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ANZSCO 222212Updated 2026-01-29
Futures Trader
National shortage level: Low
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 139k
Weekly earnings: AUD 2670
Salary range: AUD 125k-AUD 153k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
75.3%
NSW
13.5%
VIC
10.1%
QLD
Education mix
41.6%
bachelor degree
22.5%
year 12
18%
Post graduate
Role overview
Futures Traders buy and sell commodity futures on behalf of clients.
What you do
- • 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.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: bachelor degree (41.6%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Analyses financial markets and financial market products.
- • Executes buy and sell orders in the market place on behalf of clients.
- • Interprets data from securities reports, financial periodicals and stock-quotation viewer screens.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 2670
Annual median: AUD 139k
Range: AUD 125k-AUD 153k