# Brokerage Clerks

> 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.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/brokerage-clerks
- SOC code: 43-4011.00
- Career family: Office and administrative support
- Median annual pay: $65,750 (10th percentile $50,260, 90th percentile $102,010)
- Projected growth: Decline, -7.6%
- Openings a year: 3,400
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code CES)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 18 |
| Investigative (I) | 5 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 22 |
| Enterprising (E) | 59 |
| Conventional (C) | 99 |

## What you'd do

- Getting Information (importance 83/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 80/100)
- Processing Information (importance 77/100)
- Communicating with People Outside the Organization (importance 75/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 70/100)
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards (importance 68/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 64/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 61/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 60/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 58/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Time Management, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Writing, Active Learning, Judgment and Decision Making, Mathematics

## Knowledge

English Language, Customer and Personal Service, Mathematics, Computers and Electronics, Economics and Accounting, Administrative, Sales and Marketing, Law and Government, Communications and Media, Education and Training

## Also called

Account Administrator, Broker Assistant, Broker Associate, Brokerage Agent, Brokerage Analyst, Brokerage Assistant, Brokerage Associate, Brokerage Clerk, Brokerage Coordinator, Brokerage Operations Representative (Brokerage Operations Rep)

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Accounting and Related Services](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5203) (CIP 5203, 1,951 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Georgetown University-DC](https://www.collegesref.com/college/georgetown-university-dc-1068) | Accounting and Related Services | not reported | $141,931 | $16,035 |
| [Bucknell University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/bucknell-university-331) | Accounting and Related Services | $87,150 | $130,990 | $25,350 |
| [Santa Clara University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/santa-clara-university-2371) | Accounting and Related Services | $88,383 | $130,087 | $16,249 |
| [Boston College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/boston-college-285) | Accounting and Related Services | $85,089 | $126,461 | $19,000 |
| [Lehigh University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/lehigh-university-1472) | Accounting and Related Services | $83,966 | $125,874 | $19,000 |
| [Villanova University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/villanova-university-3127) | Accounting and Related Services | $83,193 | $120,207 | $24,187 |
| [American University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/american-university-69) | Accounting and Related Services | not reported | $119,020 | not reported |
| [Washington and Lee University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/washington-and-lee-university-3167) | Accounting and Related Services | not reported | $118,946 | $19,500 |

## Related careers

- [Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/securities-commodities-and-financial-services-sales-agents): $78,660 median pay
- [New Accounts Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/new-accounts-clerks): $47,670 median pay
- [Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/bookkeeping-accounting-and-auditing-clerks): $50,670 median pay
- [Customer Service Representatives](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/customer-service-representatives): $44,770 median pay
- [Tellers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/tellers): $43,030 median pay
- [Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/sales-representatives-of-services-except-advertising-insurance-financial-services-and): $69,990 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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