wholesale merchant in mining, construction and civil engineering machinery
Wholesale merchants in mining, construction and civil engineering machinery investigate potential wholesale buyers and suppliers and match their needs. They conclude trades involving large quantities of goods.
wholesale merchant in mining, construction and civil engineering machinery wholesale merchants in mining, construction and civil engineering machinery investigate potential wholesale buyers and suppliers and match their needs. They conclude trades involving large quantities of goods. The role shows low AI exposure (0.30 on a 0-1 scale) — the role's core work resists automation. The most in-demand skills for the role include capital goods industry, mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products, product comprehension, sales strategies, vertical markets.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £56,689 a year for Brokers (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 3531). ONS rates this estimate acceptable: it rests on a small sample, so treat it as a rough guide. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Technicians and associate professionals” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only wholesale merchant in mining, construction and civil engineering machinery, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 3. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- Customer and Personal Service
- Sales and Marketing
- English Language
- Administration and Management
- Mathematics
- Production and Processing
- Computers and Electronics
- Administrative
What you'd actually do
- Negotiate prices or terms of sales or service agreements.
- Prepare and submit sales contracts for orders.
- Visit establishments to evaluate needs or to promote product or service sales.
- Maintain customer records, using automated systems.
- Answer customers' questions about products, prices, availability, or credit terms.
- Quote prices, credit terms, or other bid specifications.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does wholesale merchant in mining, construction and civil engineering machinery do?
Wholesale merchants in mining, construction and civil engineering machinery investigate potential wholesale buyers and suppliers and match their needs. They conclude trades involving large quantities of goods.
What skills does wholesale merchant in mining, construction and civil engineering machinery need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include capital goods industry, mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products, product comprehension, sales strategies, vertical markets, identify suppliers. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace wholesale merchant in mining, construction and civil engineering machinery?
Our AI-durability model gives wholesale merchant in mining, construction and civil engineering machinery a score of 0.30 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at low AI exposure — the role's core work resists current-generation automation. It's a comparatively AI-durable choice within its field.