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Occupations / Financial Dealers

Financial Dealers

Financial Dealers conduct financial market transactions on behalf of clients.

Business & adminANZSCO 2222
$2,651/wkMedian full-time pay
19kPeople employed
+12% ▲Growth to 2035
85%Work full time
41Median age
Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 2222.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

The main tasks of this occupation, from the national occupation standard.

obtaining information on securities, market conditions, government regulations and financial circumstances of clientsinterpreting data from securities reports, financial periodicals and stock-quotation viewer screensanalysing financial markets and financial market productsproviding information and offering advice on financial market matters, market conditions and the history and prospects of corporationsexecuting buy and sell orders in the market place on behalf of clientsrelaying trade information to clients such as the number of contracts bought and sold and the price
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 2222 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 2,700 more people in financial dealers by 2035 ▲

The field shrank 1.9% in the year to February 2026, losing about 400 workers. Most of the jobs are in NSW and VIC, with QLD third.

Source: JSA · ABS, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 2222.More about our sources: How we check our facts
21.2k2025
22.4k2030 PROJ.
23.9k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

7 in ten people here have a degree. You can still get in without one.

12% came through a VET qualification. These are the nationally recognised courses mapped to this occupation, with the number of registered training providers that offer each one.

Source: JSA · training.gov.auEducation split: JSA (Jobs and Skills Australia) occupation profile, using ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Census data, ANZSCO 2222. Qualification mapping and provider counts: training.gov.au, the national register of vocational education, October 2026. Listed providers are current registered training providers (private providers and TAFE institutes).More about our sources: How we check our facts

Nationally recognised training · most offered first

11398NATDiploma

Diploma of Share Trading and Investment

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Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26State chart shows people employed, not current job ads. ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 2222.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

NSW10.1k
VIC4.2k
QLD2.6k
WA1.3k
SA1k
ACT0.2k
TAS0.2k
NT0.1k