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Financial investment adviser

Find out more about working as a financial investment adviser and the possible pathways to job opportunities.

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Financial investment advisers create and implement financial plans. If you’re good with numbers and want to help individuals and businesses with their finances, this could be a role for you.

Find out what a financial investment adviser does and the related Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses and pathways you can take to secure a job.

What is a financial investment adviser?

Financial investment advisers work with individuals and businesses on their investment strategies.

You will advise clients on topics such as:

You may also manage investments for your clients. If you are good at systems thinking and have some market knowledge, this role might be for you.

Find out more about financial investment advisers(opens in a new window) and these related jobs on the Victorian Skills Gateway(opens in a new window):

Explore these related TAFE and training courses on the Victorian Skills Gateway(opens in a new window):

You may be eligible for government funding to help pay for your course.

Median salary

The median weekly earnings for financial investment advisers and managers in Australia is $2,320.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia(opens in a new window)

Note this salary is current as of January 2025 and is indicative only. A range of salaries apply to different roles across the industry. Specific data is not available for financial investment advisers.

Job demand in Victoria

Below are the employment projections for financial investment advisers and managers jobs in Victoria. Figures show the number of workers in 2024 and the new workers expected to enter the workforce by 2027 and 2034.

‘New workers expected’ accounts for workers adding new jobs to the economy and replacing retirees over the next 3 and 10 years. These projections are estimates only. There will be additional jobs available as people move between jobs and industries.

Specific data is not available for financial investment advisers.

Region Workers 2024 New workers expected by 2027 New workers expected by 2034
Victoria 19,045 1,971 6,702
Melbourne – inner metropolitan 10,690 1,217 4,019
Melbourne – inner south-east metropolitan 2,121 174 596
Melbourne – southern metropolitan 1,140 98 349
Melbourne – northern metropolitan 726 79 288
Melbourne – eastern metropolitan 1,477 122 438
Melbourne – western metropolitan 778 102 350
Ballarat and surrounds (Central Highlands) 242 22 76
Bendigo, Echuca and surrounds (Loddon Campaspe) 347 22 127
Geelong, Colac and surrounds (Barwon) 646 68 236
Gippsland 310 34 92
Horsham and surrounds (Wimmera Southern Mallee) 45 <10 <10
Mildura, Swan Hill and surrounds (Mallee) 109 <10 20
Shepparton, Seymour and surrounds (Goulburn) 132 <10 39
Wangaratta, Wodonga and surrounds (Ovens Murray) 129 14 33
Warrnambool, Hamilton and surrounds (Great South Coast) 154 <10 31

Source: Victorian Skills Authority Employment Projections Dashboard

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