United States
412-Secretaries (general)
Job Title ( International classification ):
Secretaries (general)
ISCO Code:
412
Job Description:
Secretaries (general) use typewriters, personal computers or other word-processing equipment to transcribe correspondence and other documents, check and format documents prepared by other staff, deal with incoming and outgoing mail, screen requests for meetings or appointments, and perform a variety of administrative support tasks.
Tasks:
Main Tasks include -
- checking, formatting and transcribing correspondence, minutes and reports from dictation, electronic documents or written drafts to conform to office standards, using typewriter, personal computer or other word processing equipment
- using various computer software packages, including spreadsheets, to provide administrative support
- dealing with incoming or outgoing mail
- scanning, recording and distributing mail, correspondence and documents
- screening requests for meetings or appointments and helping to organize meetings
- screening and recording leave and other staff-members? entitlements
- organizing and supervising filing systems
- dealing with routine correspondence on their own initiative.
Inclusions:
Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit groups:
4120 Secretaries (general)