How to become a Financial Market Dealer

Buys and sells financial instruments within financial markets, and trades and distributes financial instruments on behalf of financial institutions.

Main tasks

• Obtains information on securities, bonds, derivatives, market conditions, government regulations, and financial circumstances of clients
• Interprets data from reports, financial periodicals and stock-quotation viewer screens
• Analyses financial markets and financial market products
• Executes investment orders by buying and selling securities, bonds, treasury bills and other financial instruments for investors, fund managers or financial institutions
• Monitors futures prices and market changes, and bids for commodity futures contracts

Ways in

• University: Business & Commerce degrees, Offered by 39 universities in Australia
• TAFE and VET: Advanced Diploma of Financial Licensing Management (FNS60722); Advanced Diploma of Integrated Risk Management (FNS60822); Certificate III in Financial Services (FNS30122); Certificate IV in Financial Services (FNS41820); Diploma of Financial Markets (FNS51022); Diploma of Financial Services (FNS51822)
• 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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• Stockbroker
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Questions people ask

How do I become a Financial Market Dealer?

Ways in include: Business & Commerce degrees; Advanced Diploma of Financial Licensing Management; Advanced Diploma of Integrated Risk Management.

How much does a Financial Market Dealer earn in Australia?

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

Is a Financial Market Dealer 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 Financial Market Dealer?

Usually. 73% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Will AI change the work of a Financial Market Dealer?

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