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Job Description
Perform duties too varied and diverse to be classified in any specific office clerical occupation, requiring knowledge of office systems and procedures. Clerical duties may be assigned in accordance with the office procedures of individual establishments and may include a combination of answering telephones, bookkeeping, typing or word processing, stenography, office machine operation, and filing.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 43-9061.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 33,010.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 15.00
- Currently, there are 2,955,550 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Office Clerks, General”.
Also Known As…
- Office Clerks, General
- Secretary
- Receptionist
- Office Manager
- Office Coordinator
- Office Clerk
- Office Assistant
- Customer Service Representative
- Clerk
- Administrative Assistant
- Administration Assistant
- Yard Clerk
- Wrong Address Clerk
- Weather Clerk
- Ward Clerk
- Utility Worker
- Unit Clerk
- Underwriting Clerk
- Typist
- Typing, Filing, Answering Phones Office Helper
- Trip Follower
- Train Clerk
- Traffic Clerk
- Trade Clerk
- Trace Clerk
- Town Clerk
- Throw-Out Clerk
- Test Technician
- Telegraph Service Clerk
- Stubber
- Staff Assistant
- Sorter
- Router
- Returned Telephone Equipment Appraiser
- Reinsurance Clerk
- Real Estate Clerk
- Real Estate Assistant
- Reader
- Radio Message Router
- Purchasing Clerk
- Property Coordinator
- Property Clerk
- Property Assessment Monitor
- Proof Machine Operator
- Program Support Clerk
- Process Server
- Prize Coordinator
- Principal Clerk
- Press Clippings Cutter and Paster
- Police Records Clerk
- Police Clerk
- Police Aide
- Order Caller
- Office Worker
- Office Support Assistant
- Office Services Specialist
- Office Helper Clerical
- Office Helper
- Office Employee
- Office Automation Clerk
- Office Associate
- Office Aide
- Office Administrator
- News Assistant
- Microfilming Document Preparer
- Melter Clerk
- Medical Office Worker
- Medical Office Assistant
- Medical Clerk
- Media Clerk
- Marketing Clerk
- Map Clerk
- Lost Charge Card Clerk
- Lost and Found Clerk
- Loan Assistant
- Laundry Clerk
- Laboratory Clerk
- Keyboard Specialist
- Insurance Clerk
- Identification Clerk
- History Card Clerk
- Greige Goods Marker
- Grading Clerk
- Government Clerk
- General Office Worker
- General Office Clerk
- General Intern
- General Clerk
- Front Office Clerk
- Floor Space Allocator
- Floor Clerk
- Fingerprint Clerk
- Field Representative
- Field Clerk
- Field Assistant
- Executive Assistant
- Examination Proctor
- Event Coordinator
- Election Clerk
- Document Processor
- Document Examiner
- Document Coordinator
- Diet Clerk
- Desk Clerk
- Data Examination Clerk
- Data Entry Clerk
- Credit Card Control Clerk
- Credit Card Clerk
- Court Clerk
- Copyright Expert
- Congressional District Aide
- Code and Test Clerk
- Clerk Typist
- Clerical Support
- Clerical Office Worker
- Clerical Dentist Assistant
- Clerical Assistant
- Clerical Aide
- Circulation Clerk
- Charter
- Chart Clerk
- Career Guidance Technician
- Car Distributor
- Broadcast Checker
- Bookkeeper
- Board Attendant
- Blood Donor Unit Assistant
- Blood Bank Credit Clerk
- Blood Bank Calendar Control Clerk
- Automobile Contract Clerk
- Audit Control Clerk
- Auction Assistant
- Attendance Clerk
- Appointment Scheduler
- Animal Shelter Clerk
- Animal Hospital Clerk
- Agent-Licensing Clerk
- Admissions Evaluator
- Administrative Technician
- Administrative Support Specialist
- Administrative Office Assistant
- Administrative Clerk
- Administration Clerk
- Accounting Clerk
- Account Clerk
Tasks for “Mailroom Clerk”
- Complete work schedules, manage calendars, and arrange appointments.
- Inventory and order materials, supplies, and services.
- Make travel arrangements for office personnel.
- Deliver messages and run errands.
- Compile, copy, sort, and file records of office activities, business transactions, and other activities.
- Operate office machines, such as photocopiers and scanners, facsimile machines, voice mail systems, and personal computers.
- Collect, count, and disburse money, do basic bookkeeping, and complete banking transactions.
- Prepare meeting agendas, attend meetings, and record and transcribe minutes.
- Complete and mail bills, contracts, policies, invoices, or checks.
- Count, weigh, measure, or organize materials.
- Communicate with customers, employees, and other individuals to answer questions, disseminate or explain information, take orders, and address complaints.
- Open, sort, and route incoming mail, answer correspondence, and prepare outgoing mail.
- Review files, records, and other documents to obtain information to respond to requests.
- Answer telephones, direct calls, and take messages.
- Compute, record, and proofread data and other information, such as records or reports.
- Troubleshoot problems involving office equipment, such as computer hardware and software.
- Maintain and update filing, inventory, mailing, and database systems, either manually or using a computer.
- Train other staff members to perform work activities, such as using computer applications.
- Monitor and direct the work of lower-level clerks.
- Process and prepare documents, such as business or government forms and expense reports.
- Type, format, proofread, and edit correspondence and other documents, from notes or dictating machines, using computers or typewriters.
Related Technology & Tools
- Laser facsimile machines
- Desktop computers
- Computer terminals
- Laptop computers
- Electric typewriters
- Digital duplicating machines
- Switchboards
- Dictation equipment
- Computer laser printers
- Postage machines
- Voice mail systems
- Personal computers
- Data input scanners
- Photocopiers
- 10-key calculators
- Letter folding machines
- Photocopying equipment
- Typewriters
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Scanners
- Medical condition coding software
- Filing system software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Billing software
- Blackboard
- MEDITECH software
- Propertyware
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Windows
- Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign
- Records management software
- Microsoft Excel
- IBM Notes
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- Alpha Software Alpha Five
- FileMaker Pro
- Medical procedure coding software
- Microsoft Office
- Transcription system software
- IBM Check Processing Control System CPSC
- LexisNexis
- Microsoft Word
- Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
- Oracle PeopleSoft
- Microsoft Access
- St. Paul Travelers e-CARMA
- Sage 50 Accounting
- Data entry software
- Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge
- Electronic Data Interchange EDI systems
- Yardi
- Appointment scheduling software
- SAP
- Salesforce.com Salesforce CRM
- Mavenlink
- Web browser software
- Bookkeeping software
- Word processing software
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Microsoft Publisher
- Google Docs