Trader vs distributor

The differences between traders and distributors 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 $40,606 average annual salary of a distributor.

The top three skills for a trader include portfolio, financial markets and derivative. The most important skills for a distributor are distributors, customer service, and delivery truck.

Trader vs distributor overview

	Trader	Distributor
Yearly salary	$90,179	$40,606
Hourly rate	$43.36	$19.52
Growth rate	10%	4%
Number of jobs	17,351	89,197
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 78%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	43	47
Years of experience	-	4

Trader vs distributor salary

Traders and distributors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Trader	Distributor
Average salary	$90,179	$40,606
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $144,000	Between $31,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	White Plains, NY	Clifton, NJ
Highest paying state	New York	New Jersey
Best paying company	The Citadel	ABB
Best paying industry	Finance	Health Care

Differences between trader and distributor education

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

	Trader	Distributor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 78%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Finance	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Trader vs distributor demographics

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

	Trader	Distributor
Average age	43	47
Gender ratio	Male, 82.1% Female, 17.9%	Male, 56.3% Female, 43.7%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 3.9% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 5.2% White, 72.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between trader and distributor duties and responsibilities

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.

Distributor example responsibilities.

Generate leads for outside sales representatives including organizing, monitoring and updating Microsoft CRM program.
Train in OSHA safety standards and maintain compliances.
Use an RF scanner to produce labels identifying repack case contents.
Use Facebook as a great social media outlet, as well as twitter.
Operate forklift and stand up forklift, used RF scanner guns to track items
Install new valves, water meters, taps for water meters, and fire hydrants.

Trader vs distributor skills

Common trader skills

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

Common distributor skills

Distributors, 28%
Customer Service, 23%
Delivery Truck, 7%
Customer Relations, 7%
Product Line, 4%
Wellness Products, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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