Overview
EMPLOYED
21,500
PART-TIME SHARE
14%
FEMALE SHARE
33%
MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS
$2,407
MEDIAN AGE
40
ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
900
Summary
Financial Dealers conduct financial market transactions on behalf of clients.
Tasks
- 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
Details
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Earnings and Hours
Earnings and Hours | Financial Dealers | All Occupations |
---|---|---|
Share of workers who work full-time hours | 86% | 70% |
Average full-time hours worked per week | 47 hours | 44 hours |
Median full-time earnings per week | $2,407 | $1,697 |
Median hourly earnings | $63 | $43 |
Industries
Financial Dealers work in industries like:
Source:
Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average data, custom report.
Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.
States and territories
New South Wales
54.9%
Victoria
21.3%
Queensland
10.0%
South Australia
3.7%
Western Australia
7.0%
Tasmania
1.4%
Northern Territory
0.5%
Australian Capital Territory
1.3%
Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, August 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.
Age and gender
Age and Gender | Financial Dealers | All Occupations |
---|---|---|
Median age | 40 years | 39 years |
Female share of employment | 33% | 48% |
Education
Registration with the Australian Securities Exchange is required.
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Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) | All Occupations | Financial Dealers |
---|---|---|
Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate | 12.2 | 23.8 |
Bachelor degree | 23.2 | 48.4 |
Advanced Diploma/Diploma | 11.1 | 8.4 |
Certificate III/IV | 19.5 | 3.8 |
Year 12 | 15.9 | 10.5 |
Year 11 | 4.0 | 1.2 |
Year 10 and below | 9.7 | 1.6 |
Occupation profiles data
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DownloadAustralian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations
Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is the skill-based classification system used to categorise occupations in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets. ANZSCO provides a basis for the standardised collection, analysis and dissemination of occupation data. Visit the ABS website to learn how ANZSCO works. Jobs and Skills Australia displays data for occupations that are defined by ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.3.