Education:
50%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
45%
Some College Courses
Word Processors & Typists
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Job Outlook:
None
Education:
High school diploma or equivalent
Salary
High:
$59,640.00
Average:
$44,990.00
Hourly
Average:
$21.63
What they do:
Use word processor, computer, or typewriter to type letters, reports, forms, or other material from rough draft, corrected copy, or voice recording. May perform other clerical duties as assigned.
On the job, you would:
- Perform other clerical duties, such as answering telephone, sorting and distributing mail, running errands or sending faxes.
- Check completed work for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and format.
- File and store completed documents on computer hard drive or disk, or maintain a computer filing system to store, retrieve, update, and delete documents.
Personality
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Characteristics of this Career |
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94% | Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical. | |
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89% | Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. | |
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84% | Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. | |
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83% | Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. | |
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81% | Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. | |
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77% | Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. | |
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76% | Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. | |
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74% | Adaptability/Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. | |
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74% | Self-Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. | |
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67% | Innovation - Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Strengths |
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100% | Conventional - Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources. |
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Values of the Work Environment |
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67% | Relationships - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
Aptitude
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality |
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75% | Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |
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69% | Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
Job Details
Responsibilities
Schedule appointments.
Proofread documents, records, or other files to ensure accuracy.
Sort mail.
Answer telephones to direct calls or provide information.
Distribute incoming mail.
Compile data or documentation.
Type documents.
Store records or related materials.
Operate office equipment.
Maintain operational records.
Calculate financial data.
Verify accuracy of financial or transactional data.
Compile data or documentation.
Compile data or documentation.
Format digital documents, data, or images.
Format digital documents, data, or images.
Search files, databases or reference materials to obtain needed information.
Format digital documents, data, or images.
Type documents.
Operate office equipment.
Maintain office equipment in proper operating condition.
Operate computers or computerized equipment.
Compile data or documentation.
Prepare research or technical reports.
Enter information into databases or software programs.
Transcribe spoken or written information.
Record information from meetings or other formal proceedings.
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent |
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100% | Telephone - How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? | |
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98% | Spend Time Sitting - How much does this job require sitting? | |
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97% | Electronic Mail - How often do you use electronic mail in this job? | |
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92% | Contact With Others - How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? | |
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92% | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate - How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? | |
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91% | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks - How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? | |
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90% | Face-to-Face Discussions - How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? | |
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87% | Deal With External Customers - How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? | |
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82% | Structured versus Unstructured Work - To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? | |
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79% | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions - How much does this job require making repetitive motions? | |
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78% | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled - How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? | |
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76% | Work With Work Group or Team - How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? | |
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74% | Time Pressure - How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? | |
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68% | Coordinate or Lead Others - How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? | |
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68% | Letters and Memos - How often does the job require written letters and memos? | |
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67% | Freedom to Make Decisions - How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Tasks & Values |
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79% | Working with Computers - Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. | |
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75% | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates - Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. | |
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74% | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships - Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. | |
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73% | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work - Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. | |
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73% | Performing Administrative Activities - Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork. | |
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72% | Documenting/Recording Information - Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. | |
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70% | Getting Information - Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. | |
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68% | Processing Information - Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |