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O*NET 43-9061.00: Office Clerks, GeneralMedian pay $45,010/year (BLS, May 2025)20 tasksJob Zone 2: Some preparation

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.

Type your own title and every prompt on this page updates to match. Also called: Administrative Clerk (Admin Clerk), Clerical Aide, Clerical Assistant, Clerk, General Clerk, Office Assistant, Office Clerk, Office Services Specialist, Office Support Assistant.

Where AI fits in this job

AI-ready 22%AI-assist 53%Stays human 25%

Share of the job's tasks, weighted by how important and how frequent each task is (O*NET ratings). 4 AI-ready, 11 AI-assist and 5 human-led tasks out of 20. This measures where AI can help, not whether the job will disappear.

Information & paperwork
Thinking & planning
People & communication
Leading & teaching
Hands-on & physical

Shape of the job: importance of each kind of work activity (O*NET, 1 to 5).

AI can draft these 4

AI produces a usable first pass. You review it, fix it and own it.

Maintain and update filing, inventory, mailing, and database systems, either manually or using a computer.

Daily

AI writes the first draft from your notes; you check every fact.

Show prompt & steps

Give AI your rough notes, numbers or last version and it will turn them into a clean, well-structured first draft. You check every fact and figure before it goes anywhere.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as an office clerk (general). Part of my job is to maintain and update filing, inventory, mailing, and database systems, either manually or using a computer.

Context: We use MEDITECH software and Henry Schein Dentrix.
Inventory: [supplies, stock]
Data: [paste counts]

Draft records and reorder flags. Use plain language and headings where they help, and mark anything you had to guess with [CHECK].

10-minute exercise: Inventory record

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you maintain and update filing (today).
Step 2Fill in [Inventory] and [Data] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check every fact, name and number against your source before it goes anywhere.

AI will happily make up numbers, names and dates. Every fact in the draft needs checking against your source.

Importance 4.0/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Maintain inventory records..

Review files, records, and other documents to obtain information to respond to requests.

Daily

AI maps out the topic and options; confirm with real sources.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 70% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

AI is a fast research assistant. Ask it to map out a topic, compare options or list what to check. Use a tool with web search and ask for its sources.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as an office clerk (general). Part of my job is to review files, records, and other documents to obtain information to respond to requests.

Context: We use LexisNexis; the work draws on administrative, customer and personal service and administration and management.
What I need: [the specific information]
Where I can search: [files, databases, references]

Give me a search plan with terms and sources in order of likely success, and how to confirm the result. Flag where information may be outdated.

10-minute exercise: Search references for an answer

Step 1Pick something you need to look up this week.
Step 2Fill in [What I need] and [Where I can search].
Step 3Run the plan and check the result against a second source.

AI can invent sources and citations. Open every link and confirm it says what the AI claims.

Importance 3.9/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Search files, databases or reference materials to obtain needed information..

Compile, copy, sort, and file records of office activities, business transactions, and other activities.

Daily

AI handles forms, records and routine paperwork for you to verify.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 91% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

Forms, records, data entry, scheduling and routine paperwork are where AI saves the most time. It drafts, sorts, extracts and reformats while you verify.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as an office clerk (general). Part of my job is to compile, copy, sort, and file records of office activities, business transactions, and other activities.

Context: We use MEDITECH software and Henry Schein Dentrix.
Documents: [transcripts, exhibits, records]
Rules: [court, office]

Make a filing checklist and naming scheme. Point out anything missing or inconsistent and suggest a template I can reuse.

10-minute exercise: Filing system

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you compile, copy, sort, and file records of office activities and business transactions (today).
Step 2Fill in [Documents] and [Rules] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Save the template and use it on the next one. Time both.

Personal, financial and health data shouldn't go into AI tools unless your employer has approved one for it.

Importance 4.0/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: File documents or records.. Also involves: Compile data or documentation..

Process and prepare documents, such as business or government forms and expense reports.

Monthly

AI writes the first draft from your notes; you check every fact.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 55% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

Give AI your rough notes, numbers or last version and it will turn them into a clean, well-structured first draft. You check every fact and figure before it goes anywhere.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as an office clerk (general). Part of my job is to process and prepare documents, such as business or government forms and expense reports.

Context: We use MEDITECH software and Henry Schein Dentrix.
Transaction or account: [describe]
Requirements: [forms, regulations]

List documents needed and draft the correspondence. Use plain language and headings where they help, and mark anything you had to guess with [CHECK].

10-minute exercise: Compliance paperwork

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you process and prepare documents.
Step 2Fill in [Transaction or account] and [Requirements] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check every fact, name and number against your source before it goes anywhere.

AI will happily make up numbers, names and dates. Every fact in the draft needs checking against your source.

Importance 3.8/5 · O*NET work activity: Prepare documentation for contracts, transactions, or regulatory compliance..

AI can help you prep these 11

AI speeds up the prep, drafting or thinking. The core of the task is still yours.

Answer telephones, direct calls, and take messages.

Several times a day

AI builds you an answer bank; exceptions and the human touch are yours.

Show prompt & steps

Build a personal answer bank with AI for the questions you get every day. In the moment, the human touch and the judgment about exceptions are yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as an office clerk (general). Part of my job is to answer telephones, direct calls, and take messages.

Context: We use Microsoft Dynamics and Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge; the work draws on administrative, customer and personal service and administration and management.
Calls I get: [patients, customers, callers and what they usually need]
Rules: [what I can and can't say, who to transfer to]

Write a greeting, short answers to the 8 most common requests, and when to transfer or escalate.

10-minute exercise: Phone answers

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you answer telephones.
Step 2Fill in [Calls I get] and [Rules] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check every answer against your policies, especially anything about health or privacy.

Don't paste customers' personal details into AI tools. Describe the situation instead.

Importance 4.3/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Answer telephones to direct calls or provide information..

Communicate with customers, employees, and other individuals to answer questions, disseminate or explain information, take orders, and address complaints.

Daily

AI builds you an answer bank; exceptions and the human touch are yours.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 77% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

Build a personal answer bank with AI for the questions you get every day. In the moment, the human touch and the judgment about exceptions are yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as an office clerk (general). Part of my job is to communicate with customers, employees, and other individuals to answer questions, disseminate or explain information, take orders, and address complaints.

Context: We use Microsoft Dynamics and Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge; the work draws on administrative, customer and personal service and administration and management.
Complaints I get: [list typical ones]
What I can offer: [fixes, policies]

Write responses that acknowledge, explain and resolve. Keep answers to 2-3 sentences and flag any that depend on the situation.

10-minute exercise: Complaint responses

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you communicate with customers and employees (today). Leave out names and identifying details.
Step 2Fill in [Complaints I get] and [What I can offer] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Make sure every offer is within your authority.

Don't paste customers' personal details into AI tools. Describe the situation instead.

Importance 4.3/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Respond to customer problems or complaints.. Also involves: Confer with coworkers to coordinate work activities..

Compute, record, and proofread data and other information, such as records or reports.

Daily

AI pre-checks against the rules; the sign-off stays with you.

Show prompt & steps

Use AI as a first-pass checker against a list of rules or standards. The final judgment and sign-off stay with you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as an office clerk (general). Part of my job is to compute, record, and proofread data and other information, such as records or reports.

Context: We use Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft SharePoint; the work draws on administrative, customer and personal service and administration and management.
Document: [paste text]
What to check: [facts, figures, style, references]

List errors with corrections and anything to verify. Make a table: requirement, met / not met / unclear, and the exact evidence.

10-minute exercise: Proofread for accuracy

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you compute, record, and proofread data and other information (today).
Step 2Fill in [Document] and [What to check] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Accept only the fixes you agree with.

AI can miss things and sound sure about it. Use it to catch extra problems, not as the final check.

Importance 3.8/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Proofread documents, records, or other files to ensure accuracy.. Also involves: Check data for recording errors..

Deliver messages and run errands.

Daily

AI drafts clear messages and talking points.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 95% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

AI can draft updates, emails and talking points so your message is clear and complete. Relationships and real-time calls are yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as an office clerk (general). Part of my job is to deliver messages and run errands.

Context: We use IBM Notes and Microsoft Exchange.
Who: [clerks, staff, crew]
Information: [prices, schedule, changes]

Draft a clear message with exactly what they need to do. Keep it under 150 words with a clear ask, plus a 2-sentence version for chat.

10-minute exercise: Update coworkers

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you deliver messages (today).
Step 2Fill in [Who] and [Information] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Edit it until it sounds like you, then send it yourself.

Never let AI send messages for you. Read every word, because tone mistakes cost trust.

Importance 3.5/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Provide information to coworkers..

Type, format, proofread, and edit correspondence and other documents, from notes or dictating machines, using computers or typewriters.

Weekly

AI pre-checks against the rules; the sign-off stays with you.

Show prompt & steps

Use AI as a first-pass checker against a list of rules or standards. The final judgment and sign-off stay with you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as an office clerk (general). Part of my job is to type, format, proofread, and edit correspondence and other documents, from notes or dictating machines, using computers or typewriters.

Context: We use Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft SharePoint; the work draws on administrative, customer and personal service and administration and management.
Document: [paste text]
What to check: [facts, figures, style, references]

List errors with corrections and anything to verify. Make a table: requirement, met / not met / unclear, and the exact evidence.

10-minute exercise: Proofread for accuracy

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you type format, proofread, and edit correspondence (this week).
Step 2Fill in [Document] and [What to check] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Accept only the fixes you agree with.

AI can miss things and sound sure about it. Use it to catch extra problems, not as the final check.

Importance 3.5/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Proofread documents, records, or other files to ensure accuracy..

Complete work schedules, manage calendars, and arrange appointments.

Weekly

AI lays out options and timelines to react to.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 81% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

AI can lay out options, timelines and checklists to react to. Fitting it to your people, budget and situation is your call.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as an office clerk (general). Part of my job is to complete work schedules, manage calendars, and arrange appointments.

Context: We use Microsoft Project and Appointment scheduling software; the work draws on administrative, customer and personal service and administration and management.
Who I schedule: [staff, attorneys, team]
Fixed commitments: [meetings, deadlines, court dates, hours]

Draft a weekly schedule or calendar that avoids conflicts and leaves buffer time, and list anything that needs a decision.

10-minute exercise: Staff schedule and calendar

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you complete work schedules (this week).
Step 2Fill in [Who I schedule] and [Fixed commitments] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check it against everyone's real availability before sending.

AI doesn't know your people, your site or your history. Treat its plan as a starting point to react to.

Importance 3.7/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Prepare employee work schedules.. Also involves: Schedule appointments..

Complete and mail bills, contracts, policies, invoices, or checks.

Weekly

AI preps the paperwork; approving and paying stay with you.

Show prompt & steps

AI can prep the paperwork, extract details from documents and make checklists. Approving, paying and verifying stay with you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as an office clerk (general). Part of my job is to complete and mail bills, contracts, policies, invoices, or checks.

Context: We use MEDITECH software and Henry Schein Dentrix.
What to send: [notices, submissions]
Recipients: [describe]

Draft notices and a send checklist. Point out anything missing or inconsistent and suggest a template I can reuse.

10-minute exercise: Sending notices or materials

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you complete and mail bills, contracts and policies (this week).
Step 2Fill in [What to send] and [Recipients] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Save the template and use it on the next one. Time both. Recompute every total yourself.

Personal, financial and health data shouldn't go into AI tools unless your employer has approved one for it.

Rules and regulations vary by place and change often. Confirm against the official source before relying on anything.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 4.1/5 · O*NET work activity: Send information, materials or documentation..

Inventory and order materials, supplies, and services.

Monthly

AI does the arithmetic and suggests what to look at; the conclusions are yours.

Show prompt & steps

AI can do the arithmetic, build the spreadsheet formula and suggest what to look at. Deciding what the numbers mean for your situation is still you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as an office clerk (general). Part of my job is to inventory and order materials, supplies, and services.

Context: We use Intuit QuickBooks and Sage 50 Accounting; the work draws on administrative, customer and personal service and administration and management.
Inventory: [warehouse, purchases]
Data: [paste levels, costs, deliveries]

Analyze levels, flag low or excess stock, and give reorder formulas. Show your working step by step and give spreadsheet formulas so I can reproduce the numbers.

10-minute exercise: Inventory monitoring

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you inventory and order materials, supplies and services.
Step 2Fill in [Inventory] and [Data] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check flagged items with a physical count.

AI makes arithmetic mistakes. Recompute anything that matters with a spreadsheet formula.

Importance 3.5/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Monitor inventories of products or materials..

Count, weigh, measure, or organize materials.

Weekly

AI does the arithmetic and suggests what to look at; the conclusions are yours.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 70% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

AI can do the arithmetic, build the spreadsheet formula and suggest what to look at. Deciding what the numbers mean for your situation is still you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as an office clerk (general). Part of my job is to count, weigh, measure, or organize materials.

Context: We use Intuit QuickBooks and Sage 50 Accounting; the work draws on administrative, customer and personal service and administration and management.
Items: [products, materials]
Data: [measurements, prices]

Calculate weights, volumes or prices and give formulas. Show your working step by step and give spreadsheet formulas so I can reproduce the numbers.

10-minute exercise: Weight and volume calculations

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you count, weigh, measure, or organize materials (this week).
Step 2Fill in [Items] and [Data] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Recompute the most important number yourself before you trust the rest.

AI makes arithmetic mistakes. Recompute anything that matters with a spreadsheet formula.

Importance 3.2/5 · O*NET work activity: Calculate weights, volumes or other characteristics of materials..

Train other staff members to perform work activities, such as using computer applications.

Monthly

AI preps the materials; reading the room is you.

Show prompt & steps

AI preps the materials: lesson outlines, quizzes, examples, practice scenarios. Reading the room and coaching people is still you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as an office clerk (general). Part of my job is to train other staff members to perform work activities, such as using computer applications.

Context: We use Microsoft PowerPoint; the work draws on administrative, customer and personal service and administration and management.
Topic: [tool, method]
Staff: [describe]

Plan the training session and practice tasks. Include timings, a realistic practice scenario from my work, and a short check for understanding with answers.

10-minute exercise: Staff training

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you train other staff members to perform work activities. Leave out names and identifying details.
Step 2Fill in [Topic] and [Staff] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Swap one AI example for a real story from your own work. Real stories are what people remember.

Check that every procedure in the material matches your workplace's actual standards.

Importance 3.3/5 · O*NET work activity: Train personnel..

Prepare meeting agendas, attend meetings, and record and transcribe minutes.

Monthly

AI drafts the structure and wording; the specifics and sign-off are yours.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 90% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

AI can draft the structure and standard wording. The specifics, the judgment calls and the sign-off are yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as an office clerk (general). Part of my job is to prepare meeting agendas, attend meetings, and record and transcribe minutes.

Context: We use MEDITECH software and Henry Schein Dentrix.
Meeting: [type, attendees by role]
Notes: [paste rough notes]

Draft minutes with decisions and actions. Use plain language and headings where they help, and mark anything you had to guess with [CHECK].

10-minute exercise: Meeting minutes

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you prepare meeting agendas.
Step 2Fill in [Meeting] and [Notes] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check decisions with the chair before sending.

AI will happily make up numbers, names and dates. Every fact in the draft needs checking against your source.

Importance 3.6/5 · O*NET work activity: Transcribe spoken or written information.. Also involves: Record information from meetings or other formal proceedings..

These stay human 5

They need your hands, your presence or your accountable judgment. Lean into them: they get more valuable as routine work is automated.

📏 Measured in this job (O*NET work context): Contact with others: constant contact with others · Face-to-face discussions: every day · Dealing with the public: very important · Impact of decisions: important results

Operate office machines, such as photocopiers and scanners, facsimile machines, voice mail systems, and personal computers.

Several times a day

Physical, in-person work. AI helps with checklists and write-ups.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI helps around the job: decoding manuals and instructions, pre-job checklists, calculations and writing up what you did afterward.

Prep prompt

I work as an office clerk (general). Part of my job is to operate office machines, such as photocopiers and scanners, facsimile machines, voice mail systems, and personal computers.

Context: The work draws on administrative, customer and personal service and administration and management.
Machines: [billing, mailing, copying]
Job: [describe]

List setup, run and check steps. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

10-minute exercise: Office machine routine

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you operate office machines.
Step 2Fill in [Machines] and [Job] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Run a test batch before the full job.

Importance 4.6/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Operate office equipment..

Open, sort, and route incoming mail, answer correspondence, and prepare outgoing mail.

Daily

Physical, in-person work. AI helps with checklists and write-ups.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI helps around the job: decoding manuals and instructions, pre-job checklists, calculations and writing up what you did afterward.

Prep prompt

I work as an office clerk (general). Part of my job is to open, sort, and route incoming mail, answer correspondence, and prepare outgoing mail.

Context: The work draws on administrative, customer and personal service and administration and management.
Mail: [types, volume]
Routes or bins: [how it's sorted]

Make a sorting routine and checks for misroutes. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

10-minute exercise: Mail sorting routine

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you open, sort, and route incoming mail (today).
Step 2Fill in [Mail] and [Routes or bins] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check it against the manufacturer's manual and your site rules, and add the steps only experience teaches.

Importance 3.9/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Sort mail.. Also involves: Distribute incoming mail..

Collect, count, and disburse money, do basic bookkeeping, and complete banking transactions.

Weekly

Physical, in-person work. AI helps with checklists and write-ups.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI helps around the job: decoding manuals and instructions, pre-job checklists, calculations and writing up what you did afterward.

Prep prompt

I work as an office clerk (general). Part of my job is to collect, count, and disburse money, do basic bookkeeping, and complete banking transactions.

Context: The work draws on administrative, customer and personal service and administration and management.
Cash: [deposit, float, disbursement]
Rules: [counting, sealing, sign-off]

Make a counting and verification routine. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

10-minute exercise: Cash prep routine

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you collect, count, and disburse money (this week).
Step 2Fill in [Cash] and [Rules] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check it against the manufacturer's manual and your site rules, and add the steps only experience teaches.

Importance 4.1/5 · O*NET work activity: Prepare cash for deposit or disbursement.. Also involves: Execute sales or other financial transactions.; Collect deposits, payments or fees..

Troubleshoot problems involving office equipment, such as computer hardware and software.

Monthly

Physical, in-person work. AI helps with checklists and write-ups.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI helps around the job: decoding manuals and instructions, pre-job checklists, calculations and writing up what you did afterward.

Prep prompt

I work as an office clerk (general). Part of my job is to troubleshoot problems involving office equipment, such as computer hardware and software.

Context: The work draws on administrative, customer and personal service and administration and management.
Equipment: [copiers, scanners, computers]
Issues: [jams, wear]

List routine care and user instructions. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

10-minute exercise: Office equipment care

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you troubleshoot problems involving office equipment.
Step 2Fill in [Equipment] and [Issues] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check it against the manufacturer's manual and your site rules, and add the steps only experience teaches.

Importance 3.0/5 · O*NET work activity: Maintain office equipment in proper operating condition..

Monitor and direct the work of lower-level clerks.

Weekly

Leading people runs on trust. AI can prep the paperwork around it.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI can prep the paperwork around leading: meeting agendas, feedback drafts, rotas, briefings and difficult-conversation rehearsals.

Prep prompt

I work as an office clerk (general). Part of my job is to monitor and direct the work of lower-level clerks.

Context: The work draws on administrative, customer and personal service and administration and management.
Team: [admin, customer service]
Issue or goal: [describe]

Help me prepare: the key message in 2 sentences, what good looks like, how people might react and how I'll respond, and one thing I'll check next week.

10-minute exercise: Supervising office staff

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you monitor and direct the work of lower-level clerks (this week).
Step 2Fill in [Team] and [Issue or goal] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Afterward, note one thing people responded to and one thing you'd change.

Importance 3.7/5 · O*NET work activity: Supervise clerical or administrative personnel..

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Skills to build

From O*NET's ratings of how important each skill is in this job, matched to which part of the work it supports.

With AI Use these to work with AI

When AI does the first draft, these are the skills you use to brief it and check what comes back.

  • Active Listeningimportance 3.8/5
    Used in: Communicating with People Outside the Organization
  • Writingimportance 3.1/5
    Used in: Documenting/Recording Information
  • Reading Comprehensionimportance 3.8/5
    Used in: Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
  • Speakingimportance 3.6/5
    Used in: Communicating with People Outside the Organization

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Getting into this job

High school diploma is most common (41% of workers)

  • High school or less 42%
  • Certificate or some college 21%
  • Associate's 36%
  • On-the-job training: 1–3 months
  • Related experience: 1–2 years

What workers in this job report, from O*NET surveys (typical values).

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