Holder vs trader

The differences between holders and traders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a trader has an average salary of $90,179, which is higher than the $30,784 average annual salary of a holder.

The top three skills for a holder include customer service, surgical procedures and direct traffic. The most important skills for a trader are portfolio, financial markets, and derivative.

Holder vs trader overview

	Holder	Trader
Yearly salary	$30,784	$90,179
Hourly rate	$14.80	$43.36
Growth rate	-	10%
Number of jobs	7,501	17,351
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 78%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Holder vs trader salary

Holders and traders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Holder	Trader
Average salary	$30,784	$90,179
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $42,000	Between $56,000 And $144,000
Highest paying City	-	White Plains, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between holder and trader education

There are a few differences between a holder and a trader in terms of educational background:

	Holder	Trader
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 78%
Most common major	Business	Finance
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Holder vs trader demographics

Here are the differences between holders' and traders' demographics:

	Holder	Trader
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 63.0% Female, 37.0%	Male, 82.1% Female, 17.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 19.7% Asian, 7.5% White, 56.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 5.5% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 11.5% Asian, 12.4% White, 66.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	5%	6%

Differences between holder and trader duties and responsibilities

Holder example responsibilities.

Manage monetary transactions and POS operations.
Apply clips to candle wicks.
Perform melted liquid test IAW company policies and procedures.
Operate multiple textile machines using cotton and various materials.
Train new sign spinners and develop new tricks and techniques.
Place wicks into jars and package candles to prepare for distribution.

Trader example responsibilities.

Manage Smithtown branch office ensuring compliance with NASD regulations.
Manage and hedge generation within PJM, MISO, and ERCOT.
Manage options trading to ensure a positive ROI within a volatile market.
Initiate and manage financial, physical and virtual trades resulting in a positive PnL.
Manage products with the supply chain warehouses and interface with both corporate logistics and common carriers.
Coordinate MBS and whole loan delivers to ensure settlements are achieve to minimize extension and pair off fees.

Holder vs trader skills

Common holder skills

Customer Service, 35%
Surgical Procedures, 26%
Direct Traffic, 8%
Property Accountability, 6%
Tax Season, 4%
Retractors, 4%

Common trader skills

Portfolio, 13%
Financial Markets, 6%
Derivative, 5%
Fixed Income, 5%
Equities, 4%
Securities, 4%