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Word Processors and Typists

Use word processor, computer, or typewriter to type letters, reports, forms, or other material from rough draft, corrected copy, or voice recording. May perform other clerical duties as assigned.

What you’d do

  • File and store completed documents on computer hard drive or disk, or maintain a computer filing system to store, retrieve, update, and delete documents.
  • Transmit work electronically to other locations.
  • Perform other clerical duties, such as answering telephone, sorting and distributing mail, running errands or sending faxes.
  • Electronically sort and compile text and numerical data, retrieving, updating, and merging documents as required.
  • Check completed work for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and format.
  • Print and make copies of work.
  • Search for specific sets of stored, typed characters to make changes.
  • Address envelopes or prepare envelope labels, using typewriter or computer.

Skills that matter

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Active Listening
  • Writing
  • Monitoring
  • Speaking
  • Critical Thinking

How to get there

Little to some preparation: usually a high school diploma or GED, though some jobs do not need one

Also called

  • Clerk Typist
  • Keyboard Specialist
  • Typist
  • Word Processor
  • Clerk Specialist
  • Stenographer

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