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Overview for Office Clerks, General

SOC Code: 43-9061
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  • Career Cluster

    Business Management & Administration

  • Career Pathway

    • Administrative Support

Occupation 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, office machine operation, and filing.

Annual Wages

Created with Highcharts 11.4.0$39,930 - Annual Median Wage$50K
  • 10th Percentile $26870
  • 25th Percentile $33930
  • Median $39930
  • 75th Percentile $48110
  • 90th Percentile $58410

Best Job Matches With Shared Skills

Occupation Average Wage Typical Entry Level Education Current Openings
Occupation
Office Clerks, General
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100%
Average Wage
$41,870/year
$20.13/hour
Typical Entry Level Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Current Openings
75
Occupation
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Bargraph indicating percent
80%
Average Wage
$44,520/year
$21.41/hour
Typical Entry Level Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Current Openings
500+
Occupation
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
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79%
Average Wage
$51,090/year
$24.56/hour
Typical Entry Level Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Current Openings
43
Occupation
Library Technicians
Bargraph indicating percent
77%
Average Wage
$33,840/year
$16.27/hour
Typical Entry Level Education
Postsecondary non-degree award
Current Openings
3
Occupation
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Bargraph indicating percent
76%
Average Wage
$48,150/year
$23.15/hour
Typical Entry Level Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Current Openings
59

Current Openings by County

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Adams county has 0 open job(s) Ashland county has 0 open job(s) Barron county has 0 open job(s) Bayfield county has 0 open job(s) Brown county has 1 open job(s) Buffalo county has 0 open job(s) Burnett county has 0 open job(s) Calumet county has 0 open job(s) Chippewa county has 0 open job(s) Clark county has 0 open job(s) Columbia county has 0 open job(s) Crawford county has 0 open job(s) Dane county has 4 open job(s) Dodge county has 0 open job(s) Door county has 0 open job(s) Douglas county has 0 open job(s) Dunn county has 1 open job(s) Eau Claire county has 2 open job(s) Florence county has 0 open job(s) Fond du Lac county has 1 open job(s) Forest county has 0 open job(s) Grant county has 0 open job(s) Green county has 1 open job(s) Green Lake county has 0 open job(s) Iowa county has 0 open job(s) Iron county has 0 open job(s) Jackson county has 0 open job(s) Jefferson county has 3 open job(s) Juneau county has 0 open job(s) Kenosha county has 1 open job(s) Kewaunee county has 0 open job(s) La Crosse county has 3 open job(s) Lafayette county has 0 open job(s) Langlade county has 0 open job(s) Lincoln county has 0 open job(s) Manitowoc county has 1 open job(s) Marathon county has 5 open job(s) Marinette county has 0 open job(s) Marquette county has 0 open job(s) Menominee county has 0 open job(s) Milwaukee county has 16 open job(s) Monroe county has 0 open job(s) Oconto county has 0 open job(s) Oneida county has 0 open job(s) Outagamie county has 4 open job(s) Ozaukee county has 0 open job(s) Pepin county has 0 open job(s) Pierce county has 0 open job(s) Polk county has 0 open job(s) Portage county has 4 open job(s) Price county has 0 open job(s) Racine county has 2 open job(s) Richland county has 0 open job(s) Rock county has 5 open job(s) Rusk county has 0 open job(s) Sauk county has 1 open job(s) Sawyer county has 0 open job(s) Shawano county has 0 open job(s) Sheboygan county has 0 open job(s) St. Croix county has 0 open job(s) Taylor county has 0 open job(s) Trempealeau county has 0 open job(s) Vernon county has 0 open job(s) Vilas county has 0 open job(s) Washburn county has 0 open job(s) Walworth county has 1 open job(s) Washington county has 2 open job(s) Waukesha county has 6 open job(s) Waupaca county has 1 open job(s) Waushara county has 0 open job(s) Winnebago county has 0 open job(s) Wood county has 0 open job(s)

Number of Jobs

Created with Highcharts 11.4.0Number of JobsBase-Year 2022Projected-Year 2032010k20k30k40k50k60kHighcharts.com
Average Annual
  • Job Growth -.23%
  • Job Openings 6392

5 Most Recent Job Openings

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Common Job Titles

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  • Front Office Clerk

Typical Tasks

  • Operate office machines, such as photocopiers and scanners, facsimile machines, voice mail systems, and personal computers.
  • Answer telephones, direct calls, and take messages.
  • Communicate with customers, employees, and other individuals to answer questions, disseminate or explain information, take orders, and address complaints.
  • Collect, count, and disburse money, do basic bookkeeping, and complete banking transactions.
  • Complete and mail bills, contracts, policies, invoices, or checks.
  • Maintain and update filing, inventory, mailing, and database systems, either manually or using a computer.
  • Compile, copy, sort, and file records of office activities, business transactions, and other activities.
  • Review files, records, and other documents to obtain information to respond to requests.
  • Open, sort, and route incoming mail, answer correspondence, and prepare outgoing mail.
  • Process and prepare documents, such as business or government forms and expense reports.