Below are the skills needed to be general office clerks according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Skill Name
Importance
Competence
Active Listening
3.75
3.5
Reading Comprehension
3.75
3.5
Speaking
3.62
3
Writing
3.12
3.12
Time Management
3
2.75
General Office Clerks Abilities
Below are the abilities needed to be general office clerks according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Ability Name
Importance
Competence
Oral Expression
3.88
3.62
Oral Comprehension
3.75
3.62
Written Comprehension
3.75
3.12
Written Expression
3.62
3
Speech Recognition
3.38
3.12
General Office Clerks Knowledge
Below are the knowledge areas needed to be general office clerks according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Knowledge Area
Importance
Competence
Clerical
4.19
5.12
English Language
3.81
3.31
Customer and Personal Service
3.44
3.72
Administration and Management
3.01
2.51
Computers and Electronics
2.89
3.1
General Office Clerks Work activities
Below are the work activities involved in being general office clerks according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Activity
Importance
Competence
Interacting With Computers
4.25
2.87
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
4.03
3.65
Getting Information
3.89
3.6
Performing Administrative Activities
3.72
3.13
Documenting/Recording Information
3.54
2.5
General Office Clerks Work styles
Below are the work styles involved in being general office clerks according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Style
Importance
Integrity
4.63
Attention to Detail
4.45
Cooperation
4.38
Self Control
4.2
Dependability
4.17
Metro Areas Sorted by Total Employment for General Office Clerks
Listed below are the 10 largest metro areas based on the total number of people employed in General Office Clerks jobs , as of 2017
Metro Area
Total Employment
Annual Mean Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
117,830
$34,760
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
99,470
$35,900
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land
81,930
$38,860
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach
59,810
$31,780
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell
45,640
$30,570
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
42,490
$35,650
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
40,230
$40,450
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward
38,970
$41,400
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale
33,890
$36,390
Pittsburgh
30,980
$33,110
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Source : 2017 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2016-26 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov; O*NET® 22.1 Database, O*NET OnLine, National Center for O*NET Development, Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, onetonline.org
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