Occupations/43-9022.00
Word Processors and Typists
Use word processor, computer, or typewriter to type letters, reports, forms, or other material from rough draft, corrected copy, or voice recording. May perform other clerical duties as assigned.
Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.
AI automation risk
85%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
33%
Fewer uniquely human demands
Task orientation
83%
Higher automation risk
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
File and store completed documents on computer hard drive or disk, or maintain a computer filing system to store, retrieve, update, and delete documents.
- Mostly routine
Perform other clerical duties, such as answering telephone, sorting and distributing mail, running errands or sending faxes.
- Mostly routine
Print and make copies of work.
The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Perform other clerical duties, such as answering telephone, sorting and distributing mail, running errands or sending faxes.
- 02Check completed work for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and format.
- 03File and store completed documents on computer hard drive or disk, or maintain a computer filing system to store, retrieve, update, and delete documents.
- 04Print and make copies of work.
- 05Transmit work electronically to other locations.
- 06Address envelopes or prepare envelope labels, using typewriter or computer.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks4.62
- Degree of automation2.33
- Time sitting4.90
- Originality (ability)1.88
- Conflict situations2.96
- Hands-on objects/tools2.76
- Outdoors / weather1.06
- Disease exposure1.86
- Decision freedom3.67
Top abilities
- Near Vision4.00
- Written Comprehension3.75
- Speech Recognition3.50
- Oral Comprehension3.38
- Written Expression3.25
- Wrist-Finger Speed3.12
- Oral Expression3.12
- Information Ordering3.12
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.50
- Active Listening3.25
- Writing3.25
- Speaking3.00
- Mathematics2.62
- Science1.00
- Critical Thinking2.75
- Active Learning2.25
- Learning Strategies1.88
- Monitoring3.00
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
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Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northeastern University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 52.0408 | $63,200 | 7% | 91% | 1 yr $57,318 2 yr $57,995 Master's · CIP 52.04 |
Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC · Public | General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 52.0408 | $2,900 | 100% | 31% | 1 yr $43,240 2 yr $39,009 Bachelor's · CIP 52.04 |
Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN · Public | General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 52.0408 | $9,800 | 71% | 61% | 1 yr $38,289 2 yr $32,382 Associate · CIP 52.04 |
Saint Paul College St. Paul, MN · Public | General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 52.0408 | $6,100 | 100% | 29% | 1 yr — 2 yr $25,967 Associate · CIP 52.04 |
University of Minnesota-Rochester Rochester, MN · Public | General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 52.0408 | $14,200 | 72% | 73% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 52.04 |
Hamline University St. Paul, MN · Private nonprofit | General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 52.0408 | $48,200 | 81% | 71% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Century College White Bear Lake, MN · Public | General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 52.0408 | $6,000 | 100% | 31% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 52.04 |
Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids, MN · Public | General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 52.0408 | $5,800 | 100% | 33% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 52.04 |
Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN · Public | General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 52.0408 | $5,900 | 100% | 28% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 52.04 |
Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN · Public | General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 52.0408 | $6,200 | 100% | 33% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN · Public | Word Processing 11.0602 | $6,200 | 100% | 38% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Ridgewater College Willmar, MN · Public | General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 52.0408 | $6,100 | 100% | 36% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |