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OSCA 2024 · 212231 · Skill level 1

Financial Market Dealer: OSCA 212231

ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026

Financial Market Dealer is OSCA 2024 code 212231. It corresponds to 2 ANZSCO codes (222211 and 222212). All of them are on Australia's skilled visa lists, which still use ANZSCO codes.

ANZSCO equivalent

ANZSCO codes for OSCA 212231

Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.

The job

What a financial market dealer does

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

Skill level 1: Bachelor degree or higher, or at least 5 years of relevant experience

Registration or licensing is required.

Specialisations

  • Derivatives Trader
  • Foreign Exchange Dealer
  • Futures Trader

Main tasks

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

Unit group 2122

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Questions

OSCA 212231: common questions

What is the OSCA code for financial market dealer?
The OSCA 2024 code is 212231 (Financial Market Dealer), skill level 1. OSCA is the Australian Bureau of Statistics occupation classification released on 6 December 2024.
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 212231?
ANZSCO 222211 Financial Market Dealer and ANZSCO 222212 Futures Trader. "In part" means only some of that ANZSCO occupation moved to this OSCA code.
Is Financial Market Dealer on Australia's skilled occupation lists?
The lists use ANZSCO codes. ANZSCO 222211 Financial Market Dealer is on the Short-term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL) and ANZSCO 222212 Futures Trader is on the Regional Occupation List (ROL), according to the Home Affairs list checked on 21 October 2026.
Does Home Affairs use OSCA codes for visas?
Not yet. As of 21 October 2026, skilled occupation lists, skills assessments and visa applications still use ANZSCO codes.

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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, OSCA 2024 v1.0 (CC BY 4.0); Department of Home Affairs, checked 21 October 2026. General information only, not immigration advice.

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