ANZSCO 222212 · ROL
Futures Trader: ANZSCO 222212
Official Home Affairs skilled occupation list · checked 21 October 2026
Futures Trader (ANZSCO 222212) is on the ROL (Regional Occupation List). It can be used for the 494 visa, and the skills assessment is done by VETASSESS. Checked against the Home Affairs list on 21 October 2026.
Occupation lists
ROL
Regional Occupation List
Permanent visa options
None directly
Temporary or provisional visas only
Assessing authority
VETASSESS
Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services
Skill level
Professionals
Unit group 2222 · Financial Dealers
The job
What a futures trader does
Buys and sells commodity futures on behalf of clients.
Registration or licensing is required to work in this occupation in Australia.
Skill Level:
- 1 Australia
- 2 New Zealand
Unit group 2222
Tasks of Financial Dealers
- 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
- 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
Qualifications and experience
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.
- Bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1)
Assessing authorities check your duties against these tasks, so your experience must match them, not only the job title.
Visa options
Which visas ANZSCO 222212 can be used for
From the Department of Home Affairs combined list of eligible skilled occupations. Every visa also has its own points, age, English, experience and skills assessment rules.
| Visa | Eligible | ANZSCO version | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 Skilled Independent | No | — | |
| 190 Skilled Nominated (state) | No | — | |
| 407 Training visa | No | — | |
| 485 Temporary Graduate | No | — | |
| 494 Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional | Yes | ANZSCO 2013 | |
| 491 State Skilled Work Regional, state nominated | No | — | |
| 491 Family Skilled Work Regional, family sponsored | No | — | |
| 482 Skills in Demand, Core Skills stream | No | — | |
| 186 Employer Nomination Scheme, Direct Entry | No | — |
Skills assessment
Skills assessment for ANZSCO 222212
Most skilled visas need a positive skills assessment from the authority below before you can lodge. It must be for the same occupation you nominate.
Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS)
We prepare your VETASSESS assessment with you and check that your duties match ANZSCO 222212 before you apply.
States and territories
State and territory nomination
Home Affairs does not list Futures Trader for the 190 or 491, so states and territories cannot nominate it. Employer sponsorship is the main route.
Similar occupations
Other occupations in Financial Dealers
If your duties fit one of these better, that is the code to nominate.
Questions
ANZSCO 222212: common questions
What is the ANZSCO code for futures trader?
What does a futures trader do?
Which skilled occupation list is Futures Trader on?
Can I get a 189 visa as a futures trader?
Is Futures Trader eligible for state nomination (190 or 491)?
Can an employer sponsor a futures trader?
Who assesses futures trader skills for Australian migration?
Talk to us
Is ANZSCO 222212 your occupation? Ask us about your options.
Tell us your duties, qualifications, experience and English scores. We will confirm the right occupation and the visas that fit.
Source: Department of Home Affairs, checked 21 October 2026. Descriptions: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ANZSCO 2022 (CC BY 4.0). General information only, not immigration advice.
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