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Brokerage Clerks - 43-4011.00

O*NET-SOC Description

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.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

  • Sales Assistant
  • Registered Sales Assistant
  • Client Service Associate
  • Account Administrator
  • Registered Account Administrator
  • Clerk
  • Client Administrator
  • Operations Clerk

SOC Occupation Groups

Related Occupations

Tasks

  • Compute total holdings, dividends, interest, transfer taxes, brokerage fees, or commissions and allocate appropriate payments to customers.
  • Correspond with customers and confer with coworkers to answer inquiries, discuss market fluctuations, or resolve account problems.
  • File, type, or operate standard office machines.
  • Monitor daily stock prices and compute fluctuations to determine the need for additional collateral to secure loans.
  • Prepare forms, such as receipts, withdrawal orders, transmittal papers, or transfer confirmations, based on transaction requests from stockholders.
  • Prepare reports summarizing daily transactions and earnings for individual customer accounts.
  • Record and document security transactions, such as purchases, sales, conversions, redemptions, and payments, using computers, accounting ledgers, or certificate records.
  • Schedule and coordinate transfer and delivery of security certificates between companies, departments, and customers.
  • Verify ownership and transaction information and dividend distribution instructions to ensure conformance with governmental regulations, using stock records and reports.

Detailed Work Activities

  • answer customer or public inquiries
  • arrange delivery schedules
  • communicate with customers or employees to disseminate information
  • compile data for financial reports
  • compute financial data
  • compute taxes
  • detect discrepancies on records or reports
  • ensure correct grammar, punctuation, or spelling
  • examine documents for completeness, accuracy, or conformance to standards
  • fill out business or government forms
  • gather relevant financial data
  • maintain account records
  • maintain telephone logs
  • make decisions
  • obtain information from individuals
  • operate business machines
  • operate calculating devices
  • prepare financial reports
  • prepare reports
  • provide customer service
  • reconcile or balance financial records
  • resolve customer or public complaints
  • use computers to enter, access and retrieve financial data
  • use computers to enter, access or retrieve data
  • use knowledge of written communication in sales work
  • use oral or written communication techniques
  • use telephone communication techniques
  • verify bank or financial transactions
  • write business correspondence

Military Crosswalk Titles

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Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

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DOT Crosswalk Titles

  • Brokerage Clerk I
  • Brokerage Clerk II
  • Dividend Clerk
  • Margin Clerk II
  • Securities Clerk
  • Transfer Clerk