ANZSCO 222213

Stockbrokers

Overview

EMPLOYED

5,400

PART-TIME SHARE

20%

FEMALE SHARE

19%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

42

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

About this data

Summary

Stockbrokers buy and sell stocks and bonds 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 stock prices and market changes, and bids for securities and bonds
  • Records and transmits buy and sell orders
  • Calculates and records costs of transactions

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 Stockbrokers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 80% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 52 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Stockbrokers 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

    52.7%

    Victoria

    23.0%

    Queensland

    12.2%

    South Australia

    2.7%

    Tasmania

    0.4%

    Northern Territory

    0.2%

    Australian Capital Territory

    0.7%

    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 Stockbrokers All Occupations
    Median age 42 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 19% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Stockbrokers
    15–19 5.2 0.3
    20–24 9.1 7.0
    25–34 22.7 24.0
    35–44 22.3 24.1
    45–54 20.4 22.0
    55–59 8.8 7.8
    60–64 6.5 6.0
    65 and Over 4.9 9.0

    Education

    Registration or licencing may be required.

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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 Stockbrokers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 21.5
    Bachelor degree 23.2 52.1
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 8.0
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 3.5
    Year 12 15.9 9.0
    Year 11 4.0 1.0
    Year 10 and below 9.7 2.0
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      Australian 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.