OSCA 212231: Financial Market Dealer
Buys and sells financial instruments within financial markets, and trades and distributes financial instruments on behalf of financial institutions. This record sits in Financial Dealers. Related ANZSIC industry links are included for faster classification cross-checking. Skill level 1 is attached to this occupation record.
Should you use OSCA or ANZSCO?
OSCA 2024 is the current Australian occupation classification for storing, organising and reporting occupation information. Use this OSCA record for current Australian statistical and analytical classification work.
Some migration and administrative programs still specify ANZSCO 2022. Check the exact system named by the agency or form rather than replacing the code automatically.
Official ANZSCO correspondence
Role overview
Buys and sells financial instruments within financial markets, and trades and distributes financial instruments on behalf of financial institutions.
Use this page to confirm the official title, the parent unit group, the task list and the related ANZSIC industry context before using the occupation in classification, reporting or migration-adjacent workflows.
Occupation facts
- Skill level
- 1
- Major group
- 2 Professionals
- Sub-major group
- 21 Accounting and Finance Professionals
- Minor group
- 212 Financial Services and Investment Specialists
- Unit group
- 2122 Financial Dealers
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
Skill level guidance
Skill level helps place the occupation inside the ABS hierarchy. Use it as a classification cue, then check the actual task list and occupational context before making a decision for HR, visa or reporting work.
How to use this occupation page
Start with the official OSCA title and task list. Then confirm the parent unit group and compare the related occupations on this page if the job title is broad, overlapping or used differently across employers.
The ANZSIC links are there to help when the same occupation appears across several industries and you need the business-side classification as well.
Related occupations
Industry context
Alternative titles
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Compare OSCA 212231 with related occupations
Compare roles in the same OSCA unit group by their official definition, skill level, tasks and recognised alternative titles.
| Comparison point | Current code212231 Financial Market Dealer | 212232 Stockbroker |
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| Official role definition | Buys and sells financial instruments within financial markets, and trades and distributes financial instruments on behalf of financial institutions. | Buys and sell stocks and bonds on behalf of clients. |
| Skill level | Skill Level 1 | Skill Level 1 |
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| Alternative titles | Not stated |
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Comparison uses occupation definitions, skill levels, tasks and title variants from the ABS OSCA data files.
Compliance risk score
4 of 4 factors passing
In this section
Frequently asked questions
What does OSCA 212231 do?
Financial Market Dealer is the current ABS occupation record used to describe a specific occupation. It sits in the OSCA hierarchy and carries skill-level context plus related titles and tasks.
How should I read the skill level?
The skill level tells you the educational or training depth that the ABS associates with the occupation. It is a classification signal, not a salary band or a qualification checklist on its own.
Why is industry context shown on an occupation page?
Industry context helps when the title is common or ambiguous. It shows where the occupation is typically employed so you can compare it with the right ANZSIC family.
Source and trust
- Official source
- ABS OSCA 2024 release and correspondence tables
- Last reviewed
- 2026-04-17
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