Does a mix of office tasks: filing, typing, answering phones and keeping records.
You scan documents, update a database, sort mail and help with whatever project comes up.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. A high school diploma plus on-the-job training; typing, spreadsheet and phone skills from school or part-time work help you get hired.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Shrinking (about -6% over 10 years). Declining with automation.
High risk for 10 years. Routine filing, typing and record updates are highly automatable, so general clerk jobs keep shrinking.
Age 16+. One way to start: Ask local offices and businesses about part-time clerk work; office jobs are open to teens
Classes: Computer applications, Business elective.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-9061.
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