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Where an energy trader can go next

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

Energy traders sell or buy shares of energy, sometimes from different sources. They analyse the energy market and investigate trends in prices to decide when to buy or sell shares and ensure the most profit. They make calculations, and write reports on energy trades procedures, and make predictions on the development of the market.

Also known as renewable energy share trader, energy trading analyst, renewable energy stock analyst, energy market analyst, energy market economist, energy stock analyst, energy market forecaster, renewable energy stock trader, energy share trader, energy market researcher, energy stock trader.

Technicians and associate professionals 31 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: financial broker, 52%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from energy trader, 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 an energy trader already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

An energy trader needs 16 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

forecast energy prices information skills
analyse energy market trends information skills
operate financial instruments management skills
trade securities communication, collaboration and creativity
energy market engineering, manufacturing and construction
monitor stock market information skills
market analysis business, administration and law
investment analysis business, administration and law
stock market business, administration and law
financial products business, administration and law

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Energy trader 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 an energy trader’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.