Occupation 3542 · Associate professional occupations
Importers and exporters buy commodities from overseas for the home market and sell home-produced commodities to overseas markets.
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.
Export coordinator · Exporter · Import agent · Importer · Shipping agent
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3542 : Importers and exporters | None | None | 2026-03 | 5,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3542 : Importers and exporters | None | None | 2026-03 | 5,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3542 : Importers and exporters | None | None | 2026-03 | 5,900.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3542 : Importers and exporters | None | None | 2026-03 | 600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3542 : Importers and exporters | None | None | 2026-03 | — | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) Not published: Estimate is less than 500 |
| 3542 : Importers and exporters | None | None | 2026-03 | 6,500.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3542 : Importers and exporters | None | None | 2026-03 | — | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) Not published: Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2) |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 3542 : Importers and exporters | None | 800.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 3542 : Importers and exporters | None | 1,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 3542 : Importers and exporters | None | 1,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 3542 : Importers and exporters | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| North West | 3542 : Importers and exporters | None | 700.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 3542 : Importers and exporters | None | 600.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 3542 : Importers and exporters | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| South East | 3542 : Importers and exporters | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| South West | 3542 : Importers and exporters | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 3542 : Importers and exporters | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 3542 : Importers and exporters | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 3542 : Importers and exporters | None | 1,100.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 6 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.
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