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Occupational Description

Perform clerical duties involving the purchase or sale of securities. Duties include writing orders for stock purchases and 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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Brokerage Clerks

Employment Outlook for Brokerage Clerks

Statewide Employment Analysis	2006 employment is estimated to be at about the statewide average. This occupation is expected to grow somewhat faster than the statewide average. Total job openings are projected to be at about the statewide average. Reasonable, but limited, employment opportunities exist.

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Current Job Openings for Brokerage Clerks

There are no openings for this occupation.

State of Oregon License Information for Brokerage Clerks

No statewide license is required for this occupation.

Wages for Brokerage Clerks

Region	---------------- 2009 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th	Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
Oregon Statewide	$12.85	$14.18	$16.53	$20.14	$24.23	$17.44	$36,278
Multnomah / Washington	13.16	14.64	17.16	19.77	23.79	17.59	36,601
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	13.54	15.06	17.31	19.54	22.09	17.38	36,158
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	13.03	13.80	15.09	17.05	19.61	15.58	32,400
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	12.01	13.59	15.51	21.81	26.38	18.02	37,480

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Regional Employment Projections for Brokerage Clerks

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
Region	2006	2016	Change	% Change	Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	665	814	149	22.4%	15	10	25
Multnomah / Washington	370	423	53	14.3%	5	5	11
Clackamas	86	111	25	29.1%	3	1	4
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	77	94	17	22.1%	2	1	3
Lane	66	82	16	24.2%	2	1	3
Jackson / Josephine	44	54	10	22.7%	1	1	2
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	43	56	13	30.2%	1	1	2
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	18	23	5	27.8%	1	0	1
Douglas	12	15	3	25.0%	0	0	1
Coos / Curry	9	10	1	11.1%	0	0	0
Morrow / Umatilla	6	7	1	16.7%	0	0	0
Klamath / Lake	5	7	2	40.0%	0	0	0
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	5	5	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Baker / Union / Wallowa	3	5	2	66.7%	0	0	0
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	3	1	-2	-66.7%	0	0	0
Grant / Harney / Malheur	2	2	0	0.0%	0	0	0

Replacement openings are caused by existing workers permanently leaving their occupation. Many additional job openings occur due to job changes within occupations.

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Industries of Employment for Brokerage Clerks

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2006 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	665
Total, All Industries	Private	665
Wholesale Trade	Private	12
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	Private	12
Finance and Insurance	Private	652
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	Private	32
Depository Credit Intermediation	Private	21
Nondepository Credit Intermediation	Private	11

Educational Requirements for Brokerage Clerks

Workers must have moderate-term on-the-job training to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with related work experience have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Brokerage Clerks

Apply Mathematical Principles To Accounting, Bookkeeping Or Budgeting
Buy And Sell Securities
Compose Business Correspondence
Compute Equity
Compute Taxes
Conduct Stock Transactions
Distribute Dividends
Follow Regulations
Obtain Information From Clients, Customers, Patients Or Others
Operate Fax Machines, Copiers, Printers, And Other Office Machines
Organize And Work With Detailed Records
Perform Bookkeeping Functions
Prepare Financial Reports
Prepare Reports In Timely Manner
Process And Prepare Business Forms
Process Records And Maintain Forms And Files
Provide Customer Service
Provide Customer Service Using Telephone
Use Basic Mathematics
Use Computers To Enter, Access And Retrieve Data
Verify Bank And Financial Transactions
Work As A Team Member

Schools and Training Providers for Brokerage Clerks

The training providers listed below offer one or more of the following programs:

Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping

Career Enhancement Center 1916 Island Avenue La Grande, OR 97850-7979 Phone: (541) 963-9213 x26 Programs of Training: Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	Elliott Bookkeeping School & Placement Service 1225 NW Murray Rd. Suite 112 Portland, OR 97229-5552 Phone: (503) 644-6451 Programs of Training: Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	DePaul Industries Training Centers 4950 NE Martin Luther King Portland, OR 97211-3354 Phone: (503) 281-1289 x161 Programs of Training: Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
DePaul Industries 4660 Portland Rd. NE, Suite 108 Salem, OR 97305-1684 Phone: (503) 856-9817 Programs of Training: Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	Chemeketa Community College 4000 Lancaster Dr NE Salem, OR 97305 Phone: (503) 399-5000 Programs of Training: Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	Linn-Benton Community College 6500 Pacific Blvd SW Albany, OR 97321 Phone: (541) 917-4999 Programs of Training: Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
Mt Hood Community College 26000 SE Stark St Gresham, OR 97030 Phone: (503) 491-6422 Programs of Training: Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	Tongue Point Job Corps Center 37573 Old Highway 30 Astoria, OR 97103 Phone: (503) 325-2131 Programs of Training: Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	Abdill Career College, Inc. 843 E. Main Street, Suite 203 Medford, OR 97504-7137 Phone: (541) 779-8384 Programs of Training: Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
Klamath Community College 7390 South Sixth Street Klamath Falls, OR 97603 Phone: (541) 882-3521 Programs of Training: Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	Blue Mountain Community College 2411 NW Carden Ave Pendleton, OR 97801 Phone: (541) 276-1260 Programs of Training: Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	Clackamas Community College 19600 South Molalla Ave Oregon City, OR 97045 Phone: (503) 657-6958 Programs of Training: Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
Southwestern Oregon Community College 1988 Newmark Ave Coos Bay, OR 97420 Phone: (541) 888-2525 Programs of Training: Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	Tillamook Bay Community College 4301 Third Street Tillamook, OR 97141 Phone: (503) 842-8222 Programs of Training: Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	Treasure Valley Community College 650 College Blvd Ontario, OR 97914 Phone: (541) 881-8822 Programs of Training: Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
Umpqua Community College 1140 College Rd. Roseburg, OR 97470 Phone: (541) 440-4600 Programs of Training: Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	Lane Community College 4000 E 30th Ave Eugene, OR 97405 Phone: (541) 463-3000 Programs of Training: Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	Everest College-Portland 425 SW Washington Portland, OR 97204 Phone: (503) 222-3225 Programs of Training: Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Brokerage Clerks

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