AI exposure: Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
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.
Reading this score
computed52.7% of this occupation's weighted task load is exposed, which puts Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents at the 90th percentile of 923 occupations. The capability is largely there. Its average task scores 3.1 out of 4 on what a current system can produce, and the frictions that hold other jobs in place are comparatively weak here.
What holds the line here is context. Across this occupation's 30 tasks it averages 1.92 out of 3, the highest of the five friction dimensions. In plain terms, the work depends on knowledge the model cannot hold. Much of this job runs on things that were never written down: what this particular organisation does, what happened last week, what the person across the table actually meant. That context is the barrier, and it erodes as systems are given more access.
The most exposed thing this job does is Review all securities transactions to ensure accuracy of information and conformance to..., at 80.0%. The least is Negotiate prices or contracts for securities or commodities sales or purchases, at 26.7%. A gap of 53.3% between two parts of the same job is the reason this index publishes at task level. An occupation-wide number would have hidden both.
Within sales occupations, this one is more exposed than most. The median across the 22 roles in the group is 49.4%, and only 9 of them score higher than this. Occupational families are not uniform, and the spread inside them is often wider than the gap between them.
What would move this score. Of 30 tasks, 27 are currently banded exposed, 3 assisted and 0 untouched. For that distribution to shift materially would take systems being given deeper access to the organisation's own records and history, which is already happening. The score is re-computed every quarter against a fresh capability reference, and the change is published rather than quietly applied.
Task by task
30 tasks, O*NET 31.0| Task | Exposed | Assisted | Untouched | Importance | Band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Review all securities transactions to ensure accuracy of information and conformance to governing agency regulations. | 80.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 4.27 | exposed |
| Track and analyze factors that affect price movement, such as trade policies, weather conditions, political developments, or supply and demand changes. | 80.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 4.14 | exposed |
| Monitor markets or positions. | 73.3% | 26.7% | 0.0% | 4.75 | exposed |
| Keep accurate records of transactions. | 73.3% | 26.7% | 0.0% | 4.60 | exposed |
| Inform other traders, managers, or customers of market conditions, including volume, price, competition, or dynamics. | 73.3% | 26.7% | 0.0% | 4.06 | exposed |
| Contact prospective customers to present information and explain available services. | 73.3% | 26.7% | 0.0% | 3.90 | exposed |
| Calculate costs for billings or commissions. | 73.3% | 26.7% | 0.0% | 3.84 | exposed |
| Evaluate costs and revenue of agreements to determine continued profitability. | 73.3% | 26.7% | 0.0% | 3.65 | exposed |
| Determine customers' financial services needs and prepare proposals to sell services that address these needs. | 64.2% | 23.3% | 12.5% | 4.15 | exposed |
| Report all positions or trading results. | 60.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% | 4.46 | exposed |
| Prepare financial reports to monitor client or corporate finances. | 60.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% | 3.82 | exposed |
| Interview clients to determine clients' assets, liabilities, cash flow, insurance coverage, tax status, or financial objectives. | 55.0% | 20.0% | 25.0% | 4.42 | exposed |
| Price securities or commodities based on market conditions. | 55.0% | 20.0% | 25.0% | – | exposed |
| Relay buy or sell orders to securities exchanges or to firm trading departments. | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 3.99 | exposed |
| Prepare and send requests for price quotations to all companies in a particular market. | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | – | exposed |
| Complete sales order tickets and submit for processing of client-requested transactions. | 47.5% | 27.5% | 25.0% | 4.47 | exposed |
| Devise trading, option, or hedge strategies. | 45.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 4.23 | exposed |
| Supply the latest price quotes on any security, as well as information on the activities or financial positions of the corporations issuing these securities. | 45.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 3.76 | exposed |
| Develop financial plans, based on analysis of clients' financial status. | 40.0% | 35.0% | 25.0% | 4.28 | exposed |
| Supervise support staff and ensure proper execution of contracts. | 39.6% | 22.9% | 37.5% | 4.24 | exposed |
| Purchase or sell financial derivatives for customers. | 39.6% | 22.9% | 37.5% | – | exposed |
| Discuss financial options with clients and keep them informed about transactions. | 35.0% | 40.0% | 25.0% | 4.41 | assisted |
| Offer advice on the purchase or sale of particular securities. | 35.0% | 40.0% | 25.0% | 4.05 | assisted |
| Explain stock market terms or trading practices to clients. | 35.0% | 40.0% | 25.0% | 3.89 | assisted |
| Make bids or offers to buy or sell securities. | 30.0% | 20.0% | 50.0% | 4.80 | exposed |
| Agree on buying or selling prices at optimal levels for clients. | 30.0% | 20.0% | 50.0% | 4.65 | exposed |
| Buy or sell stocks, bonds, commodity futures, foreign currencies, or other securities on behalf of investment dealers. | 30.0% | 20.0% | 50.0% | 4.54 | exposed |
| Sell services or equipment, such as trusts, investments, or check processing services. | 30.0% | 20.0% | 50.0% | 3.32 | exposed |
| Identify opportunities or develop channels for purchase or sale of securities or commodities. | 28.3% | 21.7% | 50.0% | 4.30 | exposed |
| Negotiate prices or contracts for securities or commodities sales or purchases. | 26.7% | 23.3% | 50.0% | – | exposed |
Task text and importance ratings sourced from O*NET 31.0. Shares computed. The occupation score is the importance-weighted mean. 4 task(s) lacked a usable O*NET weight and are shown but excluded from the weighting.
Where the score comes from
judgedEvery task is scored through the standardised work activities it maps to. These are this occupation’s averages on the six rubric dimensions. Capability is what AI can do; the other five are what stands in the way.
| Dimension | Mean | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | 3.12 | 0-4 |
| Embodiment | 0.12 | 0-3 |
| Presence | 0.93 | 0-3 |
| Accountability | 1.10 | 0-3 |
| Context | 1.92 | 0-3 |
| Verification cost | 1.30 | 0-3 |
What this means in practice
Where most of a role's weighted task load is exposed, the work that survives is usually the part of the job nobody wrote into the job description: deciding what should be produced rather than producing it, and being answerable for the result. The tasks lowest on this page are a better guide to where to spend your time than any general advice about the future of work.
Occupations either side of this one
The four closest scores in the same occupational family, then the four closest anywhere in the index.
Read this carefully. Exposure is not displacement. A high score means current AI systems can produce this work, not that anyone will stop paying a person to do it. Adoption depends on economics, regulation and inertia that this index deliberately does not model. How the score is built.