Office Clerk, General
Impact: Supportive
Performs a variety of administrative and clerical tasks to support the efficient operation of an office. Duties may include answering phones, filing, data entry, managing correspondence, and scheduling appointments.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- Team
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- Low
- Travel
- None
- Schedule flexibility
- Rigid
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 40
- Stress level
- Low
At a glance
- Median salary
- $36,000
- Entry-level
- $28,000
- Senior
- $45,000
- Growth by 2033
- -2%
- Demand
- Declining
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- Low
- Typical student debt
- $10,000 - $25,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Data Entry
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Filing Systems
Soft skills
- Organization
- Communication
- Attention to Detail
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
- Easy
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Administrative Assistant
- Office Manager
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 0.75
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Declining
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.5/10
- Meaning
- 3/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 3.5/10
- Social perception
- Moderate