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Clerical and Office Support Workers NEC

561999 · Sedentary Next-day ready

Description

This occupation group covers clerical and office support workers not elsewhere classified including cash processor and media monitor.

Typical work tasks

Prepares and processes documentation; orders and monitors supply levels; assists professionals in the completion of their duties, or undertakes research on their behalf; carries out general office duties; may work in a call centre.

Typical work environment

  • Indoor office environment which may range from a large corporate-type head offices down to a smaller sole-charge office.
  • Works predominantly at office desks, usually with a computer workstation.
  • Usually works in adequately heated and ventilated spaces.

Typical physical and mental demands

  • Sedentary physical demand level.
  • Employees spend the day constantly sitting at a workstation carrying out a variety of both manual and computerised data entry and processing tasks.
  • Occasional standing and walking about the office is required.
  • Lifting, stretching, twisting or climbing is not a significant component of the job.
  • Repetitive arm hand and finger movements are constant in regards to data-entry and data processing tasks.
  • Bending, squatting or crouching is not likely to be required.
  • Driving is not likely to be required.
  • There will be occasional to frequent use of hand-held objects such as pens, calculators and staplers, as well as telephones. Employees will also need to operate computers, printers, copiers and refill paper trays and ink supplies.
  • Mental skills necessary include concentration, mathematical accuracy, organisation and communication.
Entry signal Reviewed

No formal entry barrier — can start without prior training. Flagged next-day ready.

Entry barrier No formal entry barrier
Licence / registration No licence required
ANZSCO skill level 5
Next-day ready Yes

How this was determined (model-generated): ER nil; catch-all clerical/office support with no entry requirement or licence.

Entry Requirements

  • Nil (ANZSCO Skill Level 5).

Further Comments

  • There are opportunities for flexibility of movement.