commodity broker

Commodity brokers act as intermediary between buyers and sellers of movable and immovable property such as raw materials, livestock or real estate. They negotiate prices and receive a commission from the transactions. They research market conditions for specific commodities in order to inform their clients. They make bid offers and calculate the cost of transactions.

The most in-demand skills for this role include international trade, economics, financial markets, commercial law, analyse energy market trends, analyse market financial trends. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives commodity broker a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.