New York·Office and Administrative Support Occupations·SOC 43-4011

Best Brokerage Clerk programs in New York, ranked by enrollment

Perform duties related to the purchase, sale, or holding of securities.

42 schools in New York run programs that feed this job, graduating 917 people a year. The job pays a median of $78,930 in New York across about 5,950 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledSales TraderSales AssistantTrading AssistantRegistered Sales AssistantStock ClerkCoupon ClerkMargin ClerkDividend Clerk
Graduates / yr
917
in New York
Median pay · New York
$78,930
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
5,950
people employed
Schools
42
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
37%
across those schools
Median net price
$13,653
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in New York that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

1 programs in New York that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in New York (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own New York page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 52.0302In New York
917
100.0%
42$51,824$24,433

Top 25 schools in New York

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 16 of the 42 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Suffolk County Community College
Selden, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
89Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping$27,17029%
2CUNY LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
87Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping$20,43624%
3Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
72Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping$35,51323%
4CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
69Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping$30,94225%
5SUNY Westchester Community College
Valhalla, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
69Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping25%
6CUNY Kingsborough Community College
Brooklyn, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
67Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping$26,95328%
7Metropolitan Learning Institute
Rego Park, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
46Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping$18,18199%$8,911
8EDP School
Brooklyn, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
41Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping$31,99698%$11,616
9Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
39Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping35%
10Niagara County Community College
Sanborn, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
30Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping$39,76132%
11CUNY Queensborough Community College
Bayside, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
28Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping24%
12Orange County Community College
Middletown, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
24Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping25%
13Mohawk Valley Community College
Utica, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
22Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping$26,18138%
14CUNY Hostos Community College
Bronx, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
21Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping$31,39716%
15Monroe University
Bronx, NY Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
20Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping$41,26057%$12,02868%
16CUNY New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
18Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping$27,46721%80%
17Dutchess Community College
Poughkeepsie, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
17Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping30%
18Empire State University
Saratoga Springs, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
15Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping41%
19Tompkins Cortland Community College
Dryden, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
14Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping26%
20Genesee Community College
Batavia, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
13Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping31%
21Erie Community College
Buffalo, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
10Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping28%
22Jefferson Community College
Watertown, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
10Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping28%
23The College of Westchester
White Plains, NY Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
10Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping$45,79838%$13,65394%
24Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
8Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping53%63%
25Herkimer County Community College
Herkimer, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
8Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping35%

All 42 schools in New York

Every school in New York with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in New York that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Suffolk County Community CollegeSeldenPublic891
CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island CityPublic871
Nassau Community CollegeGarden CityPublic721
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew YorkPublic691
SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhallaPublic691
CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklynPublic671
Metropolitan Learning InstituteRego ParkPrivate not-for-profit461
EDP SchoolBrooklynPrivate not-for-profit411
Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroyPublic391
Niagara County Community CollegeSanbornPublic301
CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeBaysidePublic281
Orange County Community CollegeMiddletownPublic241
Mohawk Valley Community CollegeUticaPublic221
CUNY Hostos Community CollegeBronxPublic211
Monroe UniversityBronxPrivate for-profit201

What brokerage clerks earn in New York

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in New York
$78,930
Mean annual
$85,910
Jobs in state
5,950
What the range looks like
10th pct$56,820Median$78,93090th pct$125,680
Versus the national median
+20.0%

U.S. median $65,750. New York pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
2.66×

Concentrated here: New York employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.

Metro areas in New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$78,930median
7,100 jobs
Rochester, NY
$61,780median
150 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$60,540median
240 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$61,450median
200 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$61,910median
50 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
-9.5%
Decline
Openings per year
4,100
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
-3,900
40,800 → 36,900
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
Plus moderate-term on-the-job training

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Brokerage Clerks page.

How to become a Brokerage Clerk

Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

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The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in New York

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 1 majors mapped to Brokerage Clerks1 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 52.0302Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping

Common questions

Answers for people weighing brokerage clerks programs in New York.

What degree do you need to become a Brokerage Clerk?+

High school diploma or equivalent is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping, which awarded 917 degrees in New York in 2024-25, 100.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Brokerage Clerk?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 1 programs to this occupation. The largest are Accounting and Related Services. Together they graduate about 917 people a year in New York.

How much do brokerage clerks earn in New York?+

The median is $78,930 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 20.0% above the U.S. median of $65,750. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for brokerage clerks growing?+

BLS projects a -9.5% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, decline, with roughly 4,100 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in New York?+

42 institutions in New York reported graduates from at least one of the 1 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do brokerage clerks work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Sales Trader, Sales Assistant, Trading Assistant, Registered Sales Assistant among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 43-4011.

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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