Administrative Clerks
NOC: 1441
Description
Administrative clerks compile, verify, record and process forms and documents, such as applications, licences, permits, contracts, registrations and requisitions, in accordance with established procedures, guidelines and schedules. They are employed throughout the private and public sectors.
| Essential Skill | Level Required | Example Task |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Text | 1 to 3 | Reads instructions issued by government organizations on how to complete forms (2) |
| Reads procedures and policy manuals (3) | ||
| Document Use | 1 to 3 | May read shipping tags and safety labels (1) |
| May use weight tables to determine the price of shipping a package (2) | ||
| May read various forms that are unique to the organization in which they are working (3) | ||
| Writing | 1 to 2 | May write phone messages (1) |
| May write letters to suppliers when problems with their products arise (2) | ||
| *Numeracy | 1 to 2 | May handle customer payments, collecting payments in cash or cheque and recording payment on the invoice (1) |
| May calculate the amount of an invoice, including taxes and discounts (2) | ||
| Oral Communication | 1 to 2 | Receives requests for information from clients and instructions from co-workers and supervisors (1) |
| Attends and presents information at staff meetings (2) | ||
| Computer Use | 2 to 3 | May display information about sales (2) |
| May collect and organize information, such as financial data (3) | ||
| Thinking Skills | 1 to 2 | May have difficulty finding particular documents when only limited information is available (1) |
| May deal with unhappy clients (2) | ||
| Thinking Skills - Problem Solving | Data currently being updated | |
| Thinking Skills - Decision Making | Data currently being updated | |
| Thinking Skills - Critical Thinking | Data currently being updated | |
| Thinking Skills - Job Task Planning and Organizing | Data currently being updated | |
| Thinking Skills - Significant Use of Memory | Data currently being updated | |
| Thinking Skills - Finding Information | Data currently being updated | |
| Working with Others | N/A | Mainly work independently but may work with a partner or a helper |
| Continuous Learning | N/A | Learn about new computer programs |
| Learn about new/changed procedures | ||
| Other Information | Physical | Mainly sitting at a desk or standing at a counter |
| Need good interpersonal and listening skills | ||
| Ongoing need for computer training and finding info from various sources | ||
**Thinking Skills include: Problem Solving, Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Job Task Planning and Organizing, Significant Use of Memory, and Finding Information.
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Average Salary: 15.54
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To Be successful in this position, a person may need:
Literacy & Basic Skills, Grade 12, Occupation Specific Training
Source: HRSDC
Most Important Skills:
Document Use, Oral Communication, Job Task Planning
Source: HRSDC
Age Profiles
| Age Bracket | Age Profile |
|---|---|
| 15 to 24 | 85 |
| 25 to 44 | 440 |
| 45 to 64 | 595 |
| 65 plus | 15 |
Employment Trends
Information not available at this time
Source: http://www.labourmarketinformation.caTop Occupational Areas
| Sector | Number Employed in Niagara | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 Health care and social assistance | 190 | 29.92% | |
| 54 Professional, scientific and technical services | 175 | 27.56% | |
| 91 Public administration | 170 | 26.77% | |
| 56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 100 | 15.75% | |
Related Occupations
Administrative Officers (1221), Court Clerks (1443), Executive Assistants (1222), General Office Clerks (1411), Personnel Clerks (1442), Supervisors, General Office and Administrative Support Clerks (1211)
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