Brokerage Clerks

Median salary

$65,750

Average salary

$72,850

Employment

35,940

Projected growth

9.5% decline

Annual openings

4,100

Typical entry education

High school diploma or equivalent

What Brokerage Clerks Do

Perform duties related to the purchase, sale, or holding of securities. Duties include writing orders for stock purchases or sales, computing transfer taxes, verifying stock transactions, accepting and delivering securities, tracking stock price fluctuations, computing equity, distributing dividends, and keeping records of daily transactions and holdings.

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Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience: None
On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
Self-employed: Not available

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

How Much Preparation Does This Take?

Job Zone 3 of 5

Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed

Experience: Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations.
Education: Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Job training: Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Source: O*NET Job Zones.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

English Languageimportance 4.1/5
Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 3.8/5
Mathematicsimportance 3.5/5
Computers and Electronicsimportance 3.3/5
Economics and Accountingimportance 3.2/5
Administrativeimportance 3.1/5
Sales and Marketingimportance 2.8/5
Law and Governmentimportance 2.7/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

Telephone Conversations5.0/5
E-Mail5.0/5
Contact With Others4.8/5
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.7/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.7/5
Time Pressure4.6/5

Careers With Similar Skills

Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks97% skill match
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks96% skill match
Accountants and Auditors96% skill match
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan96% skill match
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants95% skill match
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers95% skill match
Loan Officers95% skill match
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping95% skill match

Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

Time Managementimportance 3.5/5
Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.0/5
Service Orientationimportance 3.0/5
Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.0/5
Coordinationimportance 2.9/5
Negotiationimportance 2.9/5
Complex Problem Solvingimportance 2.9/5
Systems Analysisimportance 2.9/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Hot Technologies

Other Software Used

Account management software
Adobe Dreamweaver
Bloomberg Professional
HEAT Software GoldMine
Microsoft Dynamics
Microsoft Visual FoxPro
Online trading software
Royal Alliance VISION2020 Core

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

Attention to Detail
Dependability
Integrity
Self-Control
Social Orientation
Achievement Orientation
Adaptability

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

ConventionalHigh
EnterprisingMedium
SocialLow
RealisticLow
InvestigativeLow
ArtisticLow

Specific Interests

A more detailed breakdown of this occupation’s interest profile, per O*NET.

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