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3.3 KiB

Competences — office clerk

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6c999fc7-c6b7-4ef3-a4b9-af124a1783a2).

Essential

  • align content with form (skill/competence)
  • apply grammar and spelling rules (skill/competence)
  • communicate by telephone (skill/competence)
  • communicate with customers (skill/competence)
  • company policies (knowledge)
  • deliver correspondence (skill/competence)
  • disseminate internal communications (skill/competence)
  • disseminate messages to people (skill/competence)
  • facilitate access to information (skill/competence)
  • file documents (skill/competence)
  • fill out forms (skill/competence)
  • handle delivered packages (skill/competence)
  • handle mail (skill/competence)
  • information confidentiality (knowledge)
  • maintain correspondence records (skill/competence)
  • manage digital documents (skill/competence)
  • organise business documents (skill/competence)
  • organise facilities for office personnel (skill/competence)
  • perform office routine activities (skill/competence)
  • prepare correspondence for customers (skill/competence)
  • process commissioned instructions (skill/competence)
  • process data (skill/competence)
  • route correspondence to business departments (skill/competence)
  • use different communication channels (skill/competence)
  • use office systems (skill/competence)
  • use spreadsheets software (skill/competence)

Optional

  • accounting techniques (knowledge)
  • communicate with customer service department (skill/competence)
  • digitise documents (skill/competence)
  • document sharing procedures (knowledge)
  • draft corporate emails (skill/competence)
  • ensure proper document management (skill/competence)
  • issue sales invoices (skill/competence)
  • keep records of customer interaction (skill/competence)
  • maintain internal communication systems (skill/competence)
  • maintain inventory of office supplies (skill/competence)
  • manage digital archives (skill/competence)
  • monitor staff absences (skill/competence)
  • perform cleaning duties (skill/competence)
  • process customer orders (skill/competence)
  • respect data protection principles (skill/competence)
  • serve beverages (skill/competence)
  • transcription methods (knowledge)
  • translate keywords into full texts (skill/competence)
  • use free typing techniques (skill/competence)
  • use microsoft office (skill/competence)
  • use personal organization software (skill/competence)
  • use software for data preservation (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 12 ads, as of 2026-07-18)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • data entry — 42 %
  • filing — 33 %
  • administrative support — 25 %
  • accounts payable — 17 %
  • accounts receivable — 17 %
  • property tax reporting — 17 %
  • reconciliation — 17 %
  • record maintenance — 17 %
  • revenue calculation — 17 %
  • scheduling — 17 %

Responsibilities

  • meeting coordination — 17 %
  • answering phones — 17 %
  • billing assistance — 17 %
  • calendar management — 17 %
  • computer data entry — 17 %
  • filing — 17 %