Careers in Office and Administrative Support

Office Clerks, General

Office and Administrative Support

Perform duties too varied and diverse to be classified in any specific office clerical occupation, requiring knowledge of office 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, office machine operation, and filing.

Requires a Matric Certificate

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer

Office and Administrative Support

Operate one or more of a variety of office machines, such as photocopying, photographic, and duplicating machines, or other office machines.

Requires a Matric Certificate

Proofreaders and Copy Markers

Office and Administrative Support

Read transcript or proof type setup to detect and mark for correction any grammatical, typographical, or compositional errors. Excludes workers whose primary duty is editing copy. Includes proofreaders of braille.

Requires a Bachelor's Degree or above

Statistical Assistants

Office and Administrative Support

Compile and compute data according to statistical formulas for use in statistical studies. May perform actuarial computations and compile charts and graphs for use by actuaries. Includes actuarial clerks.

Requires a Bachelor's Degree or above

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other

Office and Administrative Support

All office and administrative support workers not listed separately.

No requirement is specified