Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a commodity broker can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a commodity broker already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Commodity brokers act as intermediary between buyers and sellers of movable and immovable property such as raw materials, livestock or real estate. They negotiate prices and receive a commission from the transactions. They research market conditions for specific commodities in order to inform their clients. They make bid offers and calculate the cost of transactions.

Also known as commodity dealer, commodities broker.

Technicians and associate professionals 34 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: foreign exchange broker, 80%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
foreign exchange broker 80% covered foreign exchange trader 73% covered securities underwriter 69% covered securities broker 68% covered stock broker 65% covered commodity broker You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from commodity broker, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a commodity broker already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A commodity broker needs 14 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • analyse energy market trends information skills
  • international trade business, administration and law
  • negotiate with stakeholders communication, collaboration and creativity
  • analyse economic trends information skills
  • commercial law business, administration and law
  • review investment portfolios communication, collaboration and creativity
  • negotiate sale of commodities communication, collaboration and creativity
  • financial markets business, administration and law
  • economics social sciences, journalism and information
  • advise on financial matters communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a commodity broker does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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Commodity broker is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a commodity broker’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.