office clerk

Administrative support staff

An office clerk handles routine administrative tasks in a workplace—filing documents, answering phones, processing paperwork, and maintaining records.

The position is entry-level, requiring basic organizational skills rather than specialized training.

She started as an office clerk and worked her way up to manager.

The role has diminished as digital systems automate many traditional clerical duties.

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filing · filing cabinet · paperwork · desk · cubicle · stapler · memo · administrative · bureaucrat · copyist · ledger · inbox · keyboard · paper jam · monotony · timesheet · punch clock · carbon copy

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organizational hierarchy

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Top corporate officer

executive · director · vice president · manager · supervisor

work environment/setting

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One who starts businesses

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Family

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G