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General Clerk

OFO Code: 411101

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
411101
Occupation
General Clerk
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
CLERICAL SUPPORT WORKERS
Unit group
4111 · General Office Clerks

Official description
General office clerks perform a range of clerical and administrative tasks according to established procedures.

More official OFO detail

Alternative titles: Logistic clerk

Specialisations: Operation Services / Support Officer, Clerical Assistant / Officer, Accident / Committee / Fingerprint Clerk, Social Security Administrator, Victims Court Assistant, Counter / Licensing / Veterinary / Warrants Clerk, Recording Clerk, Administration Clerk / Officer, Office / Field Assistant, Community Services Clerk, Administrative Assistant, Girl Friday, Buying Clerk, Advisory Officer Clerical, Survey Information Officer, Lab Administrator, Tender Evaluation Coordinator, Client Services Administrator, Planning Support Officer, Visa / Fingerprint Officer

  • Photocopying and faxing documents
  • Transcribing information onto computers, and proofreading and correcting copy
  • Preparing reports and correspondence of a routine nature
  • Checking figures, preparing invoices and recording details of financial transactions made
  • Sorting, opening and sending mail
  • Responding to telephone or electronic enquiries or forwarding to appropriate person
  • Recording, preparing, sorting, classifying and filing information
  • Recording issue of equipment to staff

2. Demand status

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