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Importers and exporters

Average National Salaries ()

Age 20

£10,400 pile of coins

Age 35

£25,480 pile of coins

Age 50

£29,640 pile of coins
Average salary in the East Midlands: N/A

What does this career do?

Importers and exporters buy commodities from overseas for the home market and sell home-produced commodities to overseas markets.

Typical tasks

  • investigates and evaluates home and overseas demand for commodities obtains orders from buyers and arranges payment by bill of exchange, letter of credit or other means arranges for shipment of commodities overseas and ensures that insurance and export licences are in order carries out customs clearance procedures for imports, arranges their storage and delivery and sells them personally or through a commodity broker advises home and overseas producers on the likely future demand for their goods

Current entry requirements

Entry does not depend on academic qualifications although some employers require candidates to have a degree or equivalent qualification. Some posts require candidates to have knowledge of a foreign language. Professional qualifications are available. Entrance to professional examinations requires GCSEs/S grades and A levels/H grades or equivalent qualifications.

Percentage in work

  • Employed

  • Unemployed

Male
(2020)
Female
(2020)

Predicted employment status in 2022

  • Full-time

Predicted employment levels in the East Midlands

Career related courses available at West Notts

About the statistics

Data is powered by LMI for All and is sourced from labour market statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Institute for Employment Research, the Department for Works and Pensions, and the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.

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