
Rhode Island	$70,210

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dave Dugdale under License

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