Occupation AtlasBrokerage Clerks
O*NET · 43-4011.00
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.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
CESConventional · Enterprising · Social — the three strongest interests, in order
- C Conventional6.96
- E Enterprising4.51
- S Social2.32
- R Realistic2.10
- I Investigative1.27
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Education and experience
The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.
- Related work experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (41%)
- On-site or in-plant training
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months (54%)
- On-the-job training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (42%)
Typically associated skills
All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.
- Active ListeningbasicImportance 3.9Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
- SpeakingbasicImportance 3.9Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
- Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 3.8Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
- Time ManagementImportance 3.5Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
- Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 3.4Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
- WritingbasicImportance 3.1Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
- MonitoringbasicImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Proofread and correct a letter
- MathematicsbasicImportance 3.0Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Calculate the square footage of a new home under construction
- Service OrientationImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Make flight reservations for customers using an online booking site
- Active LearningbasicImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Think about the implications of a news article for job opportunities
- Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Notice that customers are angry because they have been waiting too long
- Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.0Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Decide how scheduling a break will affect work flow
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- Complex Problem SolvingImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Lay out tools to complete a job
- CoordinationImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Schedule appointments for a medical clinic
- NegotiationImportance 2.9Level 2.5Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
- Systems AnalysisImportance 2.9Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Determine how loss of a team member will affect the completion of a job
- Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 2.6Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Learn a different method of completing a task from a coworker
- Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 2.6Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
- Systems EvaluationImportance 2.5Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Determine why estimates for the time to complete a task are overly optimistic
- PersuasionImportance 2.5Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Solicit donations for a charity
- InstructingImportance 2.5Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Instruct a new employee in the use of a timekeeping system
- ProgrammingImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Write a program to sort objects in a database
- Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 2.0Level 1.3Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
- Operations MonitoringImportance 1.9Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
- Management of Material ResourcesImportance 1.9Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
- Operations AnalysisImportance 1.8Level 0.8
- Operation and ControlImportance 1.1Level —
- Quality Control AnalysisImportance 1.1Level —
- Equipment MaintenanceImportance 1.0Level —
- Equipment SelectionImportance 1.0Level —
- InstallationImportance 1.0Level —
- RepairingImportance 1.0Level —
- SciencebasicImportance 1.0Level —
- Technology DesignImportance 1.0Level —
- TroubleshootingImportance 1.0Level —
Tasks
5 core · 5 supplementalWhat people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).
- Correspond with customers and confer with coworkers to answer inquiries, discuss market fluctuations, or resolve account problems.Importance 4.6
- Document security transactions, such as purchases, sales, conversions, redemptions, or payments, using computers, accounting ledgers, or certificate records.Importance 4.3
- File, type, or operate standard office machines.Importance 4.1
- Perform clerical tasks, such as answering phones or distributing mail.Importance 4.0
- Prepare forms, such as receipts, withdrawal orders, transmittal papers, or transfer confirmations, based on transaction requests from stockholders.Importance 3.5
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- Schedule and coordinate transfer and delivery of security certificates between companies, departments, and customers.Importance 4.0
- Monitor daily stock prices and compute fluctuations to determine the need for additional collateral to secure loans.Importance 4.0
- Verify ownership and transaction information and dividend distribution instructions to ensure conformance with governmental regulations, using stock records and reports.Importance 3.9
- Compute total holdings, dividends, interest, transfer taxes, brokerage fees, or commissions and allocate appropriate payments to customers.Importance 3.8
- Prepare reports summarizing daily transactions and earnings for individual customer accounts.Importance 3.7
Knowledge
Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.
- English LanguageImportance 4.1Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
- Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 3.8Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
- MathematicsImportance 3.5Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
- Computers and ElectronicsImportance 3.3Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
- Economics and AccountingImportance 3.2Level 2.8
- AdministrativeImportance 3.1Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
- Sales and MarketingImportance 2.8Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Introduce clients to a new line of products
- Law and GovernmentImportance 2.7Level 2.7
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- Communications and MediaImportance 2.4Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
- Education and TrainingImportance 2.2Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Show someone how to bowl
- Foreign LanguageImportance 2.2Level 1.7Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
- TelecommunicationsImportance 2.2Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Send an email
- Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 2.1Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Fill out a medical claim form
- Public Safety and SecurityImportance 2.1Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
- Administration and ManagementImportance 2.0Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Approve a reimbursement request
- PsychologyImportance 1.9Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Monitor several children on a playground
- TransportationImportance 1.6Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
- Engineering and TechnologyImportance 1.5Level 0.6Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
- Production and ProcessingImportance 1.5Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
- GeographyImportance 1.4Level —
- History and ArcheologyImportance 1.4Level —
- Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 1.4Level —
- DesignImportance 1.3Level —
- Therapy and CounselingImportance 1.3Level —
- MechanicalImportance 1.1Level —
- Medicine and DentistryImportance 1.1Level —
- Philosophy and TheologyImportance 1.1Level —
- PhysicsImportance 1.1Level —
- BiologyImportance 1.0Level —
- Building and ConstructionImportance 1.0Level —
- ChemistryImportance 1.0Level —
- Fine ArtsImportance 1.0Level —
- Food ProductionImportance 1.0Level —
Abilities
Enduring capacities the work calls for.
- Oral ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
- Oral ExpressionImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
- Near VisionImportance 3.8Level 3.9
- Written ComprehensionImportance 3.8Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
- Speech ClarityImportance 3.6Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
- Speech RecognitionImportance 3.6Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
- Written ExpressionImportance 3.6Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
- Information OrderingImportance 3.5Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
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- Problem SensitivityImportance 3.4Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
- Deductive ReasoningImportance 3.3Level 3.8
- Inductive ReasoningImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
- Mathematical ReasoningImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
- Number FacilityImportance 3.1Level 3.8Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
- Selective AttentionImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
- Category FlexibilityImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
- Finger DexterityImportance 2.9Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
- Flexibility of ClosureImportance 2.9Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
- Perceptual SpeedImportance 2.8Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
- Time SharingImportance 2.8Level 2.8Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
- Far VisionImportance 2.6Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
- Fluency of IdeasImportance 2.6Level 2.4Level 2 looks like: Name four different uses for a screwdriver
- OriginalityImportance 2.6Level 2.4Level 2 looks like: Use a credit card to open a locked door
- Speed of ClosureImportance 2.6Level 2.5Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
- MemorizationImportance 2.5Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Remember the number on your bus to be sure you get back on the right one
- Auditory AttentionImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
- VisualizationImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
- Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 2.0Level 1.6Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
- Control PrecisionImportance 2.0Level 1.6Level 2 looks like: Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch
- Hearing SensitivityImportance 2.0Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
- Manual DexterityImportance 2.0Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
- Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 2.0Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
- Depth PerceptionImportance 1.6Level 0.6
- Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 1.3Level —
- Trunk StrengthImportance 1.1Level —
- Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Dynamic StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
- Explosive StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
- Extent FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Glare SensitivityImportance 1.0Level —
- Gross Body CoordinationImportance 1.0Level —
- Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 1.0Level —
- Multilimb CoordinationImportance 1.0Level —
- Night VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Peripheral VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Rate ControlImportance 1.0Level —
- Reaction TimeImportance 1.0Level —
- Response OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
- Sound LocalizationImportance 1.0Level —
- Spatial OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
- Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.0Level —
- StaminaImportance 1.0Level —
- Static StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
Work activities
Kinds of activity the work is made of.
- Getting InformationImportance 4.3Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
- Working with ComputersImportance 4.2Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
- Processing InformationImportance 4.1Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
- Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 4.0Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 3.8Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 3.7Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
- Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 3.6Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
- Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 3.5Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
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- Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 3.4Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
- Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 3.3Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 3.3Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 3.2Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
- Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 3.1Level 2.9
- Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 3.0Level 2.6
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 2.8Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 2.7Level 2.6
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 2.7Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Check to see if baking bread is done
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 2.6Level 2.7
- Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 2.4Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Convince a coworker to assist with an assignment
- Training and Teaching OthersImportance 2.4Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Give coworkers brief instructions on a simple procedural change
- Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 2.2Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Plan the holiday schedule for an airline workforce
- Developing and Building TeamsImportance 2.2Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Encourage two coworkers to stick with a tough assignment
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 2.2Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Determine whether to remove a tree that has been damaged
- Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 2.2Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that requires little advising of others
- Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 2.1Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Help a coworker complete an assignment
- Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 2.1Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Show a coworker how to operate a piece of equipment
- Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 2.1Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Make appointments for patients using a predetermined schedule
- Thinking CreativelyImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Change the spacing on a printed report
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Exchange information during a shift change
- Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 1.9Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Check tickets at a concert
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 1.7Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Work occasionally as a backup supervisor
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 1.7Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Check that doors to building are locked
- Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 1.6Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Work as a server responsible for keeping track of utensils
- Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 1.6Level 0.6Level 1 looks like: Walk between workstations in a small office
- Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 1.4Level —
- Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 1.3Level —
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 1.1Level —
- Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 1.1Level —
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 1.0Level —
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 1.0Level —
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 1.0Level —
Work context
The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.
Technology
27 toolsSoftware used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.
In demand (5)
- Microsoft Excelhot
- Microsoft Office softwarehot
- Microsoft Outlookhot
- Microsoft PowerPointhot
- Microsoft Wordhot
Hot (10; 5 more marked hot above)
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Creative Cloud software
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Photoshop
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Oracle PeopleSoft
- Salesforce software
- Structured query language SQL
Other tools (12)
- Account management software
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Bloomberg Professional
- HEAT Software GoldMine
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro
- Online trading software
- Royal Alliance VISION2020 Core
- Scheduling software
- Transaction processing software
- Web browser software
- WiredRed Software e/pop Basic
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