General Office Clerks Skills

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 NameImportanceCompetence
Active Listening3.753.5
Reading Comprehension3.753.5
Speaking3.623
Writing3.123.12
Coordination33

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 NameImportanceCompetence
Oral Expression3.883.62
Oral Comprehension3.753.62
Written Comprehension3.753.12
Written Expression3.623
Near Vision3.383.25

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 AreaImportanceCompetence
Clerical4.195.12
English Language3.813.31
Customer and Personal Service3.443.72
Administration and Management3.012.51
Computers and Electronics2.893.1

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 ActivityImportanceCompetence
Interacting With Computers4.252.87
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.033.65
Getting Information3.893.6
Performing Administrative Activities3.723.13
Documenting/Recording Information3.542.5

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 StyleImportance
Integrity4.63
Attention to Detail4.45
Cooperation4.38
Self Control4.2
Dependability4.17

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 2019

   
Metro AreaTotal EmploymentAnnual Mean Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim125,400$39,200
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington90,790$37,000
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land73,810$40,980
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach61,820$34,880
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell42,260$34,220
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn40,950$37,000
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward38,970$46,920
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue38,650$44,230
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale37,430$40,170
Pittsburgh31,000$36,200

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Total employment and salary for professions similar to general office clerks

Source : 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov; O*NET® 24.3 Database, O*NET OnLine, National Center for O*NET Development, Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, onetonline.org