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Financial Market Dealer

ANZSCO 222211

Employed

1,400

Part-time share

17%

Female share

19%

Median age

38 yrs

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

Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy. They are shown as unavailable rather than zero.

About this career

Financial Market Dealers buy and sell securities within financial markets, and trade and distribute financial securities on behalf of financial institutions.

What they typically do

  • Obtains information on securities, market conditions, government regulations and financial circumstances of clients.
  • Interprets data from securities reports, financial periodicals and stock-quotation viewer screens.
  • Analyses financial markets and financial market products.
  • Provides information and offers advice on financial market matters, market conditions and the history and prospects of corporations.
  • Executes buy and sell orders in the market place on behalf of clients.
  • Relays trade information to clients such as the number of contracts bought and sold and the price.

States and territories

Share of workers by location

NSW
64.9%
VIC
17%
QLD
10.5%
WA
3.7%
SA
2%
ACT
0.7%
TAS
0.5%
NT
0.2%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Financial Market Dealer.