Brokerage Clerks
Every task in this role, whether it passes the census's structural hand-over screen, which models pass it, and why. It is a screen, not a claim about what AI can do: a task can pass and still be beyond the systems of the day. The stricter and looser rules re-vote every task, and small differences between roles are noise.
Passes the screen · 1 of 10 tasks
Prepare reports summarizing daily transactions and earnings for individual customer accounts.
quick to check, an existing check settles it, and a mistake is cheap · 3.4% of the role's time · $87.8M · passed by Claude Sonnet, Gemini 3.1 Pro · the models disagreed
Does not pass
Correspond with customers and confer with coworkers to answer inquiries, discuss market fluctuations, or resolve account problems.
reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 22.0% of the role's time · $577M
Perform clerical tasks, such as answering phones or distributing mail.
physical work, outside the screen · 19.4% of the role's time · $509M
File, type, or operate standard office machines.
physical work, outside the screen · 17.5% of the role's time · $458M
Document security transactions, such as purchases, sales, conversions, redemptions, or payments, using computers, accounting ledgers, or certificate records.
reason given most often: a failure is too expensive · 12.6% of the role's time · $329M · passed by Claude Sonnet · the models disagreed
Prepare forms, such as receipts, withdrawal orders, transmittal papers, or transfer confirmations, based on transaction requests from stockholders.
physical work, outside the screen · 7.6% of the role's time · $200M
Compute total holdings, dividends, interest, transfer taxes, brokerage fees, or commissions and allocate appropriate payments to customers.
reason given most often: a failure is too expensive · 4.7% of the role's time · $124M · passed by Claude Sonnet · the models disagreed
Schedule and coordinate transfer and delivery of security certificates between companies, departments, and customers.
physical work, outside the screen · 4.3% of the role's time · $114M
Monitor daily stock prices and compute fluctuations to determine the need for additional collateral to secure loans.
reason given most often: a failure is too expensive · 4.2% of the role's time · $111M
Verify ownership and transaction information and dividend distribution instructions to ensure conformance with governmental regulations, using stock records and reports.
reason given most often: a failure is too expensive · 4.2% of the role's time · $109M
Where this role works
| Industry | Workers | Wage bill | Passes the screen | All three pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities | 25,720 | $1.8B | $61.1M | $0 |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) | 6890 | $441M | $14.8M | $0 |
| Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities | 1810 | $107M | $3.6M | $0 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 1380 | $90.0M | $3.0M | $0 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 730 | $41.6M | $1.4M | $0 |
| Freight Transportation Arrangement | 670 | $39.7M | $1.3M | $0 |
| Nondepository Credit Intermediation | 500 | $34.9M | $1.2M | $0 |
| Insurance Carriers | 360 | $18.1M | $606k | $0 |
| Employment Services | 130 | $6.8M | $227k | $0 |
| Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services | 90 | $5.1M | $172k | $0 |