- Date:
- 19 Aug 2026
1 Industry snapshot
Financial and insurance services skills and workforce snapshot.
2 Introduction
About the financial and insurance services industry.
3 Workforce profile
The financial and insurance services industry has a predominantly higher‑education qualified and culturally diverse workforce.
4 Top employing occupations
Bank workers is the top employing occupation in the industry, with a mostly female, full-time employed, higher-education qualified workforce.
5 Workforce projections
The financial and insurance services industry is projected to have 17,500 new workers enter the workforce by 2028.
6 Top growing occupations
The top growing jobs in the industry vary in skill level requirements and have high retention rates.
7 Skills needs
General finance is the most in-demand industry-specific skill, while risk management is the top growing in terms of skills mentions.
8 Training activity
Popular courses and study areas linked to this industry include the Diploma of Finance and Mortgage Broking Management (VET) and Business management (HE).
9 Appendix 1: Data notes
9 Appendix 1: Data notes.
9 Appendix 2: Data sources
9 Appendix 2: Data sources.
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