Brokerage Clerks
SOC 43-4011 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -8.5%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $79,805per year
- Projected openings
- 4,850
- Projected change
- -8.5%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Time Management
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $76,970 | 210 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $72,035 | 710 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $65,858 | 60 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $62,886 | 130 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $61,210 | 380 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | Not reported | 50 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | $80,456 | 41,030 | -1% |
| New Accounts Clerks | $53,333 | 480 | -20% |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $60,632 | 178,570 | -4.1% |
| Customer Service Representatives | $50,733 | 219,040 | -5.6% |
| Tellers | $48,010 | 19,760 | -18.1% |
| Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | $81,587 | 164,660 | +4.7% |
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