ANZSCO 222212

Futures Traders

Overview

EMPLOYED

90

PART-TIME SHARE

15%

FEMALE SHARE

7%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

50

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

About this data

Summary

Futures Traders buy and sell commodity futures on behalf of clients.

Tasks

  • 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 and market conditions, as well as 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
  • Monitors futures prices and market changes, and bidding for commodity futures contracts
  • Records and transmits buy and sell orders

ANZSCO Classification

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    Hours worked

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: those who were classified as "Employed, away from work" at the time of the 2021 Census (accounting for approx. 8% of total employment), have been excluded from the "Average full-time hours worked per week" denominator.
    Hours worked Futures Traders All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 85% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 52 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Futures Traders work in industries like:

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    75.3%

    Victoria

    13.5%

    Queensland

    10.1%

    South Australia

    0.0%

    Tasmania

    0.0%

    Northern Territory

    0.0%

    Australian Capital Territory

    0.0%

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age and Gender Futures Traders All Occupations
    Median age 50 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 7% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Futures Traders
    15–19 5.2 0.0
    20–24 9.1 0.0
    25–34 22.7 23.6
    35–44 22.3 15.7
    45–54 20.4 37.1
    55–59 8.8 11.2
    60–64 6.5 3.4
    65 and Over 4.9 0.0

    Education

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study).
    Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
    Note: the sum of the educational attainment categories may not add up to 100% due to the exclusion of non-descriptive categories such as not stated responses.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Futures Traders
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 18.0
    Bachelor degree 23.2 41.6
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 9.0
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 3.4
    Year 12 15.9 22.5
    Year 11 4.0 0.0
    Year 10 and below 9.7 0.0
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

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