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Auctioneer

Also called agent, factor, merchant

Auctioneers conduct auctions by accepting bids and declaring goods sold.

Will there be jobs?Average prospects25 jobs to fill by 2035 for every 100 people doing this work today.Business and administration associate professionalsWhat does it pay?About averageFrom about €1,600 (Bulgaria) to €6,300 (Denmark) a month, depending on the country.Estimate · Business and administration associate professionalsWhat do I need to study?Usually post-secondary or a short degree5 in 10 have a degree. 3 in 10 train through vocational routes.Business and administration associate professionalsWill AI change it?ModeratelyLevel 4 of 6. AI could take on part of most tasks, but none fully.Business services agents not elsewhere classified · ILO

What you'd do

Business services agents not elsewhere classified · ILO
  • Obtaining information about services to be sold and needs of prospective buyers
  • Negotiating contracts on behalf of seller or buyer and explaining terms of sale and payment to client
  • Signing agreements on behalf of seller or buyer and ensuring that contract is honoured
  • Making sure that the business service purchased is made available to the buyer in the agreed format at the agreed time
  • Selling by auction various kinds of property, cars, commodities, livestock, art, jewellery and other objects
  • Organizing group tours for business or vacation travel and making bulk travel and accommodation bookings
Select items for auctionClose sales at auctionFacilitate the bidding processKeep records of bid historyPerform auction chant+ 12 more essential skills
What the work is like
  • Indoors and outdoors
  • A mix of sitting and standing
  • Constant contact with people, including the public
  • Good freedom to decide
  • Often more than 40 hours a week
  • Deadlines most weeks
  • Varied tasks, little repetition
US data: based on the O*NET profile of the related, broader US job "Real Estate Brokers"

Will there be jobs?

Average prospects

A typical number of jobs will need filling by 2035.

People working as business and administration associate professionals in the EU
13.29m14.1m14.28m 201520232035

Solid: measured. Dashed: forecast.

Jobs to fill, 2026–2035
55,000 new jobs 3,460,000 replacing leavers
Jobs to fill per 100 people working now
Business and administration associate professionals25
All jobs29
Right now
2 of 27 countries report a shortage of business services agents not elsewhere classified, 6 a surplus.
Business services agents not elsewhere classified · EURES

What does it pay?

About average

Pay depends a lot on the country: from about €1,600 a month (Bulgaria) to €6,300 (Denmark), before tax.

Pick a country at the top of the page to see typical pay there, for people under 30, and compared with all jobs.

Among technicians and associate professionals in the EU, women earn 16% less per hour than men. Technicians and associate professionals · Eurostat

What do I need to study?

Usually post-secondary or a short degree

Post-secondary training or a short degree in wholesale and retail sales is the usual route.

Highest qualification of business and administration associate professionals (EU, 2025)
Degree 51%Vocational 31%General secondary 13%Basic schooling 6%
Fields that teach it
Wholesale and retail sales · Law
Vocational route, EU
3 in 10 trainees in this field
Business and law graduates in a matching job
66% in the EU

1,314 institutions in the EU offer business and law bachelor's degrees. Pick a country at the top of the page to see where to study and the official course finders.

Will AI change it?

Moderately

AI could take on part of most tasks, but none fully.

How exposed is this job? ILO scale
Very low
Low
Some tasks
Moderate
Significant
High

Average task score 0.44 on a scale from 0 (AI can't do it) to 1 (AI could do it fully).

See the score for each of the 6 tasks
Obtaining information about services to be sold and needs of prospective buyers0.60
Making sure that the business service purchased is made available to the buyer in the agreed format at the agreed time0.54
Organizing group tours for business or vacation travel and making bulk travel and accommodation bookings0.52
Selling by auction various kinds of property, cars, commodities, livestock, art, jewellery and other objects0.40
Negotiating contracts on behalf of seller or buyer and explaining terms of sale and payment to client0.33
Signing agreements on behalf of seller or buyer and ensuring that contract is honoured0.29

Based on what AI could technically do when assessed in 2025. It is not a forecast for a future year, and not a forecast of job losses. Scores for business services agents not elsewhere classified. Source: ILO (2025), adapted (credits).