Overview of this occupation
Financial Dealers conduct financial market transactions on behalf of clients.
What they do:
- Analyse market, industry or customer related data and trends
- Contact current or potential customers to promote goods or services
- Create and maintain records of sales or other business transactions
- Develop financial or business plans
- Monitor sales activities
- Negotiate prices or other sales terms
- Prepare financial documents or reports
- Prepare sales or other contracts
- Review accuracy of sales or other transactions
- Sell goods or services
- Share sales-related or market information with colleagues
- Supervise sales or support staff
What technology tools they use:
- Customer relationship management (CRM) software
- Financial and commodities services software
- Social media platforms
- Statistical and data analysis software
Source: Australian Skills Classification, job and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. Used under Creative Commons BY 4.0 licence and Jobs and Skills Australia, ABS Census 2016, Customised Report.
Quick facts
Financial Dealers
The number of people employed in an occupations as their main job across all Australian states.
The projected increase in employment in Australia from May 2023 to May 2028.
The distribution of people employed in an occupation in NSW.
Earnings are before tax and include amounts salary sacrificed.
This shows the median age of all workers in this occupation.
Those who usually work less than 35 hours per week.
See footnotes for source details and additional information.
Skills and knowledge
What are they good at?
This table lists skills and knowledge categories according to how relevant they are for this occupation.
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Source: Australian Skills Classification, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. Used under Creative Commons BY 4.0 licence.
Education and qualifications
Financial Dealers – Skill level 1
Occupation at Skill Level 1 have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor's degree of higher qualification .
At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification
Source: Conceptual basis of ANZSCO, ABS Survey, Release Nov 2021.
Qualifications in this workforce
This table shows the distribution of employment by highest qualification completed (in any field of study).7
Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
Use this as a guide for understanding what qualifications are the most common in this field. For personalised support on your education journey, talk to a Careers NSW specialist.
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