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Brokerage Clerks in District of Columbia

Want to work as a Brokerage Clerks in District of Columbia? Here’s what the data says. 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.

$85,480 Median Annual Wage (District of Columbia)

$52,416 National Median Annual Wage

Medium Preparation Needed Typical Preparation

What do Brokerage Clerks Make in District of Columbia?

For a brokerage clerks working in District of Columbia, wages run about $85,480 per year (or roughly $41.10/hour).Pay can range from $52,910 at the 10th percentile to $98,820 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$52,910	$25.44
25th percentile	$62,200	$29.90
Median (50th)	$85,480	$41.10
75th percentile	$92,020	$44.24
90th percentile	$98,820	$47.51

Salary ranges for Brokerage Clerks in District of Columbia

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, brokerage clerks earn a median of $52,416 per year ($25.20/hour), exceeding the District of Columbia median.

Employment Outlook

Nationally, total employment in this occupation is 1,227,732 brokerage clerks nationwide.

Forecasted number of jobs for Brokerage Clerks

Top District of Columbia Metros for Brokerage Clerks

The metro areas below employ the most brokerage clerks in District of Columbia.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	580	$70,590

Top States for Brokerage Clerks Employment

The table below shows the states where the most brokerage clerks work.

State	Number Employed
California	6,000
New York	5,640
Texas	2,840
New Jersey	2,760
Florida	2,480
Pennsylvania	1,730
Illinois	1,600
Indiana	1,420
Minnesota	1,300
Arizona	1,140
Virginia	1,100
North Carolina	990
Massachusetts	940
Ohio	920
Michigan	800
Missouri	710
Maryland	670
Wisconsin	580
Delaware	480
Nevada	430

Highest-Paying States for Brokerage Clerks

The highest-paying states for brokerage clerks.

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$85,480
California	$77,460
New York	$75,990
Connecticut	$74,680
North Dakota	$73,330
New Jersey	$67,590
Maine	$66,500
Delaware	$66,400
Oregon	$66,380
Colorado	$66,210

Skills

Key brokerage clerks skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Active Listening 3.9 / 5

Speaking 3.9 / 5

Reading Comprehension 3.8 / 5

Time Management 3.5 / 5

Critical Thinking 3.4 / 5

Writing 3.1 / 5

Knowledge Areas

Important knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

English Language 4.1 / 5

Customer and Personal Service 3.8 / 5

Mathematics 3.5 / 5

Computers and Electronics 3.3 / 5

Economics and Accounting 3.2 / 5

Administrative 3.1 / 5

Abilities

Top abilities for brokerage clerks, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Oral Comprehension 4.0 / 5

Oral Expression 3.9 / 5

Near Vision 3.8 / 5

Written Comprehension 3.8 / 5

Speech Recognition 3.6 / 5

Speech Clarity 3.6 / 5

Daily Tasks

Day-to-day, brokerage clerks typically:

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.
Monitor daily stock prices and compute fluctuations to determine the need for additional collateral to secure loans.
Verify ownership and transaction information and dividend distribution instructions to ensure conformance with governmental regulations, using stock records and reports.
Compute total holdings, dividends, interest, transfer taxes, brokerage fees, or commissions and allocate appropriate payments to customers.
Prepare reports summarizing daily transactions and earnings for individual customer accounts.

Work Activities

Getting Information
Working with Computers
Processing Information
Communicating with People Outside the Organization
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Analyzing Data or Information
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

Tools & Technology

Technologies frequently used: Hot technologies: Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Creative Cloud software In-demand technologies: Microsoft Excel

Careers similar to brokerage clerks include:

Also Known As

Account Administrator, Broker Assistant, Broker Associate, Brokerage Agent, Brokerage Analyst, Brokerage Assistant, Brokerage Associate, Brokerage Clerk, Brokerage Coordinator, Brokerage Operations Representative (Brokerage Operations Rep), Brokerage Operations Specialist, Brokerage Purchase-and-Sale Clerk, Brokerage Service Associate, Brokerage Services Specialist, Brokerage Specialist.

References

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
O*NET-SOC code: 43-4011.00

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