General Office Clerk
Impact: Operational efficiency, administrative support
Perform a variety of administrative and clerical duties, including answering telephones, bookkeeping, typing, office machine operation, and filing, requiring knowledge of office systems and procedures.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- Low
- Travel
- None
- Schedule flexibility
- Rigid
- Remote work
- Limited Remote
- Typical work hours
- 40 hours per week
- Stress level
- Low
At a glance
- Median salary
- $45,010
- Entry-level
- $34,000
- Senior
- $55,000
- Growth by 2033
- -1% (decline)
- Demand
- Declining
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- 62%
- Typical student debt
- $20,000 - $30,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Data Entry
- Microsoft Office
- Records Management
Soft skills
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
Technical complexity: Low
How to get there
- Minimum education
- High School Diploma or GED
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 3
- Years to senior
- 7
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Administrative Assistant, Office Manager
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Low risk due to relationship and judgment components
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Declining
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3/10
- Meaning
- 5/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 4/10
- Social perception
- Moderate