As of May 2024, financial advisors working in securities, commodities contracts, and other financial investments outnumbered the number of financial advisors employed in any other industry in the United States. This industry alone employed almost *** thousand personal financial advisors. Advisors employed in credit intermediation and related activities followed, with ****** individuals working in this sector.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (May 21, 2026). Number of personal financial advisors employed in the United States as of May 2025, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/935992/employment-of-personal-financial-advisors-by-industry-usa/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of personal financial advisors employed in the United States as of May 2025, by industry (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 21, 2026. Statista. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935992/employment-of-personal-financial-advisors-by-industry-usa/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Number of personal financial advisors employed in the United States as of May 2025, by industry (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 11, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935992/employment-of-personal-financial-advisors-by-industry-usa/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Personal Financial Advisors Employed in The United States as of May 2025, by Industry (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2026, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935992/employment-of-personal-financial-advisors-by-industry-usa/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of personal financial advisors employed in the United States as of May 2025, by industry (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935992/employment-of-personal-financial-advisors-by-industry-usa/ (last visited October 11, 2026)
Number of personal financial advisors employed in the United States as of May 2025, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 21, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/935992/employment-of-personal-financial-advisors-by-industry-usa/
