4110 General Office Clerks
General office clerks perform a range of clerical and administrative tasks according to established procedures. Tasks include - (a) recording, preparing, sorting, classifying and filing information; (b) sorting, opening and sending mail; (c) photocopying and faxing documents; (d) preparing reports and correspondence of a routine nature; (e) recording issue of equipment to staff; (f) responding to telephone or electronic inquiries or forwarding to appropriate person; (g) checking figures, preparing invoices and recording details of financial transactions made; (h) transcribing information onto computers, and proofreading and correcting copy. Examples of the occupations classified here: - General office clerk - Office clerk Note In distinguishing the work of general office clerks from that of workers classified in Unit Group 4120: Secretaries (general), it should be noted that the work of secretaries is primarily concerned with the transcription, formatting and processing of correspondence and other documentation. Whilst general office clerks may perform some work of this nature, the transcription and processing of documentation is not the main focus of the work.
Where 4110 sits in the ISCO-08 hierarchy
- >4 Clerical Support Workers
- >>41 General and Keyboard Clerks
- >>>411 General Office Clerks
- >>>>4110 General Office Clerks
- >>>>4110 General Office Clerks
4110 in other classification systems
Equivalent and related codes across 2 other systems. Click any code to see its full definition, hierarchy, and crosswalks.
Frequently asked questions
- What is ISCO-08 4110?
- ISCO-08 4110 is "General Office Clerks". General office clerks perform a range of clerical and administrative tasks according to established procedures. Tasks include - (a) recording, preparing, sorting, classifying and filing information; (b) sorting, opening and sending mail; (c) photocopying and faxing documents; (d) preparing reports and correspondence of a routine nature; (e) recording issue of equipment to staff; (f) responding to telephone or electronic inquiries or forwarding to appropriate person; (g) checking figures, preparing invoices and recording details of financial transactions made; (h) transcribing information onto computers, and proofreading and correcting copy. Examples of the occupations classified here: - General office clerk - Office clerk Note In distinguishing the work of general office clerks from that of workers classified in Unit Group 4120: Secretaries (general), it should be noted that the work of secretaries is primarily concerned with the transcription, formatting and processing of correspondence and other documentation. Whilst general office clerks may perform some work of this nature, the transcription and processing of documentation is not the main focus of the work.
- How does ISCO-08 4110 map to other classification systems?
- 4110 General Office Clerks has equivalents in ESCO Occupations (0a3c2d5b-e1f9-4200-9288-62bf3fed3310, 6c999fc7-c6b7-4ef3-a4b9-af124a1783a2); SOC 2018 (43-3061, 43-9061). These crosswalks let you translate this code between ISCO-08 and 2 other classification systems.
- What is the parent category of 4110?
- 4110 General Office Clerks sits under 4110 General Office Clerks in the ISCO-08 hierarchy.
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