Occupational employment / Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.
Estimates for "Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents" are below, ordered by total employment.
| Area | Total employment | Mean hourly wage | Mean annual wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 4,810 | $41.50 | $86,310 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 44,890 | $57.53 | $119,660 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 36,260 | $60.26 | $125,340 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 16,350 | $43.43 | $90,330 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 15,380 | $43.72 | $90,940 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 11,950 | $45.00 | $93,610 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 8,620 | $45.03 | $93,660 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 7,730 | $48.73 | $101,350 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 7,680 | $38.59 | $80,270 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 7,650 | $61.04 | $126,960 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 7,380 | $41.13 | $85,540 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 6,610 | $43.47 | $90,420 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 6,510 | $44.40 | $92,360 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 6,450 | $51.61 | $107,350 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 6,170 | $43.66 | $90,810 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 6,100 | $38.12 | $79,290 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 6,060 | $64.98 | $135,170 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 5,300 | $77.89 | $162,000 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 5,000 | $41.55 | $86,420 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 4,990 | $36.92 | $76,790 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 4,510 | $39.12 | $81,370 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 4,040 | $41.05 | $85,380 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 3,840 | $41.78 | $86,900 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 3,810 | $40.27 | $83,770 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3,800 | $41.77 | $86,870 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 3,330 | $44.94 | $93,470 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 3,310 | $42.87 | $89,180 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 3,270 | $45.02 | $93,640 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 3,200 | $50.50 | $105,030 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 3,150 | $39.61 | $82,400 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 3,100 | $33.95 | $70,620 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 3,020 | $39.81 | $82,800 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 3,020 | $47.44 | $98,670 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 2,940 | $36.96 | $76,880 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 2,730 | $30.47 | $63,380 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 2,540 | $30.34 | $63,110 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 2,340 | $45.75 | $95,160 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 2,340 | $48.79 | $101,490 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 2,160 | $42.41 | $88,210 |
| Columbus, OH | 2,160 | $37.63 | $78,280 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 2,120 | $48.30 | $100,460 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 2,100 | $37.17 | $77,320 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 2,100 | $40.37 | $83,970 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 2,100 | $43.51 | $90,500 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 2,070 | $28.30 | $58,860 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 2,040 | $51.47 | $107,060 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 2,020 | $44.09 | $91,710 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,590 | $45.98 | $95,640 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,580 | $40.41 | $84,060 |
| Richmond, VA | 1,540 | $39.19 | $81,520 |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,540 | $30.93 | $64,340 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 1,430 | $25.79 | $53,640 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1,390 | $40.59 | $84,440 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 1,350 | $32.98 | $68,600 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 1,340 | $48.97 | $101,850 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,300 | $42.47 | $88,330 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 1,260 | $29.27 | $60,880 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 1,230 | $60.43 | $125,680 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 1,140 | $47.54 | $98,880 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1,120 | $31.81 | $66,170 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 1,120 | $39.80 | $82,790 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 1,110 | $30.97 | $64,410 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 1,100 | $53.54 | $111,360 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,080 | $37.55 | $78,110 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,050 | $31.78 | $66,110 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 1,010 | $25.19 | $52,400 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 940 | Not available | Not available |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 840 | $29.66 | $61,700 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 820 | $28.08 | $58,400 |
| Dayton, OH | 800 | $23.03 | $47,910 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 780 | $40.55 | $84,340 |
| Honolulu, HI | 770 | $34.39 | $71,530 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 770 | $43.86 | $91,230 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 740 | $38.28 | $79,620 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 730 | $32.04 | $66,650 |
| Toledo, OH | 720 | $32.22 | $67,010 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 710 | $61.01 | $126,910 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 690 | $40.83 | $84,920 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 680 | $35.07 | $72,950 |
| Akron, OH | 660 | $30.70 | $63,860 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 660 | $40.51 | $84,260 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 650 | $34.77 | $72,320 |
| Syracuse, NY | 630 | $52.17 | $108,520 |
| Durham, NC | 600 | $49.56 | $103,080 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 570 | Not available | Not available |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 570 | $27.38 | $56,950 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 560 | $48.30 | $100,470 |
| Tulsa, OK | 530 | $32.77 | $68,170 |
| Rochester, NY | 530 | $41.43 | $86,180 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 530 | $40.32 | $83,870 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 520 | $27.22 | $56,610 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 490 | $53.11 | $110,460 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 490 | $34.35 | $71,450 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 470 | $37.90 | $78,830 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 470 | $43.71 | $90,910 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 470 | $18.51 | $38,490 |
| Tucson, AZ | 460 | Not available | Not available |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 440 | $47.46 | $98,710 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 440 | $30.88 | $64,230 |
| Spokane, WA | 430 | $35.63 | $74,100 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 410 | $31.22 | $64,930 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 410 | $35.12 | $73,050 |
| Lubbock, TX | 400 | Not available | Not available |
| Fresno, CA | 400 | $39.11 | $81,350 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 400 | $22.97 | $47,780 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 390 | $39.78 | $82,740 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 380 | $39.46 | $82,070 |
| El Paso, TX | 380 | $31.40 | $65,310 |
| Appleton, WI | 380 | Not available | Not available |
| Wichita, KS | 370 | $40.82 | $84,900 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 370 | $46.03 | $95,730 |
| New Haven, CT | 350 | $47.68 | $99,180 |
| Greenville, SC | 350 | $29.68 | $61,740 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 350 | $31.52 | $65,570 |
| Boulder, CO | 340 | $36.10 | $75,090 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 330 | $32.15 | $66,870 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 320 | $40.13 | $83,470 |
| Madison, WI | 320 | $37.58 | $78,160 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 320 | $45.49 | $94,620 |
| Jackson, MS | 310 | Not available | Not available |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 310 | $30.41 | $63,250 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 300 | $30.39 | $63,200 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 300 | $34.42 | $71,590 |
| Lincoln, NE | 300 | $38.40 | $79,860 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 300 | $42.15 | $87,670 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 290 | $36.80 | $76,530 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 290 | $31.15 | $64,790 |
| Salinas, CA | 290 | $44.19 | $91,910 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 290 | $37.51 | $78,010 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 290 | Not available | Not available |
| Bend, OR | 280 | Not available | Not available |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 280 | $33.59 | $69,870 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 280 | $33.93 | $70,570 |
| Columbia, SC | 280 | $46.39 | $96,490 |
| Wilmington, NC | 270 | Not available | Not available |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 270 | $42.77 | $88,970 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 270 | $35.23 | $73,280 |
| Peoria, IL | 270 | $34.74 | $72,250 |
| Knoxville, TN | 260 | Not available | Not available |
| Roanoke, VA | 260 | $31.21 | $64,920 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 260 | $35.26 | $73,340 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 250 | $30.61 | $63,670 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 240 | $31.76 | $66,050 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 240 | $42.99 | $89,420 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 240 | $47.54 | $98,880 |
| Ocala, FL | 230 | $28.77 | $59,830 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 230 | $37.93 | $78,900 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 230 | $40.35 | $83,940 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 220 | $42.27 | $87,930 |
| Bellingham, WA | 220 | $30.21 | $62,840 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 220 | Not available | Not available |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 210 | Not available | Not available |
| Asheville, NC | 210 | $46.78 | $97,300 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 210 | $44.49 | $92,530 |
| Springfield, MO | 200 | $35.30 | $73,430 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 190 | $40.29 | $83,800 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 190 | $50.33 | $104,690 |
| Rockford, IL | 190 | Not available | Not available |
| Lancaster, PA | 190 | $43.36 | $90,190 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 190 | $40.52 | $84,280 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 180 | $31.29 | $65,090 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 180 | $34.63 | $72,040 |
| Salem, OR | 180 | Not available | Not available |
| Savannah, GA | 180 | $31.94 | $66,440 |
| Lakeland, FL | 180 | $44.02 | $91,570 |
| Manchester, NH | 180 | $32.81 | $68,250 |
| Medford, OR | 180 | $38.80 | $80,710 |
| Billings, MT | 170 | $22.27 | $46,330 |
| Reading, PA | 170 | $44.32 | $92,190 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 170 | $34.09 | $70,910 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 170 | $30.82 | $64,100 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 170 | $33.83 | $70,360 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 170 | $25.04 | $52,080 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 170 | $43.62 | $90,720 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 170 | $37.70 | $78,420 |
| Green Bay, WI | 170 | Not available | Not available |
| Springfield, IL | 160 | $38.76 | $80,610 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME | 160 | $41.78 | $86,890 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 160 | $24.30 | $50,550 |
| Gainesville, GA | 160 | $21.43 | $44,580 |
| Anchorage, AK | 160 | $34.67 | $72,110 |
| Modesto, CA | 160 | $27.35 | $56,890 |
| Greeley, CO | 150 | Not available | Not available |
| Charleston, WV | 150 | Not available | Not available |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 150 | $33.56 | $69,810 |
| Flint, MI | 140 | $32.79 | $68,200 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 140 | $39.92 | $83,040 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 140 | $46.33 | $96,370 |
| Amarillo, TX | 140 | $36.74 | $76,420 |
| Topeka, KS | 140 | $41.05 | $85,380 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 140 | $33.80 | $70,310 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 140 | $28.22 | $58,700 |
| Muncie, IN | 130 | $40.46 | $84,160 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 130 | $46.07 | $95,820 |
| Bangor, ME | 130 | $46.15 | $95,990 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 130 | $38.21 | $79,480 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 130 | $41.98 | $87,310 |
| Macon, GA | 130 | $32.34 | $67,270 |
| Erie, PA | 120 | $37.12 | $77,220 |
| Montgomery, AL | 120 | $50.17 | $104,360 |
| Stockton, CA | 120 | $30.36 | $63,150 |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL | 120 | $59.65 | $124,060 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 120 | Not available | Not available |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 120 | $35.66 | $74,170 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 110 | $30.92 | $64,320 |
| Rochester, MN | 110 | $48.95 | $101,820 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 110 | $39.52 | $82,200 |
| Lima, OH | 110 | $28.39 | $59,050 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 110 | $32.02 | $66,600 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 110 | $38.29 | $79,650 |
| Owensboro, KY | 110 | Not available | Not available |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 110 | $48.57 | $101,030 |
| Danbury, CT | 100 | $49.51 | $102,990 |
| Mobile, AL | 100 | $23.93 | $49,770 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 100 | $33.57 | $69,840 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 100 | $44.14 | $91,820 |
| State College, PA | 100 | $34.27 | $71,280 |
| Wausau, WI | 100 | $19.98 | $41,550 |
| Dubuque, IA | 100 | Not available | Not available |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 100 | Not available | Not available |
| Waco, TX | 100 | Not available | Not available |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 90 | Not available | Not available |
| Santa Fe, NM | 90 | $47.41 | $98,610 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 90 | $26.29 | $54,690 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 90 | Not available | Not available |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 90 | $28.06 | $58,360 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 90 | $21.62 | $44,960 |
| Kingston, NY | 80 | $42.11 | $87,590 |
| Missoula, MT | 80 | Not available | Not available |
| Eau Claire, WI | 80 | Not available | Not available |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 80 | $30.37 | $63,170 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 80 | $36.43 | $75,770 |
| Janesville, WI | 80 | Not available | Not available |
| Tyler, TX | 80 | Not available | Not available |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | 70 | $52.62 | $109,450 |
| Gainesville, FL | 70 | $38.84 | $80,800 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Lafayette, IN | 70 | $35.61 | $74,070 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 70 | $44.11 | $91,740 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 70 | $22.49 | $46,780 |
| Redding, CA | 70 | $38.93 | $80,970 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Altoona, PA | 70 | $24.94 | $51,880 |
| Chico, CA | 70 | $51.49 | $107,100 |
| Longview, TX | 70 | $48.32 | $100,520 |
| Bloomington, IN | 70 | $25.08 | $52,170 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 70 | $54.78 | $113,930 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 70 | $41.09 | $85,470 |
| Napa, CA | 70 | $40.29 | $83,810 |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 60 | $39.47 | $82,090 |
| Bismarck, ND | 60 | $37.50 | $78,000 |
| Carson City, NV | 60 | $18.54 | $38,550 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 60 | $34.53 | $71,820 |
| Mansfield, OH | 60 | Not available | Not available |
| Iowa City, IA | 60 | $39.21 | $81,550 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 60 | $35.13 | $73,060 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 60 | $47.42 | $98,620 |
| Midland, TX | 60 | $44.94 | $93,480 |
| Laredo, TX | 60 | $19.43 | $40,410 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 60 | $28.76 | $59,810 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 50 | $38.78 | $80,660 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Lebanon, PA | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Anderson, SC | 50 | $19.83 | $41,240 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 50 | $25.65 | $53,340 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Salisbury, MD | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 50 | $37.61 | $78,220 |
| Kokomo, IN | 40 | $37.10 | $77,170 |
| Abilene, TX | 40 | $52.40 | $108,980 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 40 | $24.24 | $50,420 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 40 | $52.07 | $108,300 |
| Rapid City, SD | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Florence, SC | 40 | $25.64 | $53,340 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 40 | $28.98 | $60,280 |
| Victoria, TX | 40 | $44.47 | $92,500 |
| Lawrence, KS | 40 | $39.13 | $81,390 |
| Ames, IA | 40 | $30.68 | $63,810 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 40 | $29.59 | $61,540 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 40 | $34.54 | $71,840 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 40 | $28.93 | $60,180 |
| Columbia, MO | 40 | $48.84 | $101,580 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 40 | $44.33 | $92,200 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 40 | $20.28 | $42,180 |
| Sumter, SC | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| Jackson, MI | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| Waterbury, CT | 30 | $46.76 | $97,270 |
| Sandusky, OH | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 30 | $39.78 | $82,730 |
| Columbus, IN | 30 | $48.99 | $101,890 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| Casper, WY | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| Battle Creek, MI | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 30 | $47.83 | $99,480 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 30 | $15.38 | $31,990 |
| Prescott, AZ | Not available | $16.68 | $34,690 |
| Glens Falls, NY | Not available | $26.17 | $54,440 |
| Spartanburg, SC | Not available | $37.96 | $78,960 |
| Yakima, WA | Not available | $35.73 | $74,330 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | Not available | $64.00 | $133,110 |
| Yuma, AZ | Not available | $15.65 | $32,560 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | Not available | $34.63 | $72,030 |
| Olympia, WA | Not available | $22.35 | $46,490 |
| Anderson, IN | Not available | $37.17 | $77,320 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | Not available | $47.42 | $98,620 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | Not available | $29.27 | $60,890 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | Not available | $41.62 | $86,580 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | Not available | $41.08 | $85,440 |
| Yuba City, CA | Not available | $23.72 | $49,340 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | Not available | $36.36 | $75,630 |
| Odessa, TX | Not available | $26.37 | $54,840 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | Not available | $55.62 | $115,680 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | Not available | $17.97 | $37,370 |
| Wenatchee, WA | Not available | $19.69 | $40,960 |
| Johnstown, PA | Not available | $25.52 | $53,070 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | Not available | $27.43 | $57,050 |
| Joplin, MO | Not available | $34.14 | $71,010 |
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