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Occupational Description

Perform duties too varied and diverse to be classified in any specific office clerical occupation, requiring limited knowledge of office management systems and procedures. Clerical duties may be assigned in accordance with the office procedures of individual establishments and may include a combination of answering telephones, bookkeeping, typing or word processing, stenography, office machine operation, and filing.

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Office Clerks, General

Employment Outlook for Office Clerks, General

Statewide Employment Analysis	2008 employment is estimated to be much larger than the regional average. This occupation is expected to grow at at about the regional average rate. Total job openings are projected to be much higher than the regional average. Reasonable employment opportunities exist largely due to the significant number or job openings projected for this occupation.

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Current Employment Department Job Openings for Office Clerks, General

There are 85 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 26 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Wage Offered
Medical Office Assistant - Bilingual English / Spanish (On Call) (109-10)	2/22/10	Bend	$12.68/hr
Resource Center Assistant (Part-Time)	5/25/10	Oregon City	$8.40/hr
Part-Time Office Helper	5/13/10	Clackamas	$9.00/hr to $12.00/hr DOE
Loan Support Specialist / General Ledger	6/8/10	Roseburg	DOE
Office Specialist	6/9/10	Klamath Falls	$10.00/hr DOE
Receptionist	6/18/10	Tigard
Foreclosure Specialist	6/24/10	Beaverton
Customer Service Clerk	6/23/10	Florence	$9.50/hr DOE
Collateral Control Specialist	6/24/10	Beaverton
Receptionist General Office / Accounts Payable	7/1/10	North Plains	$12.00/hr to $14.00/hr DOE
Temporary Department Specialist 2 - Relief/On Call Health Pool Job #T011-22	6/30/10	Salem	$13.32/hr to $17.81/hr DOE, Neg.
Accounting Manager Assistant	7/2/10	Eugene	$12.00/hr
Front Office Assistant	7/2/10	Portland	$15.00/hr to $16.00/hr DOE
Word Processor / Garnishment Specialist	7/9/10	Eugene Area	$10.00/hr DOE
Clerical/Customer Service Trainee (Age 55+)	7/13/10	Grants Pass	$8.40/hr
Clerical Support	7/7/10	Portland	$12.00/hr
Part Time Office Assistant	7/26/10	Cornelius	DOE
Customer Service Representative	7/21/10	Portland	$9.00/hr to $11.50/hr DOE
Primary Office / Customer Service	7/22/10	Salem	DOE
Clerical/Customer Service Trainee (Age 55+)	7/20/10	Enterprise, Or	$8.40/hr
Document Processing Specialist	7/21/10	Beaverton
Office Specialist II ( Job# Ph-38 ) On Call Part Time	7/26/10	Yamhill County	$11.09/hr to $13.04/hr DOE
Receptionist / Insurance Sales Support	8/1/10	Portland	$9.00/hr
Clerical/Customer Service Trainee (Age 55+)	8/3/10	Reedsport	$8.40/hr
Document Processing Specialist #Bpd-0337818	8/4/10	Beaverton

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Job Openings from the Web for Office Clerks, General

The following job openings have been automatically extracted from various sites across the Web. These links are provided as supplemental resources. However, the Employment Department cannot validate these openings nor endorse any of these external sites. Some of these jobs may no longer be open. In some cases, a single opening may be posted on multiple sites.

There are 86 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 26 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Employer
Kitting Clerk	8/31/10	Portland	American Red Cross
` Government Jobs - DMV, Post Office, More - Local Office - #164808	8/30/10
Office Coordinator	8/30/10	Portland	Central Electronic Alarm, Inc.
Business Office Associate	8/30/10	Tualatin	Brookdale Senior Living Inc.
Meeting Preparer, P.T. Contractor	8/30/10	Lake Oswego	City of Lake Oswego
Receptionist	8/29/10	Portland	Express Employment Professionals
Secretarial, Office & Administration Jobs	8/29/10
Local Government Jobs - DMV, Post Office - Misc. Office Work - #546786	8/29/10
Secretarial, Office & Administration Jobs	8/29/10
Local Government Jobs - DMV, Post Office - Filing Work - #796262	8/29/10
Looking for receptionist	8/28/10
Local Government Jobs - DMV, Post Office - Misc. Filing - #529046	8/28/10
Need Receptionist for Small Office	8/28/10
Office Help Wanted	8/28/10
Secretarial, Office & Administration Jobs	8/28/10
Want Office Receptionist	8/28/10
c State Jobs - DMV, Post Office, Etc. - Admin/Clerical - #942872	8/27/10
Looking for receptionist	8/27/10	Corvallis
Receptionist	8/27/10	Portland	Marquis Care at Mt. Tabor
Finance Operations Clerk	8/27/10	Portland
f State Jobs - DMV, Post Office, Etc. - Part-Time - #982820	8/27/10
CLERICAL/ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT	8/26/10	Portland
General Office 9/10	8/25/10	Tualatin	Summit Staffing Solutions
Secretarial, Office & Administration Jobs	8/25/10	Albany
Finance Operations Clerk	8/24/10	Portland	Regence

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State of Oregon License Information for Office Clerks, General

No statewide license is required for this occupation.

Wages for Office Clerks, General

Region	---------------- 2010 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th	Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
Oregon Statewide	$9.40	$11.14	$13.70	$16.71	$19.80	$14.30	$29,745
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	9.81	11.50	13.84	16.89	21.11	14.82	30,822
Multnomah / Washington	9.64	11.49	14.23	17.61	20.82	14.86	30,910
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	9.59	11.58	13.91	16.40	18.80	14.31	29,759
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	9.44	10.93	13.27	15.98	18.31	13.73	28,560
Lane	9.12	10.77	13.42	15.88	19.32	13.87	28,848
Douglas	9.22	10.57	12.73	15.14	17.95	13.22	27,499
Coos / Curry	9.12	10.27	12.09	14.54	17.34	12.91	26,836
Jackson / Josephine	8.98	10.03	12.44	15.53	18.57	13.20	27,460
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	9.71	10.80	12.89	15.65	18.22	13.52	28,124
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	9.93	11.78	13.96	16.89	20.18	14.64	30,457
Klamath / Lake	9.07	10.53	13.06	15.17	17.22	13.02	27,076
Morrow / Umatilla	8.64	9.95	12.80	15.23	18.33	13.11	27,269
Baker / Union / Wallowa	9.03	10.42	12.73	15.22	17.79	13.04	27,119
Grant / Harney / Malheur	8.65	9.07	10.90	14.12	17.84	12.06	25,083
Clackamas	10.11	11.54	14.23	17.76	20.69	14.92	31,035

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Regional Employment Projections for Office Clerks, General

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
Region	2008	2018	Change	% Change	Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	37,446	40,728	3,282	8.8%	328	533	861
Multnomah / Washington	13,141	14,517	1,376	10.5%	138	188	326
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	4,905	5,312	407	8.3%	41	70	110
Clackamas	3,393	3,721	328	9.7%	33	49	81
Lane	3,219	3,534	315	9.8%	32	46	78
Jackson / Josephine	2,627	2,891	264	10.0%	26	38	64
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	2,210	2,398	188	8.5%	19	31	50
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	1,703	1,899	196	11.5%	20	25	44
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	759	842	83	10.9%	8	11	19
Coos / Curry	731	770	39	5.3%	4	10	14
Douglas	695	738	43	6.2%	4	10	14
Morrow / Umatilla	607	650	43	7.1%	4	9	13
Klamath / Lake	557	617	60	10.8%	6	8	14
Baker / Union / Wallowa	491	521	30	6.1%	3	7	10
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	387	424	37	9.6%	4	6	9
Grant / Harney / Malheur	317	342	25	7.9%	3	5	7

Replacement openings are caused by existing workers permanently leaving their occupation. Many additional job openings occur due to job changes within occupations.

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Industries of Employment for Office Clerks, General

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2008 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	37,446
Total, All Industries	Private	29,028
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	Private	766
Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry	Private	478
Support Activities for Forestry	Private	396
Construction	Private	3,491
Construction of Buildings	Private	1,026
Residential Building Construction	Private	825
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	Private	386
Specialty Trade Contractors	Private	2,079
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	Private	293
Building Equipment Contractors	Private	943
Building Finishing Contractors	Private	517
Other Specialty Trade Contractors	Private	326
Manufacturing	Private	2,261
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	Private	357
Wholesale Trade	Private	2,594
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	Private	1,259
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	Private	323
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	Private	813
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	Private	522
Retail Trade	Private	2,430
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	Private	707
Automobile Dealers	Private	384
Transportation and Warehousing	Private	860
Truck Transportation	Private	377
Information	Private	537
Publishing Industries (except Internet)	Private	297
Finance and Insurance	Private	1,897
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	Private	554
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	Private	862
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	Private	582
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	Private	1,379
Real Estate	Private	1,268
Lessors of Real Estate	Private	314
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	Private	422
Activities Related to Real Estate	Private	532
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	Private	1,908
Legal Services	Private	432
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	Private	370
Management of Companies and Enterprises	Private	889
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	Private	3,327
Administrative and Support Services	Private	3,186
Employment Services	Private	1,952
Business Support Services	Private	464
Services to Buildings and Dwellings	Private	454
Educational Services	Private	806
Health Care and Social Assistance	Private	3,366
Ambulatory Health Care Services	Private	1,912
Offices of Physicians	Private	588
Offices of Dentists	Private	353
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	Private	582
Hospitals	Private	538
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	Private	538
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	Private	341
Social Assistance	Private	575
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	Private	375
Accommodation and Food Services	Private	437
Other Services (except Public Administration)	Private	1,532
Repair and Maintenance	Private	614
Automotive Repair and Maintenance	Private	439
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	Private	804
Religious Organizations	Private	343
Total, All Industries	State	3,881
Construction	State	385
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	State	385
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	State	385
Educational Services	State	1,044
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	State	1,038
Public Administration	State	2,304
Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities	State	620
Administration of Human Resource Programs	State	971
Administration of Economic Programs	State	295
Total, All Industries	Local	4,353
Educational Services	Local	1,549
Elementary and Secondary Schools	Local	985
Public Administration	Local	2,573
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support	Local	2,416

Educational Requirements for Office Clerks, General

Workers must have short-term on-the-job training to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with postsecondary training have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Office Clerks, General

Apply Mathematical Principles To Accounting, Bookkeeping Or Budgeting
Arrange Teleconference Calls
Assist With Business And Managerial Research
Complete Purchase Requisitions
Conduct Record Searches
Keep A Telephone Log
Keep Record Of Company Or Organization Expenses
Key Document From Machine Transcription
Maintain Appointment Calendar
Maintain Inventory Of Office Equipment And Furniture
Maintain Inventory Of Office Forms
Operate Fax Machines, Copiers, Printers, And Other Office Machines
Order Office Supplies
Organize And Work With Detailed Records
Perform Office Equipment Maintenance Not Requiring Service Call
Perform Typing Or Data Entry For Extended Time Periods
Prepare Handouts, Reports, Or Other Documents For Distribution
Prioritize Tasks
Process And Prepare Business Forms
Process Mail Through Postage Machines
Process Records And Maintain Forms And Files
Provide Customer Service
Provide Customer Service Using Telephone
Provide Meeting Materials And Audio-Video Equipment
Retrieve Files And Charts
Schedule Appointments
Schedule Meetings Or Appointments
Sort And Distribute Mail
Take Detailed, Accurate Messages
Transcribe Handwritten Information
Transcribe Spoken, Recorded Or Written Information
Type Letters And Other Correspondence
Use Algebra
Use Basic Mathematics
Use Computers To Enter, Access And Retrieve Data
Use Correct Grammar, Punctuation And Spelling
Use Typewriter

Schools and Training Providers for Office Clerks, General

The training providers listed below offer programs related to this occupation. This information is updated once per year. Anyone interested in a particular program should check with the training institution regarding its availability. Listing these training providers does not necessarily constitute or imply their endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the State of Oregon.

General Office Occupations and Clerical Services

Chemeketa Community College 4000 Lancaster Dr NE Salem, OR 97305 Phone: (503) 399-5000 Programs of Training: General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	Linn-Benton Community College 6500 Pacific Blvd SW Albany, OR 97321 Phone: (541) 917-4999 Programs of Training: General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	Mt Hood Community College 26000 SE Stark St Gresham, OR 97030 Phone: (503) 491-6422 Programs of Training: General Office Occupations and Clerical Services
DePaul Industries 4660 Portland Rd. NE, Suite 108 Salem, OR 97305-1684 Phone: (503) 856-9817 Programs of Training: General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	Central Oregon Community College 2600 NW College Way Bend, OR 97701 Phone: (541) 383-7500 Programs of Training: General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	Southwestern Oregon Community College 1988 Newmark Ave Coos Bay, OR 97420 Phone: (541) 888-2525 Programs of Training: General Office Occupations and Clerical Services
Portland Community College 12000 SW 49th Avenue Portland, OR 97219 Phone: (503) 244-6111 Programs of Training: General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	Umpqua Community College 1140 College Rd. Roseburg, OR 97470 Phone: (541) 440-4600 Programs of Training: General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	Clatsop Community College 1653 Jerome Ave Astoria, OR 97103 Phone: (503) 325-0910 Programs of Training: General Office Occupations and Clerical Services
Lane Community College 4000 E 30th Ave Eugene, OR 97405 Phone: (541) 463-3000 Programs of Training: General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	DePaul Industries Training Centers 4950 NE Martin Luther King Portland, OR 97211-3354 Phone: (503) 281-1289 Programs of Training: General Office Occupations and Clerical Services

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Office Clerks, General

These Oregon community colleges have defined career pathway roadmaps to facilitate entry into this occupation:

Portland Community College	Computer Applications - Office Systems Entry-level Accounting Clerk Office Skills for English Language Learners
Rogue Community College	Business and Management
Southwestern Oregon Community College	Basic Technical Skills in Human Services Core Concepts in Human Services Medical Assistant/Clerical Office Receptionist
Tillamook Bay Community College	Computer Applications
Umpqua Community College	Office Technology - Legal

Related Occupations

The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Office Clerks, General matches the occupation in the list. A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed below.

Occupation	Skill Overlap
Office And Administrative Support Workers, All Other	54%
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, And Executive	42%
Receptionists And Information Clerks	37%
Executive Secretaries And Administrative Assistants	34%
Legal Secretaries	33%
Insurance Claims And Policy Processing Clerks	32%
Word Processors And Typists	30%

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