Occupation

Brokerage Clerks

Human Advantage 68%

Significant human skills needed

AI Automation Risk Moderate Risk
4.4 / 10

Some tasks in this role may be augmented by AI, but human oversight and interpersonal skills remain important.

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.

Also Known As: Account Administrator, Broker Assistant, Brokerage Agent, Brokerage Analyst, Brokerage Assistant, Brokerage Associate, Brokerage Clerk, Brokerage Coordinator +44 more

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Core Tasks

  1. Correspond with customers and confer with coworkers to answer inquiries, discuss market fluctuations, or resolve account problems.
  2. Document security transactions, such as purchases, sales, conversions, redemptions, or payments, using computers, accounting ledgers, or certificate records.
  3. File, type, or operate standard office machines.
  4. Perform clerical tasks, such as answering phones or distributing mail.
  5. Prepare forms, such as receipts, withdrawal orders, transmittal papers, or transfer confirmations, based on transaction requests from stockholders.

Supplemental Tasks (5)

  1. Schedule and coordinate transfer and delivery of security certificates between companies, departments, and customers.
  2. Monitor daily stock prices and compute fluctuations to determine the need for additional collateral to secure loans.
  3. Verify ownership and transaction information and dividend distribution instructions to ensure conformance with governmental regulations, using stock records and reports.
  4. Compute total holdings, dividends, interest, transfer taxes, brokerage fees, or commissions and allocate appropriate payments to customers.
  5. Prepare reports summarizing daily transactions and earnings for individual customer accounts.

Education & Training

Job Zone 3 Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Education: Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Experience: Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
On-the-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.

Education Level Distribution

Percentage of workers in this occupation with each education level.

Bachelor's Degree
38%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
29%
Some College Courses
20%
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
13%
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  • Word processing software

Tools & Equipment (4)

  • 10-key calculators
  • Desktop computers
  • Multi-line telephone systems
  • Personal computers

Where This Career Leads

Career progression organized by specialty track and experience level.

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Zone 2
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Zone 3
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Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 95% match
Zone 5
Statisticians 76% match

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