Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents: demand is holding steady in the US and edging down in Canada. The evidence, updated weekly.
United States: Holding
Basis: weekly + outlook agree. Sales job postings +0.8% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). BLS projected employment growth 2025–35: +1.4%. Median pay: US$78,660.
Canada: Edging down
Basis: weekly thinning, other holding. Sales job postings -2.0% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). Job Bank outlook score: +0.00 on a scale of −2 to +2.
US SOC 41-3031. Canada NOC 11103. Issue 1 (data to Oct 30, 2026). Sources: Indeed Hiring Lab job postings tracker (CC BY 4.0), BLS Employment Projections and OEWS, ESDC Job Bank, public company job boards. How ratings are built: method. Data files: /data.