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Sales Agents, Financial Services
SOC Code: 41-3031.02
Sell financial services, such as loan, tax, and securities counseling to customers of financial institutions and business establishments.
Sample of reported job titles: Client Manager, Financial Consultant, Financial Services Representative, Financial Specialist, Investment Officer, Personal Banker, Registered Representative, Relationship Banker, Relationship Manager, Select Banker
Sample of reported job titles: Client Manager, Financial Consultant, Financial Services Representative, Financial Specialist, Investment Officer, Personal Banker, Registered Representative, Relationship Banker, Relationship Manager, Select Banker
Tasks
- Determine customers' financial services needs and prepare proposals to sell services that address these needs.
- Prepare forms or agreements to complete sales.
- Sell services or equipment, such as trusts, investments, or check processing services.
- Contact prospective customers to present information and explain available services.
- Develop prospects from current commercial customers, referral leads, or sales or trade meetings.
- Evaluate costs and revenue of agreements to determine continued profitability.
- Review business trends to advise customers regarding expected fluctuations.
- Make presentations on financial services to groups to attract new clients.
Technology Skills
- Accounting software - Fund accounting software ; Sage 50 Accounting
- Business intelligence and data analysis software - IBM Cognos Impromptu
- Calendar and scheduling software - Scheduling software
- Customer relationship management CRM software - Salesforce software
- Data base user interface and query software - Data entry software ; FileMaker Pro; Microsoft Access ; Web-based information systems (see all 5 examples)
- Electronic mail software - Email software; IBM Notes ; Microsoft Outlook
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software - Microsoft Dynamics GP ; Oracle Hyperion ; Oracle PeopleSoft ; Oracle PeopleSoft Financials
- Financial analysis software - Bloomberg Professional; Oracle E-Business Suite Financials ; Realm Business Solutions INSIGHT for ARGUS; Sales analysis software (see all 5 examples)
- Internet browser software - Web browser software
- Office suite software - Microsoft Office
- Presentation software - Microsoft PowerPoint
- Project management software - Microsoft SharePoint
- Spreadsheet software - Microsoft Excel
- Web page creation and editing software - LinkedIn
- Word processing software - Microsoft Word
Tools Used
- Desktop calculator - 10-key calculators
- Desktop computers
- Notebook computers
- Personal computers
Knowledge
- Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Economics and Accounting - Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
- English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
- Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
- Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
- Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
- Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
Skills
- Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Negotiation - Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
- Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
- Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.
- Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Abilities
- Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
- Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
- Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
- Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
- Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
- Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
- Category Flexibility - The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
- Fluency of Ideas - The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
- Mathematical Reasoning - The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
Interests
- Interest code: EC
- Enterprising - Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
- Conventional - Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
Work Context
- Telephone - 94% responded “Every day.”
- Contact With Others - 89% responded “Constant contact with others.”
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate - 83% responded “Extremely important.”
- Electronic Mail - 83% responded “Every day.”
- Face-to-Face Discussions
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled - 91% responded “Every day.”
- Deal With External Customers - 57% responded “Extremely important.”
- Structured versus Unstructured Work
- Freedom to Make Decisions - 62% responded “A lot of freedom.”
- Frequency of Decision Making - 70% responded “Every day.”
- Level of Competition - 48% responded “Extremely competitive.”
- Spend Time Sitting - 62% responded “Continually or almost continually.”
- Work With Work Group or Team - 39% responded “Very important.”
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results - 52% responded “Very important results.”
- Time Pressure - 51% responded “Once a week or more but not every day.”
- Coordinate or Lead Others - 54% responded “Very important.”
- Letters and Memos - 36% responded “Every day.”
- Importance of Repeating Same Tasks - 44% responded “Very important.”
- Duration of Typical Work Week - 45% responded “More than 40 hours.”
- Consequence of Error - 28% responded “Extremely serious.”
- Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People - 36% responded “Once a month or more but not every week.”
Education
Percentage of Respondents | Education Level Required |
---|---|
62% | High school diploma or equivalent |
22% | Bachelor's degree |
8% | Some college, no degree |
Work Styles
- Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical.
- Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
- Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
- Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
- Self Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
- Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
- Achievement/Effort - Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
- Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
- Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
- Persistence - Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
- Analytical Thinking - Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
- Adaptability/Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
- Concern for Others - Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
- Social Orientation - Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
- Leadership - Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
- Innovation - Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
Work Values
- Working Conditions - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
- Achievement - Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
- Relationships - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
Wages & Trends
- Median wages (2017)
- $30.66 hourly, $63,780 annual
- Employment (2016)
- 376,000 employees
- Projected growth (2016-2026)
- Average (5% to 9%)
- Projected job openings (2016-2026)
- 38,000
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