Quick answer: Financial Investment Advisers and Managers are less stress-exposed than most Australian occupations — ranked #294 of 317 by workplace mental health hazard exposure, with a composite stress score of 38.9/100 against a national average of 47.4. The biggest drivers are pace and demands.
Financial Investment Advisers and Managers 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 demands21.8 vs 37.9 avg
- Responsibility burden49.6 vs 60 avg
- Pace and demands61.1 vs 56 avg
- Lack of control21.8 vs 24.5 avg
- Precision and monotony66.9 vs 67.7 avg
- Physical environment12.4 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 investment advisers and managers
Compared with the average Australian occupation, financial investment advisers and managers score furthest above the norm on pace and demands (61.1 vs 56 average). The single biggest individual stress factor is frequency of decision making at 81.5/100 — against an all-occupation average of 70.7.
The occupation scores below the national average for physical environment (12.4 vs 38.2), emotional demands (21.8 vs 37.9) and responsibility burden (49.6 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 investment advisers and managers
- 1Pace and demands
Frequency of Decision Making
81.5/100
All-occupation average: 70.7
- 2Precision and monotony
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
81.5/100
All-occupation average: 78.6
- 3Responsibility burden
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
80.5/100
All-occupation average: 70.4
- 4Pace and demands
Duration of Typical Work Week
80.5/100
All-occupation average: 62.1
- 5Pace and demands
Level of Competition
72.8/100
All-occupation average: 52.4
All 22 stress factors for financial investment advisers and managers
The complete scorecard: every stress factor measured for this occupation, grouped into the six categories, with the all-occupation average alongside.
Emotional demands
21.8 vs 37.9 avg- Deal With Physically Aggressive People1 vs 14
- Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People31.5 vs 50.4
- Frequency of Conflict Situations33 vs 49.3
Responsibility burden
49.6 vs 60 avg- Responsibility for Outcomes and Results49 vs 58.5
- Responsible for Others' Health and Safety17.5 vs 57.3
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results80.5 vs 70.4
- Consequence of Error47.8 vs 49
- Coordinate or Lead Others53.2 vs 64.9
Pace and demands
61.1 vs 56 avg- Time Pressure70.8 vs 71.6
- Duration of Typical Work Week80.5 vs 62.1
- Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment0 vs 23.1
- Frequency of Decision Making81.5 vs 70.7
- Level of Competition72.8 vs 52.4
Lack of control
21.8 vs 24.5 avg- Lack of Autonomy to Make Decisions25 vs 23.6
- Amount of Highly Structured Work18.5 vs 25.3
Precision and monotony
66.9 vs 67.7 avg- Importance of Repeating Same Tasks52.2 vs 56.9
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate81.5 vs 78.6
Physical environment
12.4 vs 38.2 avg- Sounds and Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable24 vs 52.3
- Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting0 vs 24.9
- Very Hot or Cold Temperatures0 vs 32.4
- Exposed to Disease or Infections1.2 vs 20.2
- Physical Proximity37 vs 61.1
Understand these hazards
The elevated stress categories for financial investment advisers and managers 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.
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 Investment Advisers and Managers: how stressful is the job?
Financial Investment Advisers and Managers rank #294 out of 317 Australian occupations for workplace mental health hazards, with a composite stress score of 38.9/100 against a national average of 47.4. That makes the occupation more stress-exposed than 7.3% of Australian jobs.
What are the biggest mental health stress factors for financial investment advisers and managers?
The highest-scoring hazards are frequency of decision making (81.5/100), importance of being exact or accurate (81.5/100) and impact of decisions on co-workers or company results (80.5/100). Overall, the occupation scores above the national average in pace and demands.
Which stress factors are lower for financial investment advisers and managers?
Financial Investment Advisers and Managers score below the national average for emotional demands (21.8 vs 37.9 average) and responsibility burden (49.6 vs 60 average) and lack of control (21.8 vs 24.5 average) and precision and monotony (66.9 vs 67.7 average) and physical environment (12.4 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 investment advisers and managers. 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.