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CareerAtlas is running on a deterministic simulated demo dataset — compensation, trend, and outcome figures illustrate the product but are not verified real-world data. See Methodology and Data Sources for details.

Execution Trader

Executes large orders while minimizing market impact.

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Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$162k

Mean

$168k

10th–90th pct

$123k–$223k

Observations

897

Confidence: 35% · based on 897 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated
Common skills
Algorithmic Trading
Core
Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated
Bachelor's Degree
57% require · 24% prefer
Master's Degree
11% require · 30% prefer
No College
13% require · 14% prefer
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Common next roles
Algorithmic Trader+36.5%Market Maker+30.2%Low-Latency Systems Engineer+39.5%Quantitative Developer+19.2%Trading Systems Engineer+3.8%
Common previous roles
Market Maker+23.2%Quantitative Developer+16.1%Low-Latency Systems Engineer+28.3%Algorithmic Trader+26.8%Trading Systems Engineer+3.6%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)5,934
Posting growth-14.7%
Median days to fill35 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)118,497
Projected growth1.5%/yr
Simulated
Role characteristics
Remote-friendliness20%
Automation exposure25%
Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

Read the full methodology