According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Perform other clerical duties, such as answering telephone, sorting and distributing mail, running errands or sending faxes. | 88% |
| Check completed work for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and format. | 86% |
| File and store completed documents on computer hard drive or disk, or maintain a computer filing system to store, retrieve, update, and delete documents. | 84% |
| Print and make copies of work. | 83% |
| Transmit work electronically to other locations. | 82% |
| Address envelopes or prepare envelope labels, using typewriter or computer. | 80% |
| Type correspondence, reports, text and other written material from rough drafts, corrected copies, voice recordings, dictation, or previous versions, using a computer, word processor, or typewriter. | 80% |
| Gather, register, and arrange the material to be typed, following instructions. | 80% |
| Compute and verify totals on report forms, requisitions, or bills, using adding machine or calculator. | 79% |
| Manage schedules and set dates, times, and locations for meetings and appointments. | 77% |
| Keep records of work performed. | 77% |
| Electronically sort and compile text and numerical data, retrieving, updating, and merging documents as required. | 76% |
| Search for specific sets of stored, typed characters to make changes. | 76% |
| Collate pages of reports and other documents. | 74% |
| Work with technical material, preparing statistical reports, planning and typing statistical tables, and combining and rearranging material from different sources. | 73% |
| Reformat documents, moving paragraphs or columns. | 73% |
| Adjust settings for format, page layout, line spacing, and other style requirements. | 72% |
| Use data entry devices, such as optical scanners, to input data into computers for revision or editing. | 72% |
| Operate and resupply printers and computers, changing print wheels or fluid cartridges, adding paper, and loading blank tapes, cards, or disks into equipment. | 68% |
| Transcribe stenotyped notes of court proceedings. | 65% |
