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.
Brokerage clerks perform duties related to the purchase, sale, or holding of securities. The role reports a median annual salary of $62,940 in the US and is projected to decline by 10% over the next decade. Entry typically requires a High school diploma or equivalent, and shows high AI exposure (0.81 on a 0-1 scale) — significant portions of core tasks are already being automated. The most in-demand skills for the role include financial products, customer service, banking activities, office administration, financial markets.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £28,996 a year for Financial administrative occupations n.e.c. (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £25,539 to £34,640 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 4129). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Clerical support workers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only Brokerage clerks, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 4. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
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Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- English Language
- Customer and Personal Service
- Mathematics
- Computers and Electronics
- Economics and Accounting
- Administrative
- Sales and Marketing
- Law and Government
What you'd actually do
- Correspond with customers and confer with coworkers to answer inquiries, discuss market fluctuations, or resolve account problems.
- Document security transactions, such as purchases, sales, conversions, redemptions, or payments, using computers, accounting ledgers, or certificate records.
- File, type, or operate standard office machines.
- Perform clerical tasks, such as answering phones or distributing mail.
- Prepare forms, such as receipts, withdrawal orders, transmittal papers, or transfer confirmations, based on transaction requests from stockholders.
- Schedule and coordinate transfer and delivery of security certificates between companies, departments, and customers.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does 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.
How much does Brokerage clerks earn?
The median annual salary for Brokerage clerks in the US is $62,940.
What is the job outlook for Brokerage clerks?
The role is projected to decline by 10% over the next decade. Current US employment is approximately 40,800 workers.
How do I become brokerage clerks?
The typical entry education is a High school diploma or equivalent. Building a foundation in the top skills below will strengthen your application.
What skills does Brokerage clerks need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include financial products, customer service, banking activities, office administration, financial markets, office software. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace Brokerage clerks?
Our AI-durability model gives Brokerage clerks a score of 0.81 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at high AI risk — many core tasks are already being automated by generative AI and workflow tools. Focus on AI-adjacent skills or plan a pivot to an AI-durable adjacent role.
How hard is it to enter this field?
Brokerage clerks has low barrier to entry — generally accessible — you can enter with basic credentials and on-the-job learning.