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Financial Dealers

ANZSCO 2222

Employed

19,400

Part-time share

15%

Female share

34%

Median weekly earnings

$2,651

Median age

41 yrs

Employment outlook

Declining

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

About this career

Financial Dealers conduct financial market transactions on behalf of clients.

What they typically do

  • Obtaining information on securities, market conditions, government regulations and financial circumstances of clients
  • Interpreting data from securities reports, financial periodicals and stock-quotation viewer screens
  • Analysing financial markets and financial market products
  • Providing information and offering advice on financial market matters, market conditions and the history and prospects of corporations
  • Executing buy and sell orders in the market place on behalf of clients
  • Relaying trade information to clients such as the number of contracts bought and sold and the price
  • Monitoring futures prices and market changes, and bidding for commodity futures contracts
  • Recording and transmitting buy and sell orders
  • Calculating and recording costs of transactions

States and territories

Share of workers by location

NSW
51.3%
VIC
21.3%
QLD
13%
WA
6.6%
SA
5.2%
ACT
1.1%
TAS
0.9%
NT
0.5%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Financial Dealers.