General Office Clerks

General office clerks perform a range of clerical and administrative tasks according to established procedures. Tasks performed usually include: recording, preparing, sorting, classifying and filing information; sorting, opening and sending mail; photocopying and faxing documents; preparing reports and correspondence of a routine nature; recording issue of equipment to staff; responding to telephone or electronic inquiries or forwarding to appropriate persons; checking figures, preparing invoices and recording details of financial transactions made; transcribing information onto computers, and proofreading and correcting copy. Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit group: 4110 General Office Clerks.