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General Clerks
General Clerks perform a range of clerical and administrative tasks.
Fun facts
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Moderate Future Growth
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1073 Weekly Pay Before Tax
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57% full-time Full-Time Share
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85% female Gender Share
Tasks
There are many tasks done by general clerks. A few are listed below:
- recording, preparing, sorting, classifying and filing information
- sorting, opening and sending mail
- photocopying and faxing documents
- preparing reports of a routine nature
- recording issue of equipment to staff
- receiving letters and telephone messages
- transcribing information onto computers, and proofreading and correcting copy
- may provide customers with information about services
- may perform receptionist duties
Specific occupations
- General Clerk