ANZSCO 222212

Futures Trader

Skill level 1Assessed by VETASSESSNo Shortage

General information, not immigration advice. Data as at 2026-10-22.

About this occupation

ANZSCO 2022

Buys and sells commodity futures on behalf of clients. Registration or licensing is required.

Skill level 1 in AustraliaSkill level 2 in New Zealand

Unit group 2222

Financial Dealers

Financial Dealers conduct financial market transactions on behalf of clients.

Indicative skill level

In Australia

Bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1)

In New Zealand

NZQF Diploma, or at least three years of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 2)

In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

Registration or licensing is required.

Tasks include

Obtaining information on securities, market conditions, government regulations and financial circumstances of clients
Interpreting data from securities reports, financial periodicals and stock-quotation viewer screens
Analysing financial markets and financial market products
Providing information and offering advice on financial market matters, market conditions and the history and prospects of corporations
Executing buy and sell orders in the market place on behalf of clients
Relaying trade information to clients such as the number of contracts bought and sold and the price

Show all 9 tasks

Monitoring futures prices and market changes, and bidding for commodity futures contracts
Recording and transmitting buy and sell orders
Calculating and recording costs of transactions

Occupations in this unit group

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ANZSCO 2022. CC BY 4.0.

ANZSCO 2022 (the edition the CSOL uses for the 482 and 186 visas)

Title in this edition: Futures Trader, skill level 1

Major group: 2 Professionals
Sub-major group: 22 Business, Human Resource and Marketing Professionals
Minor group: 222 Financial Brokers and Dealers, and Investment Advisers
Unit group: 2222 Financial Dealers

The title and groups are the same in ANZSCO 2013 v1.2 and ANZSCO 2022.

Occupation Shortage List (2026)

National rating: No Shortage
Confidence: On-balance
Rated on: ANZSCO 2022

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, 2026 Occupation Shortage List - 6 digit ANZSCO and OSCA, released 21 October 2026. CC BY 4.0.

Possible visa options

Visas that Futures Trader may be eligible for through its skilled list placement. Being on a list is one requirement; each visa has others (points, age, English, nomination or sponsorship).

Visa	Stay	MLTSSL	STSOL	ROL	CSOL	Instrument
Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) - Employer sponsored stream	Temporary (5 years)	Not on MLTSSL	STSOL not used for this visa	On ROL	CSOL not used for this visa	LIN 19/219, s 5(1)

✓ the occupation is on a list this visa uses · ✗ this visa uses the list but the occupation is not on it · — the visa does not use this list. Source: Australian Government Department of Home Affairs, visa pages, CC BY 3.0 AU.

Average salary, May 2025

Unit group 2222 Financial dealers (ANZSCO 2022). all employees, Average weekly total cash earnings.

	Average weekly earnings	Average age
All employees	$2,668.10	42.1
Males	$2,597.40	43.9
Females	$2,740.00	40.2

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia, May 2025: data cube 63060DO011_202505 (Table 1), released 23 January 2026. CC BY 4.0.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ANZSCO (CC BY 4.0). Source: Department of Home Affairs, Skilled occupation list (CC BY 4.0). Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, 2026 Occupation Shortage List. © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia, May 2025. © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. Search another occupation