Career Profile

Brokerage Clerk

Education HS diploma or less
This is the typical education required for this occupation.
Earnings $56,500
This is the median salary for this occupation.

Help with tasks associated with securities such as stocks, bonds, commodities, and other kinds of investments.

General Information

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.

Brokerage Clerk

Occupational Outlook

For the Rural Capital Area

4

Job Opportunities

Over the next five years, an average of 4 openings per year are projected for Brokerage Clerk.

+23.6%

Employment Change

Employment for Brokerage Clerk is forecasted to increase significantly more than the regional average by 23.6% between 2025 and 2030.

$27.19

Earnings Potential

The typical worker in this occupation is paid $27.19/hour. Entry level workers are paid $21.30, while experienced workers are paid $31.70. The median wage is comparable to the wage across all occupations.

Local Employment Opportunities

There are 30 Brokerage Clerk in the Rural Capital Area region. By 2030 this number could reach 37.

Top Employing Industries, Locally

The top industries employing Brokerage Clerk are Nondepository Credit Intermediation, Depository Credit Intermediation, and Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage.

Knowledge Areas

The top most significant knowledge categories for Brokerage Clerk include Customer and Personal Service, Mathematics, and Computers and Electronics.

Educational Attainment Patterns

The most common level of education for Brokerage Clerk is Bachelor's. 53% of people employed in these roles have some form of college degree.