Word Processors and Typists

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Use data entry devices, such as optical scanners, to input data into computers for revision or editing.
2. 02Perform other clerical duties, such as answering telephone, sorting and distributing mail, running errands or sending faxes.
3. 03Operate and resupply printers and computers, changing print wheels or fluid cartridges, adding paper, and loading blank tapes, cards, or disks into equipment.
4. 04Electronically sort and compile text and numerical data, retrieving, updating, and merging documents as required.
5. 05Type correspondence, reports, text and other written material from rough drafts, corrected copies, voice recordings, dictation, or previous versions, using a computer, word processor, or typewriter.
6. 06Gather, register, and arrange the material to be typed, following instructions.
7. 07Work with technical material, preparing statistical reports, planning and typing statistical tables, and combining and rearranging material from different sources.
8. 08Transmit work electronically to other locations.
9. 09Print and make copies of work.
10. 10Search for specific sets of stored, typed characters to make changes.
11. 11Collate pages of reports and other documents.
12. 12Keep records of work performed.

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