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Sales Agents, Financial Services

Sell financial services, such as loan, tax, and securities counseling to customers of financial institutions and business establishments.

U.S. Workers

472,300

Median Salary

$78,140

10-Year Growth

+3.3%

Annual Openings

38,100

Typical entry: Bachelor's degree

Minimal RiskImminent Risk63%MEDIUM

8 of 8 tasks have some AI capability

Exposure Trend

Mar62.74%Apr62.74%May62.74%Jun62.74%

This score reflects estimated AI technical capability for tasks in this occupation. It does not predict employment changes, and it does not account for company-specific constraints, regulation, or adoption barriers.

Fully Automatable (2)

AI could handle these end-to-end

Prepare forms or agreements to complete sales.

AI: Fully automatable - Preparing forms and agreements from templates and populating them with client data is a routine, rules-based task that AI can fully automate.

imp: 4.3

Evaluate costs and revenue of agreements to determine continued profitability.

AI: Fully automatable - Evaluating costs and revenues and running profitability models is largely quantitative and rule-based, so AI can fully perform these analyses given accurate data and assumptions.

imp: 3.9

Human in the Loop (6)

AI could assist, human oversight required

Determine customers' financial services needs and prepare proposals to sell services that address these needs.

AI: Partial - AI can analyze customer financial data and draft tailored proposals, but fully determining nuanced client needs and providing compliant, trust-based advisory sales still requires human relationship and judgment.

imp: 4.4

Sell services or equipment, such as trusts, investments, or check processing services.

AI: Partial - AI can automate outreach, qualification, and routine transactions, but selling complex financial services like trusts and investments typically requires human persuasion, trust-building and regulatory oversight.

imp: 4.3

Contact prospective customers to present information and explain available services.

AI: Partial - AI can autonomously contact prospects and present standardized information across channels, but explaining complex services and handling nuanced objections usually needs human interaction.

imp: 4.2

Develop prospects from current commercial customers, referral leads, or sales or trade meetings.

AI: Partial - AI can mine customer data, generate leads and automate initial prospect development, but converting commercial relationships from referrals or meetings still benefits from human networking and follow-up.

imp: 4.0

Review business trends to advise customers regarding expected fluctuations.

AI: Partial - AI can review trends and produce forecasts, but advising customers on expected fluctuations requires contextual judgment, client-specific considerations and fiduciary responsibility that limit full automation.

imp: 3.9

Make presentations on financial services to groups to attract new clients.

AI: Partial - AI can generate and deliver presentations and handle many attendee questions (including automated webinars), but persuading groups and building client trust in live sales settings often still needs human presenters.

imp: 3.4

Skills for this role (35)

PersuasionEssentialCritical ThinkingEssentialActive ListeningEssentialSpeakingEssentialReading ComprehensionCoreSocial PerceptivenessCoreJudgment and Decision MakingCoreService OrientationCoreNegotiationCoreComplex Problem SolvingCore
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