Job outlook for commodity traders in the United States

Commodity trader job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected commodity trader job growth rate is 10% from 2018-2028.

• About 47,700 new jobs for commodity traders are projected over the next decade.

• Commodity trader salaries have increased -4% for commodity traders in the last 5 years.

• There are over 15,883 commodity traders currently employed in the United States.

• There are 10,906 active commodity trader job openings in the US.

• The average commodity trader salary is $93,220.

Compare the number of commodity trader jobs and the average commodity trader salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of commodity trader job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where commodity traders earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.