Quick answer: Financial Dealers are less stress-exposed than most Australian occupations — ranked #262 of 317 by workplace mental health hazard exposure, with a composite stress score of 41.8/100 against a national average of 47.4. The biggest drivers are precision and monotony and pace and demands.
Financial Dealers stress profile vs the national average
Each occupation is scored across six categories of workplace mental health hazard, built from 22 stress factors identified in SafeWork Australia's occupational hazards data. Higher scores mean greater exposure.
- Emotional demands32.8 vs 37.9 avg
- Responsibility burden54 vs 60 avg
- Pace and demands59.4 vs 56 avg
- Lack of control15.5 vs 24.5 avg
- Precision and monotony71.5 vs 67.7 avg
- Physical environment17.6 vs 38.2 avg
Scores range 0–100; higher = more stress-inducing. Source: SafeWork Australia Beta Occupational Hazards Dataset.
What drives the score for financial dealers
Compared with the average Australian occupation, financial dealers score furthest above the norm on precision and monotony (71.5 vs 67.7 average) and pace and demands (59.4 vs 56 average). The single biggest individual stress factor is importance of being exact or accurate at 88.8/100 — against an all-occupation average of 78.6.
The occupation scores below the national average for physical environment (17.6 vs 38.2), lack of control (15.5 vs 24.5) and responsibility burden (54 vs 60), which moderates the overall ranking.
See how this compares across all 317 Australian occupations, ranked by stress score.
The biggest stress factors for financial dealers
- 1Precision and monotony
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
88.8/100
All-occupation average: 78.6
- 2Responsibility burden
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
82.5/100
All-occupation average: 70.4
- 3Pace and demands
Frequency of Decision Making
82.5/100
All-occupation average: 70.7
- 4Pace and demands
Level of Competition
72.5/100
All-occupation average: 52.4
- 5Pace and demands
Time Pressure
71.5/100
All-occupation average: 71.6
All 22 stress factors for financial dealers
The complete scorecard: every stress factor measured for this occupation, grouped into the six categories, with the all-occupation average alongside.
Emotional demands
32.8 vs 37.9 avg- Deal With Physically Aggressive People5.8 vs 14
- Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People45.2 vs 50.4
- Frequency of Conflict Situations47.5 vs 49.3
Responsibility burden
54 vs 60 avg- Responsibility for Outcomes and Results50.2 vs 58.5
- Responsible for Others' Health and Safety27.5 vs 57.3
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results82.5 vs 70.4
- Consequence of Error58.2 vs 49
- Coordinate or Lead Others51.8 vs 64.9
Pace and demands
59.4 vs 56 avg- Time Pressure71.5 vs 71.6
- Duration of Typical Work Week64.5 vs 62.1
- Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment6 vs 23.1
- Frequency of Decision Making82.5 vs 70.7
- Level of Competition72.5 vs 52.4
Lack of control
15.5 vs 24.5 avg- Lack of Autonomy to Make Decisions16.8 vs 23.6
- Amount of Highly Structured Work14.2 vs 25.3
Precision and monotony
71.5 vs 67.7 avg- Importance of Repeating Same Tasks54.2 vs 56.9
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate88.8 vs 78.6
Physical environment
17.6 vs 38.2 avg- Sounds and Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable28.5 vs 52.3
- Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting4 vs 24.9
- Very Hot or Cold Temperatures5 vs 32.4
- Exposed to Disease or Infections1 vs 20.2
- Physical Proximity49.5 vs 61.1
Understand these hazards
The elevated stress categories for financial dealers map to recognised psychosocial work factors under ISO 45003 and Australian WHS legislation. Learn what each one is and how it can be controlled:
- Work Demands →The volume, pace, and complexity of what is asked of workers.
- Schedule and Hours →The arrangement of working time and its effect on health and recovery.
- Learning and Stimulation →Whether work offers enough challenge, variety, and opportunity for growth.
- Work Monitoring →How worker performance is measured, observed, and reported.
Methodology
Clearhead scored 317 occupations in the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) using SafeWork Australia's Beta Occupational Hazards Dataset. We kept only the 22 hazard variables relating to mental health — such as conflict exposure, decision-making pressure, and time pressure — and deliberately excluded physical safety risks like working at height.
The 22 variables are grouped into six categories: emotional demands, responsibility burden, pace and demands, lack of control, precision and monotony, and physical environment. An occupation's composite score is the equally weighted average of its six category scores. All scores run 0–100, where higher means more stress-inducing.
Two control-related variables are reported by SafeWork with inverted polarity (“freedom to make decisions” and “structured versus unstructured work”). We reverse these and present them as lack of autonomy to make decisions and amount of highly structured work, so that a higher score consistently indicates greater stress exposure.
Hazard exposure describes the average conditions of an occupation, not any individual's experience — everyone has a different tolerance for these challenges, and conditions vary between workplaces.
Frequently asked questions
Financial Dealers: how stressful is the job?
Financial Dealers rank #262 out of 317 Australian occupations for workplace mental health hazards, with a composite stress score of 41.8/100 against a national average of 47.4. That makes the occupation more stress-exposed than 17.4% of Australian jobs.
What are the biggest mental health stress factors for financial dealers?
The highest-scoring hazards are importance of being exact or accurate (88.8/100), impact of decisions on co-workers or company results (82.5/100) and frequency of decision making (82.5/100). Overall, the occupation scores above the national average in pace and demands and precision and monotony.
Which stress factors are lower for financial dealers?
Financial Dealers score below the national average for emotional demands (32.8 vs 37.9 average) and responsibility burden (54 vs 60 average) and lack of control (15.5 vs 24.5 average) and physical environment (17.6 vs 38.2 average), which partially offsets the higher-scoring hazards.
Where does this data come from?
Scores are derived from SafeWork Australia's Beta Occupational Hazards Dataset. Clearhead filtered the dataset to the 22 mental-health-related hazard variables — excluding physical safety risks — and scored 317 ANZSCO occupations across six categories: emotional demands, responsibility burden, pace and demands, lack of control, precision and monotony, and physical environment.
Beyond the average
This is the average hazard exposure for financial dealers. Your workforce isn't average.
Clearhead's Psychosocial Risk Pulse measures the actual psychosocial risk in your organisation, quarterly — across 18 ISO 45003-aligned work factors.