How to become a Capital Markets Specialist

Creates, reviews and implements strategies to raise capital for clients.

Main tasks

• Provides strategic advice to companies to raise capital through capital market events and debt advisory transactions
• Analyses the value of companies, examines financial models, and reviews financial research
• Negotiates and structures deals for mergers and acquisitions
• Implements and executes strategies and guides clients through initial public offerings, divestments, issuing and selling of securities, and other events

Ways in

• University: Business & Commerce degrees, Offered by 39 universities in Australia
• TAFE and VET: Certificate IV in Superannuation (FNS40920); Certificate III in Financial Services (FNS30122); Certificate III in Mercantile Agents (FNS30420); Certificate IV in Banking Services (FNS42022); Certificate IV in Finance and Mortgage Broking (FNS40821); Certificate IV in Financial Services (FNS41820); Diploma of Financial Markets (FNS51022); Diploma of Superannuation (FNS50722)
• Licence or registration: Registration or licensing is required.

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Typical full-time pay: $137,852 a year
• About 21,200 people work in this job group now, and about 23,900 are projected by 2035. (+12.5%)
• Many tasks in this job could be automated by AI. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as high.

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Questions people ask

How do I become a Capital Markets Specialist?

Ways in include: Business & Commerce degrees; Certificate IV in Superannuation; Certificate III in Financial Services.

How much does a Capital Markets Specialist earn in Australia?

Median full-time pay is $137,852 a year (Jobs and Skills Australia).

Is a Capital Markets Specialist a growing career in Australia?

Yes. Employment is projected to grow 13% by 2035, from about 21,200 to about 23,900 people (Jobs and Skills Australia).

Do you need a degree to become a Capital Markets Specialist?

Usually. 74% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Will AI change the work of a Capital Markets Specialist?

Many tasks in this job could be automated by AI. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as high.

Sources

• Jobs and Skills Australia: Occupation data (ANZSCO), from ABS Labour Force and Census (February 2026), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
• Jobs and Skills Australia: Generative AI Capacity Study, interactive table data (September 2025), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
• Jobs and Skills Australia: Employment Projections (Victoria University) (May 2025 to May 2035), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
• Australian Taxation Office: Taxation Statistics, Individuals Table 15A (2023-24), CC BY 2.5 AU, retrieved 2026-10-04

Updated 2026-10-04