Securities brokers number falls below 20,000, and the career transformation path is being watched closely.

As of the year 2026, which has not yet reached the halfway mark, the securities industry has already reduced its workforce by more than 5,500 people, surpassing the total number of losses from the previous year. Among them, the number of securities brokers leaving the industry accounts for more than 80%. Data from Oriental Wealth Choice shows that as of May 20th, the total number of securities brokers in the industry has dropped below the 20,000 mark. The group that once dominated securities brokerage business with a large workforce scattered in branches is now rapidly fading away. Many securities firms have successively reduced the number of positions to zero - following Central Wealth Securities, CMB Securities completed the reduction to zero in the first half of the year, and the number of securities brokers at Huatai Securities is now in single digits. As these industry professionals who once stood at the forefront of the times continue to leave, their transition paths have become a focus of ongoing market attention.