Commodities Trader (ANZSCO 222111)
On the Short-term Skilled Occupation List
From the official Home Affairs skilled occupation lists, as at 2026-08-12. Lists change at each government update — always confirm on the official page before acting.
Which lists is Commodities Trader on?
STSOL — Short-term Skilled Occupation List. Occupations on the STSOL can access state-nominated and regional skilled visas (190/491), but not the Skilled Independent 189.
Visas this occupation can access
Being on a list makes the occupation nominatable for these visas — each visa still has its own requirements (points, age, English, a positive skills assessment, and for sponsored visas a willing employer or state).
- Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) — Permanent, state or territory nominated · all occupations for the 190
- Skilled Work Regional visa (subclass 491) — Provisional, regional, points-tested · all occupations for the 491
- Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa (subclass 494) — Provisional, regional employer sponsored · all occupations for the 494
- Training visa (subclass 407) — Temporary, workplace training · all occupations for the 407
Skills assessment
A positive skills assessment for Commodities Trader comes from:
- Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS) (official site) · our guide to the VETASSESS process
What the assessment actually involves
VETASSESS assesses Commodities Trader under Group C: an AQF Diploma or higher (Advanced Diploma, Associate Degree, Bachelor, Graduate Diploma, Master or Doctoral all count at this level) in Finance, Economics, Econometrics, Accounting, Management, Commerce or Business, across four pathways that trade field relevance for more years of post-qualification employment. Its own occupation page excludes Insurance Broker by name as a separate, non-interchangeable code.
Where these applications come unstuck
Applicants sometimes default to Financial Brokers nec when their work does not obviously fit a commodities transaction, assuming the catch-all is safer. It is not: both sit on STSOL only, so nothing is gained on visa reach, and the nec code specifically excludes work that fits Commodities Trader's own description. The more consequential error is treating this Diploma-level Group C role as equivalent to Finance Broker or Insurance Broker, whose better list access this occupation does not share.
An honest read on this pathway
Commodities Trader sits on STSOL only, so it reaches 190, 407, 491 and 494 but not 482 or 186 — no employer-sponsored route exists for this code, unlike its Group C sibling Finance Broker, which reaches the same visas plus 482 and 186 despite an identical four-pathway assessment shape and an identical Diploma-level qualification floor. State nomination or the 407 training visa are the realistic starting points here, not a direct employer offer.
VETASSESS assesses qualifications and employment separately. Both need documentation that agrees with itself. The Employment History Builder and Document Vault organise each trail before you lodge.
Talk it through with a registered agent
Whether nominating Commodities Trader is your best route depends on your points, experience evidence and timing — exactly what a MARA-registered agent works through in an initial consultation. Describe your situation once through Migratio and compare real consultation quotes from registered agents, free.
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